Monthly Archives: September 2010

I love all of the posts so far guys!! I got to see so many personalities that I don’t usually get to see in class!!! I had a good laugh at some…..all were very entertaining.  Thanks for allowing me to see more of you.  Maybe I should do one so you could see more of me.  As if you don’t see enough in class. lol..  See you guys soon and have a great weekend to all of you!

1. My name is joseph morelli, i am seventeen years old and i think i am a laid back kid who is pretty easy to get along with.

2.My top 3 concerns about freshman year at baruch were 1. my attendance, because in high school i was absent a lot and in baruch you can only be absent four times in a class. 2. the amount of tests, because in most classes there are only like 3 tests and if you do bad on one it is hard to recover. 3. the reading, because in college you have to read a lot and i don’t like reading.

3. Some ways that college is different from high school is that the teachers really don’t care whether you are there or not, so they are not on top of you all of the time, there is really no homework, and as students we have a lot more freedom.

4. How my first year of college will change me is it will make me more organized, responsible, and independent.

As  I was walking home I was compiling a list of  things I was going to do when I got there. The shower placed itself at the top of my list, next was taking out the garbage, third calling my brother,  the rest were nuisances which weren’t really that important. Homework was not even remotely on my list… So I took a shower, took out the garbage, called my brother then decided to watch some TV. Nothing was on and consequently I turned on my PS3 and shot some things. So there was I killing aliens when my character suddenly got shot and taking cover became a very important task,  that was when it hit me: I forgot to do another task, a task equally important but much more irritating. It took some majestic memory skills but finally I got it! I needed to “BLOG”.

Evidently here I am, “blogging” away…

My name is Moses. I’m a Jewish immigrant from Russia. I moved here with my family 6 years ago. No, I am not a citizen but I should be one in a matter of a few months. I am smart, funny, and sizzling sexy. I am also very a lazy(I prefer the term easygoing), friendly and an open-minded individual. Some have described me as “hip” but I live in 2010 so I decided to ignore such descriptions. I also should add that I like good movies, food, music, cool looking buildings, fast cars and most importantly women.

My  concern about college is getting to class on time. As I’ve previously stated: I am EASYGOING,  so class in the morning and me don’t really  make a good match. That is probably my only concern about college. Everything else should(if haven’t already) fall into place. If it doesn’t I’ll deal with it then…

Baruch College is like high school multiplied by ten. Everything from the building size to student freedom was increased. Otherwise it’s  high-school.

I’m not really sure what to expect of my first year as a college student. I want it to be like me(funny, smart, and sizzling-sexy), but so far it’s not. If this experience will change me then I will be a changed person. If it doesn’t I’ll let your imagination finish this sentence properly.

Ok… I guess I’m done. BYE!

A. My name is Shavita. I am eighteen years old. I am friendly.

B. My top three concerns are maintaining a good GPA, managing the heavy work load, and fitting in. Now that I am in college I think it’s really important for me to put 150% into maintaining a good GPA. Secondly, I need to learn how to keep up with all the homework and find time to study for each test. Finally, my last concern is fitting in. I feel like I still haven’t found my place in the school as of yet.

C. I think the enormous amount of people that goes to this school is a major change for me. My high school was a very small. Everyone knew about each other. At Baruch I meet new people everyday. Also, I love that amount of freedom we have.

D. I think my first year in college will help me become more independent and responsible.

it took me a while to find out how to post a blog, so i hope i’m posting it at the right place 🙁

a.  Tell us who you think YOU are!
I honestly HATE answering these kinda questions because they’re just so broad.  But I guess in general, I’m Emily, born and raised in Brooklyn, and 17 (still) :(.  I’m typically socially awkward in new environments and with new people, but i’m working on that.  I’m someone who loves to laugh and it doesn’t take much to make me laugh.  I’m a pretty friendly for the most part and I like going out late nights.

b.  Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why

My top three concerns are time management, procrastination, and meeting new people.  I have terrible time management and I’m always late to classes.  In college, that’s going to be an affecting factor on my classes and I hope to juggle my time equally with work, school, and friends.  I’m probably the laziest person you’ve ever meet, and i tend to procrastinate a lot.  For now, the procrastination isn’t too bad, as I don’t exactly have much work to do, but it’ll catch up to me.  In high school, i’ve always gotten away with handing in assignments late or not at all, but i dont think that’s gonna slide in college.  I’ve been so comfortable in my environment and the people in high school that I pretty much forgot how to make new friends, haha.  I’m never really comfortable in new environments, but I hope that will change throughout my semester at baruch.

c.  So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?

I think what makes Baruch college so different from high school is the independence it comes with, and such short school days.  I’m definitely enjoying my 3 day weekends and half days of school.  I’m also trying to adapt by taking college a lot more seriously than brooklyn tech.

d.  How do you think your first year at College will change you?

I hope my first year of college will help me become a more responsible and mature person.  Being so independent will help me succeed in the future.

So, everyone already knows I’m Danielle, an average eighteen year old girl from Staten Island trying to have a good time. I THINK I’m a good friend and fun to be around. I’m always trying to laugh and being surrounded by people who try to make me laugh. That’s basically the jist of who i think I am.

Freshman year at college brings along with it a few concerns. Such as: 1. Being able to fit in here. Sometimes I walk around like I’m in a stranger in my own school so hopefully by the end of the year I’ll find a sense of placement. 2. Earning a GPA in the same range as high school. Unrealistic, maybe, but I’m used to doing much better than I am now, so that’s another concern. 3. Lastly, I’m just going to say I’m concerned about whether or not I will ever get used to the commute I must do to get here. It takes just under an hour and a half to travel here from my house and I hope I learn to deal with it, otherwise I’m never going to want to stay at Baruch.

So far Baruch College isn’t in too much contrast to my high school. Except for the discipline aspect. I came from a Catholic School which had a strict dress code but I actually liked being told what to wear. It definitely took away the hastle of picking out a new outfit everyday. Besides that college, in general, is obviously more lenient than high school. I’m able to eat, drink, chew gum, text, and call people pretty much wherever I want. Also the fact that I only take either two or three classes a day is pretty nice. I was used to seven periods, separated by bells and annoying announcements all day long. At Baruch, you’re on your own and that independence is what I’ve been waiting for.

Hopefully my first year at college helps me transition from a teenager into an adult with responsibilities. Just in the past month I feel like I’ve already matured so let’s see how I am in June.

Okay, see everyone tomorrow!

Im an 18 year old, jewish,easy to get along with, tall guy. Born and raised in brooklyn. My hobbies are, working out, and playing ball.

Top 3 concerns—

1) Getting to school on time. I have the tendancy of getting to school late since my classes are preety early, plus I have about a 45 min ride.I feel that my grade is being screwed with, even though I might not know it.

2) I work aswell so keeping up with school is a big concern for me since somtimes I wont get home till 9 at night, and i wouldnt have enough time to even do my work since ill be wiped out.

3) One of my major concerns at baruch are the midterms and finals. I keep thinking to myself if i fail one of those in any class, i automatically fail that class no questions asked, even if i have a great average , still wont make a difference.

What would make my Baruch experiance different from others is , the fact of being with people from different cultures. In high school, all the kids were basically somewhat jewish. So its kind of good to be affiliated with other kids from different cultures.

The first year of college has been changing me, its taught me how to be responisble, and theres noone that you can rely on here but yourself. Its my job to get the work done, not like high school were they cared. Here your basically on your own, and thats a way it has been changing me.

A.  I am Korean-American, and also have a relaxed personality. I am 18 years old, and live in Queens, NY. I like to play and have fun.

B. My top 3 concerns in college are the amount of reading I should do, transportation to school, and my major. There are lots to read; transportation to school is more than 1 hour, and picking majors is pretty much a big gamble on starting your life.

C. The thing about college is that the world acknowledges you as an individual with responsibilities. Unlike high school, college gives more freedom by letting us choose our own classes. Also, there is more independent studying to be done. College is preparing for life in the world, while high school was for preparing someone to learn of the fundamentals.

D. I believe I will become more independent and apt in whatever I do, and in getting ready for my future.

Matt Cooke

a. Tell us who you think YOU are!
Ok. So I am 18 and obviously and just started collage. The vast majority of my free time is spent on the soccer field. When I am not playing soccer I am refereeing or watching it is a huge part of my life. I like to think that I am a hard worker and that a trustworthy person but what do I know?

b. Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why
My top three concerns about my freshmen year are these as followed the workload, they say that every hour you spend in class you should spend two hours studying outside of class and I fear that I don’t have the self-discipline to achieve on any type of consistent basis. Another concern I have is money and money management collage is expensive and living in New York city is defiantly expensive and I only work part time and the third concern I have is the level of difficulty in my classes if I will be able to do well and succeed in collage.

c. So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?
To compare my high school to Baruch isn’t even possible. In my high school my entire grad was a total of 36 kids and in Baruch I am in a class with at least 70 people so its two totally different experiences.

d. How do you think your first year at College will change you?
My first year of collage is also my first year of becoming an adult and so with it I hope to become more mature and independent

A. Im just a regular kid going to college to get a degree.  Im also korean, and thts about it.

B. My first concern about freshman year is trying to stay focused in class.  In highschool I never really paid much attention in class and that really screwed me up so Im gonna have to try to pay attention to what the teacher says.  My second concern is to try to not fail.  Im really worried that I am going to fail a course and to prevent that I will probably have to study hard.  My third concern is getting too much work from each course.

C. I dont think going to Baruch is that much different than going to highschool.  Besides the fact that I have to take the train and bus everyday and my commute is about an hour.  The only difference is that I used to drive to my highschool everyday and it was a 5 min.  Now that I dont have a car anymore because it broke down I cant drive to school.  Also teachers dont call your parents about grades here, everything is based on my responsibility.  All they do is teach and everything else you have to do on your own.  Transportation and teachers are really the only difference between highschool and college everything else is basically the same.

D. I dont think that going to college is going to change me to much as a person, but I think it will help me be more independent.  Going to college in the city makes me more independent now because I dont live with my parents anymore and have my own place which takes alot of responsibility and Im still adjusting to it.  I think doing everything on my own now, I think by the end of this year I will be more responsible.