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I’m going to level with you; I don’t remember much about the Career Exploration presentation. I must have been reading Harry Potter on my ipod or something because I remember being there in the multi-purpose room, signing the sheet and sitting down for a good hour but every little else. If I had to guess, I’d say the presentation was on the three schools in Baruch and the resources available that can help us choose our major. I also remember hearing something about internships and resumes. I knew about all of that already so it’s all good.I’m not going to say the presentation was useless – I’m sure there are people that need to brush up on their resume-building skills and all that jazz but I did not feel the presentation taught me anything new.

I thoroughly disliked my visit to the Rubin Museum. Don’t get me wrong; I appreciate the richness of the museum’s collection, but the museum’s presentation of their Himalayan artifacts was not engaging at all. The point of the mandatory visit is to get us to appreciate other cultures or something like that and I feel this trip did not do that for me at all. Not even a little bit. Sorry but I’m just not interested in Himalayan art.

There’s not much I can say about myself. I’ll start with some basic facts: My name is Jimmy Rodriguez, I’m 18 years old, I’ve lived in New York, specifically Astoria, Queens all my life. I’m a laid-back guy, pretty easy to get along with. I love to joke around. I enjoy spending time with  my friends, like most people. I listen to music, I watch TV and movies, I’m on facebook all the time – I do what you do. I’m perpetually tired – I go to sleep every night at around 2 for no good reason. I’m beginning to think I’m a pathological procrastinator – I’ll find any reason to put work off till the last minute. My family: my parents and my little brother. My parents are from Ecuador – I’m American, born and raised. I don’t really identify myself with my parents culture but I do appreciate its richness. My brother’s 11 years old. He’s a nice guy. I’m a nice guy. We’re all nice people.

If you want to know anything else, just ask.

a.  Tell us who you think YOU are!

West Philadelphia, born and raised; on the playground is where I spent most of my days. Chillin’ out, maxin’ and relaxin’ all cool – I was shooting some b-ball outside of the school: When a couple of guys (they were up to no good) started making trouble in my neighborhood. I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said, “You’re moving with auntie and uncle in Bel Air”.

I eventually moved to New York and became the person I am today. There’s not much else I can say about myself. If you really want to see my likes and interests and all that stuff, add me on facebook.
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b.  Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why

My top three concerns are having to deal with a college workload, money management and finding time to sleep.

My courses aren’t difficult (they are a little challenging but nothing I can’t handle) – it’s the workload that I am having trouble with. It’s not always actual homework either – sometimes it’s just a lot of reading. It’s been years since I’ve done so much reading- in high school, all I had to do was print out and read the Sparknotes (hahaha) but now the readings I have to do are readings from texts or obscure works of literature.

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

I CAN’T USE SPARKNOTES ANYMORE.

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

I hope my first year of college will make me more responsible and at the same time, more fun. Finding the right balance of both is key to having a great college experience (or at least, that’s what I’ve heard).