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My first semester at Baruch was nothing like what I expected it would be. I think things changed once I started going to school here. At first I was just like “yeaaaaa!!!! COLLEGE!!! In the best city in the world!!!” lol. As time went on I think i started losing a lot of momentum and that “drive” to do perfect. Academically even though I’m doing well,  I know I could have done better but I’m not upset. I know how much I need to know in order to really do well academically and how to approach things differently from now on. Being the first semester I think I was very lucky and fortunate for things to turn out the way they did even though that’s not how I expected.I think I got a lot of breaks here and there which I wouldn’t expect on a college level. For example, a really good and generous Calculus Prof. I have always struggled in math and it was one of the things bothering me coming into Baruch. I made new friends and adjusted to the Baruch system well.  If I could do something differently for my first semester, I wouldn’t have procrastinated a lot. I don’t think as a person I have changed but my outlook towards my future has. At first all I thought to myself was “just go to college, get that degree, and become an accountant”. But now, I’ve been thinking about ways to combine my passions with what I will gain from my education to do something enjoyable in life rather than for the sake formality. At the same time, with so much competition these days, things seem scary sometimes. Life is just one big race. If you dont’ run fast enough, you’ll get trampled and left behind. Heck, even to be born we had to race against millions of sperm cells. smh.

How you look at yourself is completely different from how everyone else looks at you. In my life I play the role of a committed son and an older brother with lots of expectations. I expect too much out of him because I want him to succeed where ever I have failed. In this world there are two types of people. People that work hard to get what they want and people that are born successful. I tend to believe I am the hard worker but procrastinating and taking things for granted sometimes leads to my downfall. I’m the first from my family to go to college. My parents gave up their education to build my life. Their generation made a sacrifice for me and I carry that burden. I have a soft heart but from the outside I’m as hard as a rock. I can’t deal with death so I don’t attend funerals. I believe in “love at first sight” and God making all relationships. I’m a competitor with a killer instinct and I love to win.

I don’t know where to start. Taking the time to sit down and evaluate who you really are is one of the hardest things to do. At least that’s what I think.  I’d say I’m a pretty approachable and cool guy. I’m a gentleman and a nice person.I like to make people laugh. Believe it or not, in high school i even earned nicknames like “gentle giant”, “little bear” and friends who couldn’t say my full name at first, called me “ginger”. -_-“.  I’m very competitive. I like to WIN! I’m a winner. “2nd place just means your the first loser” – Kobe Bryant. I like to go out and prove people wrong. There’s no better feeling then knowing your the best at what you do.

Freshman year at Baruch is going really really good for me. There’s the work but you gotta expect that. Nothing comes easy.  One of the main concerns i hold is procrastinating. I’m trying my best not to and I have a feeling that college is gonna help me build on the skills i need.  Another concern I have is getting a job or internship. I want to be successful and I wanna start from the beginning and work my way up. There are some people that are born successful and there are others that sweat, bleed, and cry to make things happen. That would be me. My final concern is not to stain my grades in anyway. I’m a perfectionist and I want to be at the peak of my academic career. In high school I made mistakes but I don’t want any more of that in college and beyond. Gotta get that 4.0!

My Baruch experience will push my work ethic to whole new heights. From what I have learned so far the key to doing well in college and just life in general is to be interactive.  You gotta build on your connections. That’s exactly what I have been trying to do. High school didn’t offer as many opportunities as college has been. To be honest, College just makes high school seem like a joke.

How will my first year of college change me? I think i pretty much covered it. I’m much more serious. Its gonna change my work ethic and I’m gonna be more socially active.

P.S. :  A friend of mine introduced me to this video. It made a good impression on me, hopefully you guys will like it in one way or another. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQREuc7JX8