I would describe myself as laid back (sometimes way too laid back), friendly, and goofy. I don’t take myself too seriously, although I can worry myself a bit too much, and I can appreciate a good joke. It doesn’t take much for me to be your friend; you just have to be able to kick back and just be able to have a good time. As for whom I think I am? Well to be honest, not much. I am an 18 year old Muslim male from Long Island, and an undergraduate student at Baruch College. I really have no impressive credentials under my belt and I can hardly say I’ve achieved anything truly noteworthy. I look at this as my motivation to excel in everything I do in college, so that I actually become someone that can hopefully make a difference in this world, small or big. My main goal in college? Become somebody.
I have 3 big concerns in college (in no particular order). 1, is that I will procrastinate. In and out of high school, I’ve always been a procrastinator. I have a habit of doing things at the last minute and rushing things. Sometimes my papers end up actually getting good grades, but sometimes they are major flops. However I do realize that college is a lot more work than high school, and there’s no time to slack off. I’ll try not to fall into the trap of procrastinating ever again. My second concern is coming late to class. I honestly don’t know what it is about me that loves being late and rushing things so much, but it’s certainly not good. I’ve already been late to English class a few times and I’m pretty ashamed of myself. That’s another habit I’ve carried with me from high school that I must change. My third concern is that I won’t become more serious about my work. At times I don’t have my priorities straightened out and I prioritize some menial things over the things that actually matter, like my schoolwork.
I can already tell college will be drastically different than high school. In high school people are all tightly bound together, because students have the same classes, and there are less students. Baruch College seems like a more independent environment with way more students. College also provides a greater workload than high school, which is something that I’m really going to have to get used to, because in high school I don’t think I’ve ever written a paper exceeding 6 pages. In college, I’m going to have to write 10, 20, 30 page papers. Insane.
My first year at College is like a transitional year. I’m going to have to learn to change my high school habits and adapt to the College environment. By sophomore year I expect I’ll be more mature and more serious about my work. I plan to get my priorities straightened out, and I will learn, hopefully, the value of true hard work.
