LC 14

College is exactly what I expected it to be. The unfamiliar environment, the excessive workload, the apathetic professors, it’s all what my elders warned me about. I like the transition though. It is rather an abrupt one, coming from a year of doing hardly any work at all, but it keeps me on my toes. This independence and adulthood that I get is by far my favorite part about college. It definitely prepares me for the real world, like handling grown up responsibilities, and simply being grown up. I’ve made a good amount of friends already, which is a good start I guess. I’m pretty bad with first impressions though. I’m pretty sure my whole block sees me as this cocky, arrogant, obnoxious, narcissistic and intimidating guy. But I’m really not. Of course, that’s just for you to find out. My grades aren’t in the best shape, but I kind of like that. It gives me a sense of danger and panic that merely motivates me to improve, rather than slack off if I were doing really well. And that of course goes back to my argument in our morality discussion last week, if anyone still wants to argue. Just kidding. Anyways, I’m having a great experience in Baruch, minus the 3 hr commute everyday and my overly strict calculus teacher. I’m thankful for the great people that I DO have in my life, such as my supportive family, loving friends, and my wonderful, amazing, hardworking, peer mentor. I hope to get close to whoever I can, because I’m constantly learning from other people.  I will also try my best to build my character, using any mistakes I make as stepping stones toward my road to success.

After my monologue, I don’t really see myself differently. All I did was express myself, about stuff that I obviously had already known. In freshmen seminar, I have developed my “expressing skills”. Each class we do a free write, which gets stuff off my mind. I honestly feel that that is very beneficial. Not to suck up or anything (I doubt Ana Lucia is reading this anyway), I’m always looking forward to freshmen seminar. If only it didn’t end so late..

Chris Paul is short, but he makes up for it in size. Here he is dunking on a 7 foot Dwight Howard. This represents me because I try to compensate for my weaknesses through my strengths and capabilities (in basketball and in real life).

Why hello there. As you all may know, my name is Billy. What you may not know is that I have an older sister and a younger brother. Yes, I am the middle child. My older sister is named Arlene, and my younger brother is named Charlie. Prepare to be blown away. I say this because if you notice that in order from our age, the beginning of our names spell out ABC. ABC can also mean “American Born Chinese”, which we also are. Mentioning this random tidbit shows a lot about who I am. I like to say random things that come to mind and I can be really corny at times. A lot of things catch my attention and I like to make the most of it. Entering into Baruch College was a really new experience for me. It makes it easier when I have my friends, Serena and William, along with me. I also made some amazing new friends. Something that is definitely new to me is reading. Yes, reading. The amount of textbook pages is unbearable and I feel like I am not ready for college. My studying habits definitely need to be changed and I feel very uncomfortable when it comes to tests. Hopefully I can adapt to this new experience and still take time to be myself.

I dont feel any different after reading the monologue. It explained me as a person and I do not think i can really change my ways to what i stated. I still see myself as random and etc.

I think i made a lot of friends in freshmen seminar and i developed a little. I enjoy socializing and one thing that has changed is my habit of reading the textbooks. I am definitely reading them a lot more.

I see an opportunity and i take it