My first semester at baruch certainly has been more than i expected. I always figured i would meet a few new people during my time here but I’ve met people from all over new york already! At first i hated being at baruch but now i really enjoy it! I think i just had to get used to the whole environment which was way different than high school.

Right now I’m thinking my first semester at Baruch could have gone better. I slacked off at times i shouldnt have and now its just really hard to catch up to where i wanted to be. I should have studied more for certain subjects when i was supposed to. But then again there is always next semester!

If i could redo my first semester i would definitely focus more in class! If i focused more i could probably pull off better grades. I also need to stop procrastinating. Procrastination is gonna and already is gonna ruin me! And i most definitely need to get more organized. If i can keep myself organized i would probably know all the deadlines for all my assignments!

Since I came to Baruch I’ve become more open and much more outgoing! I used to find it hard to talk to new people but now it feels like its just an average thing to do. I love how open i am now because it feels really good to talk to people and hear what else they have to say back!

The thing I like to do the most is paintballing. When I was younger I always had an interest in military related things and paintball allows me to live it without actually risking my life. At first the idea of shooting and getting shot at was scary but after a while it all just came naturally. Paintballing always makes me happy because having the adrenaline pumping through my veins gives me this amazing feeling that’s unlike any other!

I identify myself as a shy but nice guy. I always have problems starting conversations but once I get comfy I get to really show who I am and I love it! I’m still not in that hundred percent comfort zone at baruch but I’m getting there!

If there is one thing I’m sure I dislike it would be really stubborn people. In life I find it normal to have arguments and a winner and loser for each one. When it is obvious that my point is completely right with evidence to back myself up I think people should just admit their being wrong instead of fighting back or changing the subject!

My number one fear of all time would have to be of the darkness. It sounds childish but after all the scary movies and shows I’ve seen sometimes my mind messes with me. People say fear is all in the mind but unfortunately for me my mind is very creative when it comes to the ridiculous or unconventional! It is especially bad when I think up of zombies! I hate the idea of dead people coming back to life just to eat you. I always wonder why it has to be eating other live people to make more zombies. And in all of the movies where they make zombies, why does the scientist have to be dumb enough to not properly contain the virus or make a cure quickly! It is as if common sense is a rarity with those people!

For me my most empowering moments would be when I either learn something really hard or teach it to someone else. For example, in handball I learned to hit a shot called a hook which makes the ball change direction upon hitting the floor. This took me a full 3 year to get between muscle building, accuracy practice, and just plain experience. When I finally learned how to hit the shot it changed my whole game. I like to think I moved up a level from when I started.

My motto definitely has to be “Never give up, Never surrender”. I personally hate it when people have good things going for them and they throw it all away because 1 thing goes bad. I never quit unless its hopeless or I finish what I started.

I find that I’m a guy who has so much to say but is constantly feeling held back. I end up holding myself back because of my being shy when meeting new people and past experiences. I’m a nice guy who is there for my friends when they need me. I used to be a bit of a slacker but I’m trying to change that. I’m a guy that thinks a lot about what goes on around me. I’m the guy that lets his emotions dictate his actions. I’m the guy who is deep but hides everything under a cover of laughs and smiles. I’m the shy guy, the nice guy, the go to guy, and the emotional guy. I am me. I am Vincent Do.

My start at Baruch college probably gave me more worries than the average kid. My biggest worries of all were my books, my time management, and my work ethic. When i came to getting my books i had neither a credit card or a debit card. Because of this i was forced to ask my parents for help. I already had them paying for my tuition so I didn’t want to bug them for more money. Cause of this i got my books later than i should have and i started falling behind in the first week of school. My next concern was my time management. I, like most other people, constantly find myself on random other websites like facebook and youtube. I never know how but i can spend an hour or two straight on those sites without realizing the time wasted. Since I’m in college now and there isn’t anyone to really be on you to get your work done this worries me. I know every minute is important for my studies but i get distracted way easily. My last concern is my work ethic. When it came to homework in high school i would just look at the homework and never start it cause i never wanted to. Now I know i have to do the work cause it counts for my future but those same feelings come up again! Hopefully i can fight it back this time

I think that the larger classrooms will be the biggest difference between my new college life and high school. Because of the large classrooms I can’t ask as many questions as i used to so i would need so much extra time to understand concepts. Maintaining focus for 75 minutes straight is hard for me and the fact that i can’t constantly ask questions to keep me awake gets me a bit frustrated.

I think my first year at baruch will make me a more independent person. I’m hoping college will make me a harder worker and I’ll be ready for the future after its all over with. College scares me in a good way i guess