Hi! my name is Maria Vlahopoulos and I’m obssesed with softball, music, and crocheting. I see myself as a very happy-go-lucky person but very big on my beliefs and traditions. I am Greek Orthodox so we celebrate things a little different than Catholics. I’m pretty down to earth yet at the same time hyper and bubbly. You’ll always see a big smile on my face unless I am very upset or confused in class. I’m always optimistic with things I never see the glass half empty. My top 3 concerns about freshman year would have to be the following: 1) Not making the softball team- I’ll probably cry if I don’t cause I won’t feel as involved to the school.
2) Doing terrible my first semester- I want to get all the A’s I can now, before the classes get more dificult.
3) Not getting familiar with the school- I want to explore the school and be able to know where I am going. If another freshman were to ask me where a certain office is I want to be helpful and be able to tell them.
So far, I can tell that college will be different from high school by the workload. I’ve gotten more homework in the past 3 weeks in Baruch then I have in 3 months at Lehman High School. Well, I probably did get a decent amount of work at Lehman, but I just rarely did it. I feel that college is a better place for each person so express themselves. I’ve met so many different types of people each with their own style. My high school did have it’s own variety of people but it’s nothing comparing to Baruch. Baruch will be different since here we’re able to start all over and go about things a completely different way. In the next 4 years I imagine to see myself a more mature and intelligent and hopefully slimmer version of what I am today. College is an amazing experience to finally be able to answer the questions, “Who am I?” and “What do I want to do for the rest of my life?” With college I want to gain courage, strength, and individuality.
