Who Am I?
My name is Matthew Song. I’m from Plainview, NY. There isn’t anything special that really describes who I am. One thing I love is basketball. Growing up, that was one thing that I truly loved doing and had a passion for. I wouldn’t describe myself to be the brighest person. At times I am very closed and try to isolate myself. I guess that’s because I can’t really trust anyone? Well, that’s besides the point
My top concern about college is whether if I will do well in school. During high school, I never took any of the work seriously and messed around a lot. I know I shouldn’t do that here because not only am I paying for all the classes, these classes determine my future. My second concern is not being able to make new friends. A part of me wants to be open to new people, but at the same time I don’t. I guess the main reason why I feel that way is because I lost majority of my friends in my senior year. I guess I’m still overwhelmed at the fact that people left for no apparent reason. My third concern would have to be whether if I can really trust myself. What I mean by that is, I live away from my parents, so no one tells me what to do. I can say I control my own life. The decisions I make whether it be coming to school or not, no one can really take responsibility of that, but myself.
I honestly feel like college and high school has not much of a difference. I guess it’s like a new beginning. No one knows who you are and what kind of background you are from, so you have a clean sheet of paper to write a new chapter of your life. One thing that I know I want to see a difference in is my work ethics. At the end of the day, I want to feel like I accomplish something and feel good about it.
Hopefully, my first year in college will help me move on from the past and be open again. I was never really shy or anything, but I guess people change. So all in all, I want to be myself again.