LC 12

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.

I consider myself another person trying to succeed in life. I honestly have no goals right now nor do I have any idea on what I plan to do in Baruch. I originally planned on majoring in accounting but after witnessing so many people in Baruch going for the same major, I want to switch. I want to do something unique. I also see myself as a person who really doesn’t care that much about anything. I procrastinate all the time with everything.

My top 3 concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College is pretty much passing the class. It is so different for me compared to high school. I could slack off most of the time in high school and still get a good grade. You really have to work hard here to get your grade. My second biggest concern is the simnet test that we are required to take because I have no clue what it will be on and we must pass that test. My third biggest concern is the final. It is pretty hard to imagine just a whole year’s work just all down to one test. If you fail it, you will pretty much waste an entire semester and you would begin to question yourself if you could’ve done more to pass.

The differences between Baruch College and my former high school is the work. We have to do lots of readings here and at my former high school, we barely have to read anything. Another big difference is the people. Everyone here is extremely serious and hard working. I think the first year in my college will change me drastically. It is all about self motivation and just working hard everyday. You need to study a lot. I never really studied in high school. I will find myself more independent as well.

Most people would describe me as a weird person, but I must correct their rhetoric. I am weird in a sense that I have a cornucopia of traits that makes me a unique individual. I’m smart, but can downplay my intellect. I love history and politics, but never do I ever want to become a politician. I enjoy intellectual debates and I am unafraid of admitting that I am wrong since no one is perfect. Also, I like being around positive people and being the person who can turn your frown upside down. And, as much as I love to play sports, I love to eat as well. When placed in an unfamiliar environment, such as on the first day at Baruch College, I can be a quiet person, but that doesn’t mean I am drifted in thought. I’m an analytical person who thinks that it is best to observe my surroundings before making my presence known.

I don’t want to make an impression that I am a selfish person. If you see that my class readings are annotated accordingly or that I make a Harvard style outline based on class notes and outside research, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone. Unlike high school, college is voluntary–you pay to learn. Therefore, before classes started, I realized that I must up the ante and put more effort into this task at hand (getting a college degree). One of my goals for freshman year is to achieve the 4.0 grade point average. To most of my friends, just being able to plow through their coursework is daunting. But, I attended a high school (Brooklyn Technical H.S.) that has taught me that the key to success is being able to set yourself apart from the rest. In other words, it is better to set high expectations for yourself and strive to accomplish those goals. Even if you fall short, you will end up achieving more than you would if you had aimed low.

I would be lying if I said that my first full week was a breeze, but it was not “mission impossible.” I wasn’t worried about making new friends. I was more concerned with time management when just a day after I received a syllabus for each class, I had to have read sixty plus pages of size eight, single spaced, and times new roman font, give perfect solutions for calculus homework, and research for philosophy. “They won’t hold your hand in college,” is what most of my high school teachers said.

In high school, I had a ten o’clock bedtime, I never used a planner, and procrastinated a lot. However, I wasn’t a bad student (I finished with a ninety five-ish cumulative average and attained AP Scholar with Distinction), I just feel like I didn’t exhibit my full potential.
Freshman year is a clean slate. I’m more organized, determined, and confident. I must begin my college years on a good note.

My name is Andrew Metri. I come from Hicksville, NY and I’m proud of it, no matter how silly “HICKSville” sounds. I’m a brother, a friend, an employee, a fan, and a student. I love learning and I hope the next four years teach me more about life and more importantly, myself. I want to major in Business Communication but I’m not positive, so I’m leaving all doors open and hoping for the best.

Outside of school, I love playing anything that I can pick up with my friends. Any given Sunday you might find me playing basketball or football. I used to play lacrosse on the varsity squad (I wasn’t very good though) and I loved playing and competing. I’m extremely competitive and I love to win. I also enjoy just hanging out with my friends and just kicking back and relaxing over some Mario Kart or some Monopoly when we’re bored. I think it’s important to enjoy the simpler things in life when you’re with your friends, if only for the reason that those are the times that get the most laughs.

At Baruch I hope to make a lot of friends and really enjoy myself in the city environment. After Baruch, however, I hope to go on to law school and get my JD. I like the idea of being a lawyer and I really think I’m up to the challenge of law school. I know I have to keep my GPA  up so i have a chance at applying to good law schools in the area. Hopefully I achieve all my goals and end up doing well in college while having a good time.

I consider myself a lot of things. First I am a brother, son, student, uncle, and friend. Right now I am just trying to figure out how I can handle work and school. I like to have a fun time, when I hangout with friends and other people. I always have a hard time writing about myself, because I never know what to say.

One of the main thing I am concerned about is just getting adjusted to the work that is given out in college. When I was in high school I had a good amount of work that needed to get done, but I had a longer amount of time to complete it, so now I have to do more work in a shorter amount of time. I just need to learn how to manage my time. Outside of school the one things I am concerned about is how I can work and go to school, I need the money but I can only work one day. This sort falls in the category of managing my time, probably once I get used to all the work I may be able to work a little more.  Other than that, I really don’t have any other concerns about y freshman year, so far it is going very well.

The “Baruch Experience” is already so much different than my high school experience. From just commute into the city to the work that needs to get done it is already so much different. But I think I am doing good from switching to a “high school state of mind” to a “college state of mind.”

Throughout my first year at Baruch, I think it will expose me to so many things that I would not have been exposed to if I went to school on the island. In just the few weeks we have been in school, I have seen so many interesting things not only at school but on my way going to class. I definitely made the right choice coming to Baruch and I am glad to say I am part of the class of 2014!

I would consider myself a student, brother, and a helpful, funny friend who has a passion for sports and uses that to help drive for success. I always want to do well at whatever I am dealing with, my job, playing sports, schoolwork,  and I would say my love for sports (especially playing basketball, and just watching football) has kept me going.  I never give up and even if everything looks terrible, I will keep pushing and at least try to finish the best I can which is similar to the mentality of many athletes who play sports.

My top 3 concerns about freshman year is pretty much similar to everyone else.  My main priority is to not let “senioritis” catch up to me coming from high school and to maintain a high GPA as it is very important especially for the freshman year because you hear everyone else saying it only gets harder. I understand that there will be more work, less time, there will be fewer reminders because everything is on the syllabus…basically telling me to “step up my game” (in sports terms) from high school.  Another concern I have is trying to make new friends.  Many of my friends are out of the city for college, and some of the remaining few in the city are already thinking/planning to transfer after this semester.  Basically, I’m the only one who doesn’t plan on transferring anytime soon but I look forward to this as a challenge.  This will be extremely difficult given the fact that many students’ schedules are different than another that it makes it even harder to catch up or socialize with others.  Also since I have work, that limits most of my time to even hang out with them after my classes end.  Lastly, another concern I have is basically dealing with the work overload that I have in store for me.  I often over think about situations which makes me worried and it doesn’t help at all.  I’m already thinking about the future papers, projects and speeches that I will be doing, what classes I am going to take next semester and how that is going to affect my work schedule.  Not to mention, trying to maintain a social life (friends, playing basketball, clubs, etc) has also been in my thought.

I think the general environment of being in college, let alone, a highly populated one will definitely differ from my high school experience which had only about 600 students.  I will definitely be able to meet more people, make new friends and hopefully improve my communication with others.

I hope the first year of college will help me become more independent, to not over think about every situation, and to become more social as I am not used to a very populated school environment.  In addition, I hope to manage my time better so I do not have to worry as much when dealing with school work, my job as well as social life.