Monthly Archives: September 2010

I am Maciej Niewczas. I consider myself an outgoing person, perpetually seeking for new goals I can possibly achieve. I arrived in New York two moths ago and I’m really glad I can be here, especially when thinking of all the opportunities New York has to offer or how many people yet I am going to meet.

My greatest concern so far has been communicating with people. I am constantly trying to improve my English so that I have no trouble understanding important issues. Another concern has been understanding all the important things that are going on during classes. I am sometimes also having hard time comprehending what’s written in books or reading passages.

What is making my Baruch College experience different from my high school experience are people that I have met only recently and had not known before I arrived in New York.

I have already noticed changes in the way I see myself or other people but I feel like even greater changes are yet to come. What this year is likely going to change is my English, which hopefully, in a few months, will be on a much higher level.

My name is Adam Ibrahim. I enjoy a multitude of daily activities and affairs. It would be preposterous to attempt reiterating even a fraction of the ideas that run through my mind on a daily basis.

The greatest three issues i am facing at baruch thus far are the quality of my math related work, or lack thereof, not knowing where to look for possible scholarship opportunities, and learning to cope with the new and more complicated enviroment that is intertwined with my early college life.

after a mere month and three days at Baruch college, i have gained a far deeper respect for education and the obtaining of knowledge. When i recall high school it seems extraordinarily ludicrous to my that i did not utilize any of the potential that i had. Henceforth, i will make certain that i over-perform any and all goals that i take into consideration with concern to the educational process.

Lastly, i find the question “who am I” to be unreasonable for my current state, and would find it an act of idiocy to try to effectively answer this question. If i knew just exactly “who i was”, i probably would not be pursuing a full time college career. As a teenager in the midst of my development in body and character, I am enrolled at Baruch to build the knowledge which, i should hope should leave me somewhat more equipped to make the determination of who i am as a person, and what i intend to do with whatever days of which the life that i have left consists of. I am quite sure that my fellow freshman students would agree with this perception of the question.

I am Andrew Paller. My top three concerns are reading, writing, and managing my time efficiently. So far college has taught me more than high school ever did. I hope Baruch will help me with my difficulties.

A) I think I’m just an average guy riding out his course in life trying to take it easy and have some fun. But also I’m the kind of guy who would like to have left a possitive impact on the lives of the people I meet and just do more good than bad.
B) For my first year in college I would like to meet some good substantial friends that’ll last throughout my four years at college, even though the chances of thathappening are small. I would also like to get and maintain my gpa in the 3.5 range, hopefully. And finally I hope to find a subject major of interest to me and pursue a degree in that field.
C) In college there is no one keeping you on top of your work, all papers or tests or whatever are on you. There reay isn’t anyone guiding you along the course to make sure you pass or get a nice grade for your gpa. It’s aliterate more adult feeling.
D) I think my first year in college will either turn me into a diligent and studious worker or just into a lazy bum trying to coaste through life.

1) I am Sang Pak. I think that I am a cool guy and pretty nice.

2)a. First concern for me is to keep up with my work because I always like to procrastinate. b. My second concern is commuting to Baruch everyday. I don’t know in a couple months than I will or will not miss a few days because of laziness. c. Third concern is time management. I just hope that I can keep up with all my work and do what I have to do.

3) One difference between Baruch and my high school is that I have to commute an hour to Baruch everyday. Also I in Baruch I can make friends with all different races unlike my high school where 80% of the students were Caucasians.

4) I hope that the first year of college will change me so that I can be more responsible with my work. I still haven’t fully gotten into college mode yet but hope that I will soon.

a) I’m just a regular guy with passion to succeed. I like to interact with people, and making people laugh. I think I’m quite good at them, too. I truly believe that Baruch will give me the kind of oppportunity I need in order to take the next step in my life, and that’s why I’m here.

b) My top 3 concerns right now are:

1. History Paper that’s due this coming monday. I really need to start doing it now.

2. Where and how to get to a workshop.

3. Where and how to get an internship job.

c) Baruch college experience is different in terms of freedom to do whatever you want. In high school, I don’t think I’ve had this much of freedom. At the same time, there are more responsiblilties I am going to have take for myself, because no one is going to spoonfeed you in here like in my old school. Even if no one tells you to review and study, I’m going to have to do by myself.

d) I think the first year at Baruch will be like a stepping stone to a greater place. I’m learning a lot of stuffs about what I have to do in order to do well in college. As of right now though, I’m just getting used to college, and I really cannot tell  how helpful this year will be for my later years, but I hope that when I become older, I can look back and say it was a very pleasant experience for me.

a. Who do I think I am? I think I’m a short, foul-mouthed, procrastinating pyromaniac that gets sick easily and had a little too much fun adding images. Seriously though, I think that I’m a very shy person, but that once I open up, I’m very talkative, random and depending on how well I get to know a person, extremely loyal. I’m like a dog…or maybe a puppy. Puppies are small and energetic right? And annoying? That’s me!

b. My top 3 concerns about my freshman year so far are catching up on all the work that’s being thrown at us, not getting sick, and figuring out what the hell is going on in Sociology. The 1st because I’ve never been very good with handing work in on time but there’s so much to be done that I can’t afford to procrastinate; the 2nd one because I always get sick around the fall and winter time and I don’t want to have to catch up on even more work, and the 3rd one because I am so very, very confused in that class. Seriously, it’s been a month and I’m still lost.

c. So far I think all the work that I’ve been expected to complete is what makes my Baruch College experience different from my high school experience. In high school I never really did much– I showed up (sometimes not even that), bs’ed my way through the work, and managed to skate by with 80’s and 90’s. I miss those days.

d. I think my first year at college is going to make me a bit more responsible and maybe make me step out of my comfort zone. I’m not a very outgoing person unless I’m with people I’ve known for years or I’m forced to socialize and I believe that’s something college is going to help me overcome– especially since my friends will hurt me if I don’t at least attempt to become more outgoing. Also, all this work that my professors are assigning is ridiculous and is going to teach me to manage my time better– or how to function on very little sleep. Hopefully it’s the first one because I like to sleep.

a) I am a lazy person but nice who used to always procastinate, I sort of fixed the problem, but not totally yet. I’m working on timing and my organization right now.
b)1st concern: My papers that are going to be due soon. The length of the papers are worrying me. I am afriad that I don’t have much to write about.
2nd concern: Understanding my class material. There is one class, I’m sure everyone knows, that i dont understand most of the materials. And I’m worried about what to write my term paper about.
3rd concern: My speech mid-term, I need to attend a speech, which so far I don’t know where to find one nor do I know when.
c) Work study, four day week, course syllabus, is what makes the Baruch experience different from my high school experience. In high school, the teachers are constantly behind you, reminding you to hand in your work, but in college, the professor don’t remind you.
d) As for now, I don’t really know how my first year at Baruch college is going to change me, but as time goes on, I’m sure I will realize the difference.

1) I think I’m a really nice, caring person and I like helping out people. I care a lot about family, friends, and my grades too. I love being outside with friends and family whenever I have time.  I’d like to say I’m a dancer but currently that’s not true. I’d love to start again so I’ll probably join the club here at Baruch.

2) My top 3 concerns at Baruch are time management, keeping my grades up, and taking advantage of my time here. Time management is my top concern because it’s something I’ve always had a problem with. I like to be outside a lot and text and then I lose track of time sometimes. Keeping my grades up is a concern because I want to go really good in college especially in my first year because it’s only going to get harder and I know if I get bad grades in my first year, it’ll be harder to get them up later. Taking advantage of my time here is a concern because there are so many opportunities at Baruch and I don’t want them to pass me by.

3) What will make being at Baruch different from being in high school is no one is worrying about you like they did in high school. There’s a lot more people and you have to do more things on your own. Just being in college is making me more independent and I’m starting to feel more grown up because of this.

4) I think my first year at Baruch College will change me in the way that I’ll be more independent, organized, and learn how to manage my time better. Already, I’m starting my essays almost a week before the due date and I don’t think I’ve ever done that in high school.

A) I think I’m a well mannered person that friendly.
B) Concern Number 1- failing Sociology
Reason- Its a very confusing subject.
Concern Number 2- Not doing well in my classes
Reason- Most of my classes are based on writing papers and I’m not a very good writer.
Concern Number 3- registering for spring semester’s classes
Reason 3- I’m worried about picking the wrong classes or getting a horrible teacher.
C) I think my first year of college would make me more independent.