Monthly Archives: September 2010

I am who I am, a person of many interests and interesting ideas. I love to be active in anything that can be productive in my life including sports, informative events, and life threatening stunts. I love to go on adventures and somehow risk my life. I have a type A personality and I am an introvert type of person. I am a very organized person almost to the point I have Obsessive Compulsive disorder. I love keeping everything tidy and planned because I hate doing things last minute. I am also the type of person who wants to be with a lot of people for example social events like parties or clubs. I love doing anything that involves interacting with friends and family. I am a people person and I love to work with people no matter their age. I think I am more than friendly since I am the type of person who would help anyone in times of hardship or problems. If a friend needed help I was the first to respond. I value friendship over anything other than family. I am a very competitive person as well as someone who loves to share ideas. Most of the time I get criticized or ridiculed but I’m used to that from all my English teachers. For some reason I love a good argument, I always express my ideas and there’s always someone there who would tell me I’m wrong. I’m not afraid to express my ideas no matter who I am faced to deal with. I am who I am and no one can change that.

My name is Tony Yeung and who I am still hasn’t been discovered. You can throw me under the basics of Baruch Student, Brother, Son, Friend, and a person that enjoys having a great time. But who I am is still in the making. I honestly go by the theory that who we are always changes and there is no one clear definition of who I am.

College has been far from what I expected. I’ve repeated this line to so many people so many times that it doesn’t even phase me to say it anymore. But realistically, I put it unfair scrutiny because senior year of high school was something else, so it’s only normal for me to be disappointed when college didn’t meet that level of intensity. I can’t believe four weeks of college has already passed, maybe this semester might go by faster than I thought. Coping with college hasn’t been too hard…yet. The workload, readings specifically, has been a challenge, but I managed to get by. I know college still has tons to offer and I’m going in with an open mind.

I also realized that getting a 4.0 is damn near impossible, but I’m going to try to get as close as possible 🙂

 I think that I am a unique invdividual that is very simple, but yet complicated for others too understand. I enjoy the simple things in life – friends, girls, hanging out, etc. I am very success driven – If I need to do something, it will always get done! My top 3 concerns for my first year at baruch is not keeping up with homework, avoiding latenss to class, and preventing failure in a class. I do believe that my Baruch college experience will be different from that of High School because, for starters, I will fool around less – if at all. I realize that there isnt much room for error in college and professors wont take late assignments or go over homework like my teachers did in High school. Finally I hope to enjoy my time in the city. there is a lot to appreciate here. Theres the mecca of basketball in Madison Square Garden. theres Broadway with its world class talent; central park with its plant like atmosphere. The city, and in a big way Baruch College are big places where new and life remembering experiences will be made. My first year in college will hopefully make me a responsible person. I have always been one who doesnt run from challenge, but who takes it head on. I also see myself pulling a 10 page paper like nothing after my first year.

I don’t presume to know who i am. As far as I know, I’m probably lying to myself. But I guess I’ll just state facts and let conclusions be drawn. I’m a musician, a gamer, a Christian, a brother, a son, a friend and probably most importantly, a procrastinator (hence the late blog.) The differences that i see between high school and college is that I’m pretty secure with myself and won’t attempt to be popular or someone I’m not, but then again, I might be lying to myself again. I have no concerns or expectations for Freshman year or college life in general at Baruch. Mainly because I have no idea what will happen or how I will react, so for now I’ll take it as it comes. I don’t presume to know what the year will change in me but I hope i come out more studious and less of a procrastinator.

I am a new college student.  I come here to Baruch from Brightwaters Long Island.  I am a son a brother and a boyfriend.  Another thing that defines me are my interests.  I am very interested in politics, mostly conservative politics.  Other than that I like to live the simple life out here in Suffolk county Long Island, probably one of the most beautiful locations in New York.

College has been a big adjustment to me.  I come from Long Island and it is very different from life in the city.  I have been able to get used to somewhat but it is still hard.  Another thing that I am concerned about is maintains a 3.0 average.  I high school I was always able to maintain a gpa much higher than that but differences in college concern me.  From what I understand there are fewer tests and grade things in college and it may hurt my grade.  I still like to be optimistic and I am sure that I will do well.

So far my college experience has been alright.  As I had said it is a big change from what I am used to and it is very different from my high school that I loved.  I expect that my first semester here at Baruch will go well and I am looking forward to getting good grades.

I do not think I am the right judge of myself. I would probably make a biased reflection of myself. However in my opinion I see myself as a good friend, a son who tries to honor his parents, a sibling, a brother, a student and a good neighbor. I am one who sets high hopes for myself though reaching them might not be easy, I always try my best to reach them. I try to be humble, tactful, cautious and honest. Others my view these qualities as weaknesses, I see them as my strengths. I like to learn from others and from my daily experiences. I am usually in the gym a lot building my muscles. It is one way I try to release stress. At others times you will find me either playing soccer or watching my favorite team Manchester United play.

Just like every other student I have many concerns about my life in college. My top concern is what I will do with my life in the future. In high school I was very good in my business classes and that was my biggest motivation in choosing this college. However, as things progressed, I reassessed my life and have seen that I have lost interest in it. I will probably have to transfer to another college but I do not know yet.

My next concern is making new friends. During my first year of high school, I made friends with people that got me in situations I shouldn’t have been in. Later it was really hard letting go of these friends. I do not want to make the same mistake twice. I will like to be friends with people who will be up building and have a positive influence on me.

Furthermore, another concern I have is to live up to the expectations of my parents who have high hopes for me. I do not want to disappoint them. In the same way, I would also like them to see that I am only human and that there will be times I will not do as they might have expected.

So far I do not think my experience here will be that different from high school. I come from a high school that basically guarantees most of the freedoms I have in college. The only difference I see is that in college, I will have to be more responsible and throw away my immature personalities.

I think my first year will make me more responsible, industrious and realistic and will prepare me for obstacles to be faced in the real world.

Who am I? I am Carla D’Amore! I am a young girl with a not-so-young mindset. I have always been a thinker and an intellectual. I adore reading, the piano, art, the water, being outside, and just enjoying life. I am a really easygoing person. I love to try new things and usually get along with all different types of people. You’ll also find that I’m incredibly opinionated but ironically extremely open minded. I love listening to people who have completely opposite ideas from me. I have grown through many experiences and consider myself an extremely strong person. Anyone who knows me well enough will tell you I’m one of the mentally strongest people they know.

I guess I’m concerned that I’ll let my grades slip. I am really driven to do well in college but in High School I was pretty lazy since I didn’t need to work hard to do well on tests and such. And I never used to go to class. Ever. I also am a little nervous that I can be kind of anti-social but I seem to be meeting people just fine so far so I’m not too worried. I don’t think there is anything else I’m concerned about… College is very different from High School in so many ways. Believe me, in good ways. I can be independent here and completely take care of myself, when it comes to life in and out of school. It’s great.

I don’t know how this year will change me. I’m already a pretty self-suffient and independent person but I think this year will really improve my ambitions to do well in school and strive to get good grades. I also think meeting new people will give me new ideas and opinions. All together, I think it will be a good year. I just NEED to get a B or over in everything or I’ll be really disappointed in myself. Anyway, yeah. That’s me in a nutshell. :]

Who am I ?.. there’s too much words to describe myself as, but basically I’m an average 18 year old whose just trying to live life and overcome obstacles that come my way. I would say I’m a hard worker and an independent individual. I’ve been working nonstop ever since my sophomore year in high school. Rarely do I ask my parents for money and they do not have to worry about me. I have a carefree personality and I love cracking jokes.

My top 3 concerns about my freshman year in Baruch is probably the same as everyone else’s. One of which is to aim for that 4.0 gpa. I procrastinated quite a lot during my high school years so I hope to stay away from that, but obviously its not working because I’m doing this blog post very last minute. Another concern is trying to fit in in Baruch and getting more involved with clubs and activities Baruch has to offer.

I think my experiences in Baruch college will be very different from high school. First is because of the freedom we are allowed. We can choose to attend classes because sometimes the professors do not even know the student’s name. In high school, the teachers always “baby” you and remind you of assignments that are due, but in college your basically on your own. So far, I find it quite hard to make friends in Baruch. It’s such a large college compared to high school where you recognized everyone by face.

Basically, as of now, I’m just trying to complete my core courses and build up my GPA. After this first year in Baruch, I hope to be more mature, organized, and responsible.’

I see myself as a young eighteen year old guy that just wants to enjoy life and have a good time. I’m extremely optimistic and I always think about how grateful I am for everything that I have. I recently got out of a two and a half year relationship and since then, my life has gotten much more exciting. I have been to trying so many new things and have an open mind about everything. If you asked me “who do you think you are?” two years ago I would say that I was serious and focused, but now my mind is all over the place. I can hardly concentrate in school and I don’t have the same attitude towards life that I used to have. I used to be quiet, a little shy and always think about the consequences; but now I’m trying to live my life with the most excitement as possible.

My very close cousin has recently got into a motorcycle accident and is in bad condition. He’s only thirty-one but I learned so much from him. After I heard what happened I was in shock and I realized how short life was. Anything can happen to anybody at any moment and that accident reinforced one of my proverbs that I live by which is “life is short”. Ever since then, I have doing whatever made me happy.

My newly found attitude in life also has flaws. I have so many things going on in my life that I have a hard time focusing in school and unlike high school, if you don’t keep up no ones there to remind you. My main concerns are procrastination, falling behind, and lack of fun. Unlike high school, procrastinating in college is much harder to get away with because every night there is at least 70 pages to read and work piles up on you. I’m also concerned that kids in Baruch don’t have the same mentality as I do. When I went to visit my friends that went away for college, everyone was very social and always having fun and I hope that Baruch students will have the same mentality.

I think Baruch will make me more mature and show me what life is like when I have to take care of myself. I will be moving out soon and thats a big change from when I was in high school. I also think Baruch College will help me become more of an individual and help me learn more on how the world works.

I’m a lot. That’s one sentence that can define me as a person and every little thing about me. For starters, I’m a girl whose labeled with many different names, for example, a daughter, a sister, a niece, a grand daughter, and a best friend…and of course an ex (ew bad memories). But anyway.. I would like to define myself as someone whose very affectionate and passionate about what she loves to do. For example, I love helping others and I really want to make a change in this world, even if its a little one.

My three major concerns about freshman year at Baruch are that I’m going to procrastinate too much and fall behind on my work, I’m not going to follow the “3 absents only” policy, and that I’m going to get below a B+ in a class. I really want my first semester in Baruch to be a successful one, both academically and socially. I don’t want to be stuck with below a B+ in a single class because I know I’m way better than that. Also, one main thing about me is that i BARELY ever went to school senior year of high school. Either I used to come in late almost everyday, or i just never showed up.  Now, college really hit me hard because I cant be absent more than three times a semester.. worst rule ever. But its okay because I guess I’ll have to just suck it up and go to class. And lastly, I procrastinate too much and I really need to stop.  For example, it’s 1:12 am and i barely even finished my homework. Its to the point that I will do ANYTHING at all as long as I’m not doing homework.. which is really, really bad.

The major difference I find between high school and college is that college you have to pay for. Senior year is practically a joke after one is accepted into college; doing good or bad in class really holds no value anymore.  But college is different, your actually PAYING for this.  It’s an extra push to do well because hard earned money is going into your education, and I for one definitely do not want my parents hard earned money to go to waste. Not only that, but I want to be successful, no matter what I choose to do in the future. I’m determined to shine way above the rest and I know each day of Baruch is only going to get me one step closer to success.