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Hello everyone, my name is Sandy Liang. Since elementary school, people have always called me Sandycheeks, because of the Kung Foo experienced squirrel on the cartoon show, “SpongeBob SquarePants”. I know some people might have found it annoying or insulting to be called that name. But it never bothered me because I’ve always had a good sense of humor. That’s one of the best things I like about myself. However, I can be an extremely shy person, which would make it difficult for me to open up and reveal my good sense of humor to the new people I meet.
I am not as shy as I used to be, and that is all thanks to my overpopulated high school, Fort Hamilton High School. The school has a population of about five thousand students. The hallways were crowded and so were the classrooms. It basically pushed me to open up and become more sociable. Because of that push, I joined the volleyball team and a few of the many clubs the school had to offer. Out of everything I joined, I am so glad I joined the volleyball team. I fell in love with the sport. I feel that playing volleyball is my “getaway.” When I graduated high school, I really wanted to continue playing volleyball in college.
Although volleyball is important to me, school is as well. I wanted to try out for the volleyball team in Baruch, but I was not sure if I would be able to manage my time between practices and schoolwork, if I had indeed made the team. I’m not even sure if I will be able to manage my time with just the schoolwork. In every class my professors have been giving so many chapters to read, and I’ve already found it hard to keep up. Managing my time in Baruch is definitely my top concern.
Overall my experience in Baruch has so far been alright. The atmosphere is just about the same as my high school, crowded and quick. I am still not used to having such long classes. Sitting in my high school classes for forty-five minutes was boring enough. In addition, I feel that my teachers in high school did not pressure me enough with the amount of work they gave. I did not have such a strict schedule to follow for assignments. Because of that, I feel overwhelmed in my first few weeks in college. But right now, it has only been readings that were assigned. Imagine how I will feel when the writing assignments start piling up!
My first year in Baruch will definitely change me, for the better. Because the professors will not “baby” their students, I will learn to be more independent. I hope that I will get used to the amount of work college students are expected to complete. Once I master the art of time management, I want to join the volleyball team in Baruch. That is definitely one of the many things I must do before I graduate.
Hey all. My name’s Ming Yang Zhang but I usually just write Ming Zhang on papers and stuff. Because I hang out in a group where theres two Ming’s my friends have so very generously decided to give me nicknames such as FJ Ming, Black Ming, Mingming, and Mr Popo. I’m EXTREMELY tan for an Asian kid which is the origin of “Black Ming” and “Mr Popo”. I don’t mind though I think being so tan makes me unique.
Top 3 concerns at Baruch? The first one would be passing all of my classes. I was a huge procrastinator back in Brooklyn Tech and I still kind of am. So I’m posting this way earlier as an attempt to get rid of the procrastinating-ness. My second concern would be adjusting to the social life in Baruch. Sure theres lots of parties with lots of girls and drinks, but I get really shy when meeting new people especially girls and I’m not much of a drinker or smoker either. I guess my third concern would be managing time. I want to do good in school but I’m going to be starting work and I still want to make time for my friends to hang out on Saturday. Hopefully it’ll all work out somehow.
The biggest difference between college and high school is the fact that your professors won’t hold your hand like your teachers did in high school. If you fail the course, there won’t be a guidance counselor to call your parents and schedule meetings and stuff like that. Another difference is that you can probably a class ten times in high school and still manage to pass but at Baruch if you cut 4 times its an automatic failure or something like that. A class in college is about an hour and fifteen minutes long compared to the forty five minute classes in high school. I mean some classes I can stay awake for the entire session but theres also the ones where I doze off every couple minutes. Also the elevators at Baruch work a lot better than the ones back at Tech.
I think my first year at college won’t really change me that much. I mean honestly, college doesn’t feel completely different from high school. The professors wont’t hold your hand but I had an English teacher at Tech who was similar so I’m pretty used to that kind of treatment. The one thing that I hope want to change is my procrastination. Even if thats the only thing my first year here changes about me, I’ll be fine with that.
Hello. I’m Victor Huang and I’m from New York City. I have no money because I had to spend it all on colege textbooks. Biggest difference between high school and college is that the professors won’t baby you. Fortunately I was never the type of kid who got too lazy in high school, because even until the end of senior year, I always gave a little effort into my schoolwork. I’m used to doing a lot of work because in high school, thats what I had to do. I suffer from a severe lack of sleep. In college, the classes are shorter and begin later on in the day, therefore it gives me more time to sleep.
HI, everyone, I’m xiaoli.Zhuo . like I said ,you guys can call me lily if you want. may be that’s easier to remember. I came from China and graduated from chinese high school. you can imagine how different everything here from my high school is. my high school in china is a key high school in the city where I lived. the campus is big and beautiful,perched atop a little hill,overlooking the River, surrounding by the trees and flowers. there are almost 7000 students and staffs in school. 50 students in one classes, but it never be crowed because the classroom is ample.we usually discussed questions after classes. our teachers would not leave after the class if someone needed help , teacher would help him/her figured out the answer. yes, now, we have to learn to be independent, professors no longer “baby”their students.what’s more, I have to get used to the different language surroundings. sometime I can’t totally understand because of slangs or some new words. although I would feel a little bit depressed , I still believe that everything would be fine if I try to feel free to speak out, people here would be friendly to me,encourage me and help me. I have to adapt to this brand-new environment as soon as possible, or I will fall behind. that’s terrible.the third concern is about study skills,including time management. like this week, we have a long weekend, but we have essays, readings, project,proposal …lots of work to do. so how to manage time effectively is very significant. if we can take the most advantage of time ,then we can “δΊεεε” ,a chinese idiom, means twice as much can be accomplished with half the effort.
I realise that I will be confronted with lots of challenges and intriguing experiences in baruch. both difficulties and happiness will make me mature. these experience will widen my horizon, advance me academically,enrich myself with knowledges and develop myself professinally.
Hey! I’m Lucas Lauber, and I think I’m Mickey Mouse. Well not exactly. If you know me, you realize I’m a bit of a Disney freak. I wear a Mickey Mouse piercing on my ear, I visit Walt Disney World almost every year, and I watch the cartoons for fun. Besides being a Disney freak theres a lot more other interesting and weird tales that happened throughout my life, but that’s a novel.
Well my top three concerns of being a freshman is well not getting lost. I still remember the mass confusion on trying to find room 8-210. You can walk through a wall in Baruch and end up in Hogwarts. My next concern is not losing all my money in one year. Let’s face it the bookstore is over-priced and Manhattan has expensive food. I’m going to need a triple figure job to pay off this. My final concern would have to be not getting stuck in the revolving door. This includes jumping into a section with someone already in it, having a bag get stuck, or a shoe. I already seen people having their shoe get stuck so it does happen! Overall these concerns all embody the fact that my main concern is looking and acting like a freshman that don’t know anything about college life and making a fool of myself.
The main difference between high school and college for me can be summed up in one word. Girls! I went to Holy Cross High school, and it was an all-boys school. It kept me focused on my work and grades. In Baruch I can be focused too, but now maybe there are a little bit more distractions. I don’t mind though.
Personally I don’t want to change, but change is inevitable so in other words I’m probably going to change a lot. For instance I’m going to know what it takes to be successful in not only in my classes but the world as well. I’m going have to learn how to juggle things and make things happen with little time. With each passing day in college I grow closer to adulthood. But even when I’m an adult ill still be a Disney freak.
Hi! my name is Thuy Dao.
~Who I am can be describe by the role I play in other people’s life. I am the daughter of my mother, the student of my teacher and a friend of many. My existence can only be proven by the memories of others. What they remember me as is who I am.
~Top 3 concerns: 1) Unable to form good studying habits. If it is the same as it was in high school, I’ll will stay as a mediocre student. 2) Find balance in life. There are many things to juggle at the same time. I’m afraid that finding a balance schedule for everything will not be an easy task. 3) the last problem is money. Never have enough of it. I’m not greedy. I just want enough for school, transportation, rent and go out with out worries.
~College is suppose to be a big transition. This is the time where people find their identity and mature since a big part of college experience is being on your own; and that is what I intended to do. The first year college will enable me to be familiarize with NYC and the complicated yet easy to navigate subway system. I hone many expectations such as meeting diverse and eccentric individuals, eat delicious food at local restaurants, and party. Unlike high school, students are confined in an environment and all the necessary recourses are provided. I also must emphasize about the freedom one is given in college. Sometime it works in your benefit but sometimes one may need or wished for more guidelines and discipline.
~The first year of college will change me greatly, from physical appearance to my outlook in life. Barely three weeks into the semester and I already feel it slowly taking place. I’m looking forward to become a more educated individual, more aware of the globalization that is constantly taking place, and be a better person.
Hi, my name is Qirat Nadeem. I am from Queens and as of right now I am a freshman at Baruch College.
My top 3 concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College are:
1) Choosing classes for next semester. Since freshmen are the last ones to choose, I worried about getting stuck with classes that end really late or having really big gaps between classes.
2) Staying on track in all my classes. I do not want to fall behind in all the readings for classes and I also don’t want to be stuck in a situation where a paper is due only a few hours from the time I am actually writing it.
3) I am also very concerned about my grades and especially the finals and midterms.
I think that my experience in Baruch will be a lot different from high school. At Baruch, there is a lot more work that I need to complete. The professors will not guide student same the way teachers did in high school. Also, here I can actually use the elevator. In my high school, even though there were elevators, students were not allowed to use them. Another thing that is different about college is the timings. I am used to just sitting in a class for 45 min. but now every class is over an hour. I am also used to following the same schedule everyday in high school, but now I have different classes every day of the week. Lastly, in high school there was only one building whereas there are 3 buildings at Baruch College.
I think that my first year at college will change me by giving me more time management skills. I will also get a lot more familiar with writing long papers.