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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.

a) That’s a hard question, cause I never really think about it. I guess I can say I’m an extremely laid back guy who’s generally shy at first until you get to know me. I’m a nice person who’s accommodating to everybody.

b) I would say my top three concerns would be the writing, time management and not having a third concern, which concerns me. I don’t really like writing and there’s always essays to write so that concerns me. I also have terrible time management skills. I tend to procrastinate till the last day and that’s a bad habit. And I’m not really concerned about anything else. I should be concerned about something else, but I guess I don’t really care that much. So maybe my third concern can be that I might not put that much effort into my work when I should.

c) I feel that there’s a lot less pressure from teachers and stuff, so that’s nice, but sorta not good. Cause you have to make yourself do the work now instead of constantly being reminded by the teacher.

d) My first year of college will probably change my time management skills. I’ll learn to organize my workload a lot bette instead of waiting till the last day to do everything, pretty like this blog.

a. Who do i think i am ? Thats a hard question to sum up in a couple of sentences. But i guess i can say that i am a very mature indpendent 18 year old. Sometimes i feel like its a little too much , but i try to keep it in check. I also see myself as an artist.(dancer, artist, theater goer). I think im very easy going and extremely friendly. I try to be nice even when it’s hard to be. I guess who you are changes and ivolves with age.

b. My top three concerns for freshmen year : 1. maintain 3.0 GPA 2. make friends 3. step out of my comfort zone
1. i need to keep my grades up to keep my scholarship, but also i wouldnt want them to drop even if i didnt have one.
2. making new friends was at the top of my list before the first day. but i think i got exteremely lucky because i already met so many amazing people.
3. stepping out of my comfort zone is tough. but college is letting that happen naturally. here you cant be just in that place that makes you comfortable because theres so many people to interact with and you really dont wana miss out.

c. So far, i think the biggest thing that makes college different from my high school experience is the people. Baruch has so many different people from literaly all over the world. My high school was kind of boring in that sense that the people were the same. And also Baruch has so much to offer that i dont see it ever getting boring. And ofcourse the workload will be different, but thats expected 🙂

d. I think my first year at college will change me for the better. I already have so many cool new friends that i wouldnt have made otherwise. College is also pushing me to make my own dicisions and make my own schedule. The times i study are up to me , the times i dont is also up to me. This will give a lot of room for growing up and becoming independent and responsible.

1. I think I am a responsible and mature college guy. I manage to get all my work done when I have the chance. I focus more on areas of study that I have more trouble understanding. I go over certain topics If I must.
2. My first concern is all the reading I will have to do. I have to stay on top of everything and not fall behind or I will lose track. My second concern is the length of the classes. Sometimes I would focus on when the class will end. My third concern is the length of written homework. I find it difficult to think of how to write a certain number of pages.
3. My Baruch College experience will be different from my high school experience because people at Baruch are more serious about their studies. A percentage of people in high school don’t seem to care about passing classes.
4. My first year at College will change me because I have to work more harder than I did before. I have to start over the process of making friends. I feel like I don’t fit in with certain groups of people. In high school, I easily fit in with people.

Post one

a. im still not sure what i am capable of. i still havent figured out my major yet becuase i didnt get a chance to find out what im really good at. so hopefully i get to choose my major before my freshman year is over.

b. i dont have a lot of concerns but one concern i have is writing papers. during the four years of highschool, i have never written a paper longer than one page except for the senior thesis paper and that was just once. so for me,getting to the bottom of the last page will be tough.

c. one clear difference from high school is how we take our notes. in high school , teachers wrote on the board a lot and put emphasis on important things to know for the test, but in college, we get to choose what will be important and take notes for ourselves.

d. i think my first year in college will help me to organize the notes and other things i carry in my bag better. when i was in high school, i thought i was pretty organized but i realized i was wrong. i already forgot to dhand in assignments on time when its been only couple of weeks since the first day of school. so i will have to figure out a way to keep myself organized furing my first year in college

a. I think that I am an extraordinary person because my life is completely different from everyone. I had exciting moments in my life, both good and bad ways, which made me into a completely unique human being, which makes me stand out in a crowd.

b. One concern is the fear that I won’t do well in my first semester. People told me that first semester is one of the easiest time to mess up your GPA, which I dont want it to happen. So fear that I won’t do well

another concern is that I won’t get adjusted easily. I had a hard time when I first went to high school, at 7th grade(that is how my school worked). I was nervous, afraid and didn’t do well. Since college is completely different than high school, I’m bit nervous about that.

my last concern is that I won’t know what I want to major in. Right now, I am thinking about either psychology or business. But there is a chance that it might change, which could lead into more time and money…which is not the best opinion to me. I hope to decide my major before it is too late

c. One of the things that is different from high school is the longer commute. I would usually walk to my high school, which took me 20 min, but now the commute takes much longer, about an hour. Commuting shouldnt be that much of a problem

d. I think that first year at Baruch will make me more matured. I’ll be able to experience more things, and those stuff will make me more matured and into a different person (in a good way)