My experience at Baruch has lived up to its expectations. I received the amount of work i believed i would have, met the nice people i hoped i would, and studied as much as planned. Even though Baruch is a school where student primarily commute, the idea of friendship and warmth was there shared between my fellow schoolmates and myself; i definitely did not expect this from a commuting school.

I feel that my first semester at Baruch went well. I will definitely need to be studying harder next semester, but as a Freshman, i feel that i had fun and did not regret a choice i made in college so far. But if i cold do it all over again, i would study more often. Not that i did bad, but it never hurts to do better.

Since i stared at Baruch i do not believed that i have changed too much. At least i feel the same. Other than the fact that my “ridiculously good-looking” status has gone from an 8 to a 9, i think i am the same old person i always was.

Growing up in a Greek community, the idea of becoming successful was in everyone’s mind. The parents were telling the youth to go to school and become educated, the priests were advising the kids on how to become good people, and the coaches were not only coaching but training the youth to be strong individuals, not only on the court, but off the court as well.

Today, i have these people to thank, for i am heading in the right direction without there help now; and this is how they set it up, to raise children so that they can survive on there own. The main people who raised me to become the man i am now are my parents and my brother. There is no way i would have made it into Baruch without there constant nagging and arguing. I guess you can say i am motivation by pain, because they told me exactly what my life would be like if i did not attend  college, and it hurt.

The college experience so far is just a lot of work. I do not believe in going to college for “the experience”, but rather just to learn and move on toward my real life after school. I attend classes and try my best to do well, but i do not forget that the happy cows are the ones which produce the best meat. I guess what I am trying to say is that it is those who enjoy themselves in school are the ones who do well. But not too much partying and laughing, because just like everything in like, there is always a limit.

I am a son and a brother and many more. A student, an athlete. My top three concerns about freshman year are to start college with good studying habits, have fun, and have some more fun. Considering the fact that Baruch does not have a big college life campus, the only difference I feel so far in Baruch when comparing it to high school is the freedom, and the teachers are a lot worse. I think that after my first year at Baruch, i will be more determined to finish college and succeed in whatever i do. I strongly feel that i can accomplish whatever i put my mind into. I understand that this is not done as easy as it is said, but i have the determination to accomplish anything i desire and clear anything that comes in my way. That is who i am.