The theme for this year’s Performing Diasporas: Identities in Motion project is “Who Do You Think You Are?” Reflect on the following four questions, and craft a response of no more than 500 words. Feel free to integrate media into your post!
- Tell us who you think YOU are!
- Share your top three concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.
- So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your college experience?
- How do you think your first year at Baruch College will change you?
Feel free to add in more details if you’d like.
Your Peer Mentor,
Michelle
1. I am a Korean who loves eatting Korean food!
2. top 3 concern…..
1st obviously about grades, Im already getting behind in class
2nd fun college life- frankly this isn’t the thought that I had about college in highschool
3rd transportation just like last thursday it took me 6hours to my house…
so worried that its gonna happen again
3. this is my first collge experience so I don’t know… sorry
4. more responssible for my life
1. I am a lazy guy who only likes and perfers to sleep at all time.
2. concerns:
A. since i get into college, i needed to manage my time of study and work efficiently
B. maintain a good GPA
C. lack of motivation to learn
3. never been college before, so no comment about this
4. manage my time efficiently
1. I am a guy, who wants academic and professional success. So, I consider myself as highly-motivated student. I know my aims and I am going to take them.
2. Concerns about my Freshman year:
-Knowledge;
– GPA;
– Time-management.
3. Have nothing to compare.
4. I hope after the first year I will get experience in managing myself, my time, my efforts.
1. I am Guanhan Wang who like watching The Big Bang Theory.
2.concerns:
A.will the food on campus become better.
B.Is accounting difficult.
C. how to study politics well.
3.really like studying.
4.become more patient.
1. Iam a common person who feels puzzled sometimes.
2. Concerns
– a lot of work
– GPA
– lack of the pastime
3. It’s my first college life.
4. It may change my lazy lifestyle.
1. i am an student in Baruch, just like everybody. all i want is to be an ordinary person and have a simple life.
2. 3 concerns:
a. my english. i am still not good at english, still have problem with communicate with people.
b. my gpa. i am in the bottom of the every class, so i have to work hard to get higher grade.
c. choose my major. i haven’t decide my major yet.
3. even thought i had never attend college before, baruch college makes me to learn alot things, to work independently.
4. Baruch college had already changes me a lot, i hope i could learn more things about communicate with people after first year.
1. I am shy and easy to get nervous.
2. Concerns:
– Can I keep up with the class.
– My tuition which is 6,800 dollars.
– Actually, what is accounting.
3. Everything. Everything is new for me.
4. It may build up my confidence.
1. I am a Taiwanese not realy Chinese, and I become energetic only while speaking in Mandarin.
2. Concern:
-Mantain higher than average GPA
-Accounting is the right major for me or not
-Get to know more people who can help me through this unfamiliar environment
3. Baruch is the first college I attend,and I think it will also be the last…
4. Less and less spare time+ More and more headache
1.I am Henry, came from china. I was born in shanghai, and grow up in a nothern city of china.
2.concern about:
-How can get the scholarship?
-What should I prepare before choosing the major?
-How can I get a high GPA?
3. I like the library here, It is beatiful and huge, but too many people.
’cause this my first year, I never been to other colleges before.
I am only freshman.
4. I am gonna focus on my study, and finish homework on time.
1. I am chinese, I feel I don’t speak fluent Mandarin. For most of time, I speak Fuzhou language.
2. Concern:
what is my major
how to mantain high GPA
managing my time wisely
3. Baruch is the first college I attend, i think the difference may be the transportation.
4. The first year at Baruch, i want to set up the goal, and decide if i want to transfer
1. I think i’m a wolf, untamable, and like to be alone sometime. But wolves need group. I also think of myself as someone who’s ambitious and carefree.
2. I worry about my GPA. Also worry about how to organize my time, and last I concer about what i can actually learn in Baruch other than book knowledge.
3. I think it’s different from what i expect of a college experience is that i don’t live in a campus, and won’t have these party and hanging out experience.
4. I think i’ll be more mature than i was in high school. Baruch will make me more professional with business matters.
1. I’m a korean immigrant who came to the States 11 years ago, so I’m pretty much assimilated to American culture. However, I aslo haven’t forgotten about my roots, so in a way I have the best of both worlds-Korean and American. I have a unique voice that got me friends but also got me in trouble a lot in high school.
2. My concerns is that I start to slack off in school and get behind. I’m also worried that I won’t get my priorities straight. I’m also worried about the homework load and midterms, which is coming pretty soon!!
3. This is the only college I’ve been to, so I can’t answer this question…
4. My first year of Baruch will change me for the better hopefully. It’ll give me a wake up call- I’m not in high school anymore!!! Hopefully, my experience will help me learn to manage my time better and NOT procrastinate!!