umm…hi ^_^
where to start..well I’m David. My birthday is on April 19th. I really don’t know where to start, so I am just going to throw out some random stuff about myself. I like to go to the billiards a lot and I go every weekend with a bunch of friends to play a few hours. It takes a while for me to open myself up to people around and this usually takes a long time. During high school it took me until sophomore year to start chatting with people and hanged out after school. I prefer to not share my opinions because I have a huge belief that it may sometimes lead to unexpected events or reactions. I prefer my life to be planned out, not much of a person who likes surprises.
My concerns for freshman year at Baruch are my habit of procrastinating assignments, speaking to people, and keeping up with the class material. Procrastination was a habit developed in high school because I would spend a lot of times on gaming and leave homework to the last minute to finish them. Often times I would pull an all-night to finish the assignment. For example, in my JAVA class, I had a lot of bugs with my program and I spent the entire night trying to get the program to work properly; as a result, I passed out the next morning and I could not make it to school. For that particular project I did not fail because my teacher was an early bird and I chatted with him at 5am in the morning and I guess he figured why I wasn’t in school (>_<). As I have stated earlier, opening up to new people I meet is not an easy task for me to accomplish and I do look forward to getting along with everyone, hopefully everyone can help me out. I am not a good person to spark conversations, so feel free to talk about anything with me, but don’t expect me to always start a conversation. Finally, the workload that I am receiving now is not as bad as what I would receive at Bronx Science, but the problem is whether or not I do them. Back at Bronx Science, I didn’t always do my assignment because I was too into gaming and barely managed my time to do homework. Now that I am in college, I am hoping that I am able to do all my assignments on time and pass the classes.
so far…I guess the only thing I feel that is different about Baruch compared to my high school are the classes. Back in high school, the teacher would tell me exactly what we need to know and what to do in order to pass the class. In college now, we are on our own to catch up with the material and to be prepared with the material for the next class. The experience now feels as though the college is preparing us to be independent adults, which I like because my friends are always saying I am immature for my age.
Hopefully the first year at Baruch will make me more mature and independent. I am also looking forward to changing my habits and doing all the work before the night it’s due. Personally, I would like to be more open to the people around me during the first year, so I can talk more comfortably and freely. Looking forward to knowing more about everyone and having fun!