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Hey! Where do I begin? Well, my name is Stefania Miro, my birthday is October 16th and I’m 17 years old. I live in Yonkers, N.Y. and always have. People call me shy, which I am until you get to know me. I’m very friendly and I always want to help people. My family is loud and Italian and I love every minute of it. One of my hobbies is taking dance classes which I’ve been taking for the past 12 years. I also just love being around my friends and family and have a good time.

One of my top concerns about starting college was not being able to handle the workload. I’m nervous that I won’t be able to manage my time at all and not being able to get any of my work done. I was also worried that the professors would be extremely strict and mean but all of my professors are really laid back. I was also concerned that it would take me quite a while to get used to being a college student.

Baruch is the complete opposite of my high school. I went to Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, N.Y. Maria Regina is a small all girls Catholic high school that consisted of only about 500 girls meanwhile Baruch consists of about 30 times that amount. Baruch is also much more diverse than my high school and I love that. In my high school everyone knew each other no matter what grade you were in and here at Baruch this is very different. In high school we were spoon fed by our teachers and you can tell that is not the case in college. I know I have a lot more responsibility here to keep up on my work. The workload is a lot more than what I had in high school but I feel that I will get used to it eventually.

I think my first year at Baruch will change me into a more outgoing person. All these activities dealing with public speaking will help me break out of my shell. I’m hoping I can become a more responsible and hardworking person here. I’m looking forward to spending the next 4 years here and seeing how I will change as a person.