LC 21

I think I am an average student that doesn’t try to hard at anything but at the same time i don’t try to little.  I’m easy to approach and very sarcastic, so don’t take anything i say to seriously.  If I’m ever confronted with a challenge I will deal with it to my best of my abilities and if i can’t handle it I’ll ask for help.  In turn I try to help out anybody that I am capable of helping.  I play a lot of video games and I love to play ultimate Frisbee.

My top 3 concerns as a freshman are reading assignments, waking up for class and actually doing homework.  Reading assignments feel completely new to me.  Normally I wouldn’t power through a reading because I really didn’t care enough.  Now in college these assignments have more importance and requires more attention than I would normally give them.  Waking up is a pain because I just never do.  Every day I set my alarm earlier so i can give myself the satisfaction of snoozing because if I don’t I just sleep through the alarm and wake up 2 hours late.

The biggest difference between high school and Baruch is definitely the difficulty of my classes.  Back in high school everything was a joke.  I didn’t have to do anything and i still graduated with a 92 GPA.  My whole U.S history class would completely derail the class everyday.  We would bring in movies and have paper ball fights, reminiscent of snowball fights.  We would set up the chairs as forts and we would just throw paper balls from one side of the class to the other for the whole period.  I had about 20 absences every year from 10th grade to 12th, where 28 is the max amount.  But now, in college, I actually have to try and put effort into my work, which I haven’t actually done in years.

Hopefully the my first year at Baruch will make me more responsible and have a stronger work ethic.  I believe it is already changing because I’ve done homework whereas in the past i did absolutely none.  The next step is actually studying because i hear that is pretty important.

Hi guys, don’t forget to add your names to your blogs!!!! Great job so far!

Who am I? Every time someone asks me that question, I really don’t know what to say.  I can say I’m funny, but am I funny to everyone? I think I’m smart, but there’s always going to be someone smarter.  I can say that I’m an athlete, but there’s people who say volleyball is not a sport.  I think I’m pretty honest with everyone but then there’s always there’s people who criticizes you for being too brutally honest.  I can say anything and everything and there will always be something to counter it.  But, you know what, I don’t care.  I KNOW that I’m funny, smart,  great athlete, and honest, out of many other qualities I have.  I’m CONFIDENT of me, just me.  If someone insults me, yea it will probably hurt for a second,  but then I’ll let it go because no one can bring me down.  I love the way and how I am and no one can change me.

Going into college, I had some concerns right of the bat (knowing how I am!) and they have not changed.  My three concerns are getting to class on time (even if I’m in the building already), doing the readings, and wondering if I’m going to fall behind schoolwork with volleyball taking up a lot of my time.  I have poor time management skills and it’s hard for me to time the precise time to leave.  The trains are unpredictable and the lines in the restaurants are ridiculously long!! Therefore, I’m always late. To any place. All the time. -_-  Second, the readings.  I HATE reading.  Well, hate is a strong word so I dislike reading.  It bores me unless i REALLY enjoy the book from the beginning.  I judge the book from its first 3 pages and if it doesn’t grab me, I’m done with it.  There’s A LOT of reading to do and honestly, I’ve done maybe 10% of the reading assignment, if your lucky.  Yes, I know, bad Rebecca! But it’s hard to sit down and read.  No, I don’t have ADD or ADHD or A anything else, it’s just I don’t like it. Lastly, volleyball is the love of my life.  I’m obsessed with it and I enjoy every minute of it but it’s time consuming and as I stated earlier, I suck at time management so you already know.  I have no time to hang out with my friends anymore or sit on the computer/TV for hours and hours.  It’s a little saddening but I know I’ll get through it somehow.

Baruch has definitely been different from H.S, especially in the reading department.  There’s more free time and you can choose the schedule of your choice.  There’s no uniform anymore!! The one thing I don’t like is the fact the professors aren’t as concerned about you, especially in the lecture classes since there’s over 100 students.  I like the one on one interaction I used to have, but I guess I’ll get used to it.  I miss the fact that everyone knew my name and I had many, many friends.  I consider myself an extrovert but it’s hard to meet new people for me.  But, that’s part of life.

I think I’m the best of the best. Although people may perceive that as me being conceited, I think of it as confidence. Without confidence, you can’t go anywhere in life. If you’re the best then you can go anywhere life can take you but if you’re the best of the best, you can take your life wherever you choose to go. This is why I consider myself the best of the best; there are many people out there who are better at certain things than myself, but with the strength I have along with the support of my family and friends, there’s no stopping me from being where I want to be.

My top three concerns as a freshman at Baruch are to achieve the highest average I possibly can, be able to manage my college time along with my time for friends, and to either join or start a dance group. I want a high average for self-satisfaction as well as to make my parents proud since I didn’t do too well in high school. I don’t see my friends as much as I used to see them during high school or during the summer because of the way my schedule works out – having school Monday-Thursday followed by work Friday-Sunday. I used to be quite passionate about dancing but after a bad experience with a particular group of people, I stopped dancing for a while. I would very much like to get back to dancing, perhaps take classes so I can be a better dancer myself.

The Baruch experience is a lot different from my high school experience. In high school I barely went to class and almost never did any work. I can see that my old methods definitely won’t work in Baruch which is why I have to be able to motivate myself to keep up the hard work. This means not going out late at night every day anymore and not as much partying until I know I’m doing well in school. I think my first year of college will make me a lot more responsible than I once was, hopefully my ability to focus on schoolwork will be a lot better than what it used to be.

Hello class!

As promised, I am posting the instructions for our first blog assignment.

It will be due on September 28th by 11:59 PM.  The blog should be no more than 500 words.

For your first blog I would like you to reflect on the following four questions:

1. Tell us who you think YOU are!
2. Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.
3. So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?
4. How do you think your first year at College will change you?

So! Be creative! Add some media to your posts! I know this is a very talented and bright class and I expect to read wonderful and insightful writing!!!

See you all soon,

-Valeria

P.S. If you have any questions/issues about blogging or anything else, let me know!