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Hey people, I’m Yong Chen. I graduate from Forest Hills high school, first year in Baruch like u guy. I can’t tell who am I now, but I’m thinking about my future for being a successful business man. I love cars I hope in the future I can have enough salary to afford all my beautiful cars.

The top 3 concerns about my freshmen year at Baruch College is my GPA, improvement of my English and what should I choose for my major. I didn’t do well in high school, my high school GPA was only around 2.5-3.0, but it not going to happen in my college. I really hope my GPA is above 3.0 and I will work hard for it. I being United State for long time already, but my English is poor. I think I’m not a good language learner, even though I’m in America I don’t really talk in English a lot, I always talk Chinese with my friend, I hope my freshmen year at Baruch college will improve my English. I don’t really know what major should I choose now, and I don’t have passion on anything. My parents want me to take accounting, but i don’t like accounting so much. I heard from one of the successful man said work on something you love the money will come to you.  I hope I can find my goal after the first year in college.

College is much different from high school. In college you must be better self-control. In high school we don’t have to buy any text book or any kind of book, in college we start to buy all the book we need for college it is a lot different. College is much freer than high school, in high school you cannot go anywhere during the class, do all the thing teacher tell you,  but in college you can do whatever you want in class as long as not disturbing class. When we in high school we eat lunch in school cafeteria, but in college we can eat whatever we want, the bad thing about it is we start to eat junk food and drink soda, I hope my college year will not put my health down, but still I love college life better than high school.

I believe my first year of college will make me more mature, better self-control and face more serious about my future.

Who am I? Well let me tell you then. My name is Ru Fang Zheng. I was born here in New York, United States. Even though I was born here my math, reading and writing skills was horrible at the beginning. But I did improve them through my elementary, junior high and high school. However, my writing still need some more work on them. My name is given by my mother and it has a meaning. It means that I will treat anyone equally and nicely and they will do the same for me. So far in my life this has happen. To this is a good thing,  I am just one of the many average college students here in New York. Who want to graduate with a high average. Then find a good job that pay well. Also find someone that I could have a life with. For now this is what I have, so far.

As of now, I feel like I didn’t make enough friends here in Baruch, because everything is still new to me, Especially the people here. Some of them are from different cities, states and even the countries. Most of them, I know speak three and more language. They all have really big dreams. My second concerns is the requirement I need for graduation. The tuition fees I need to pay. The classes I need to take to graduate. Also the greatest point average(GPA) I need to maintain. Now my third concerns is a job I need to find. I need the money to paid for expenses at home and outside. Because whether you are at home or outside you are bound to spend some money.

The first year of college, will it change me somehow? Well, I think there is a fifty fifty chances of that happening. Because I will definitely gain some experience and confidence for my time being here. But something That can’t be change is who I am. I will always be me, a cool and a kind person.  If I am angry or mad there will definitely be a good reason. I shall take my time and see where things take me. I have something I am good at and I have something I am not good at. Like all people I am not perfect. I am somewhat good at sport but this depends on what I play and how I feel.

PS  I really don’t like writing.

In my opinion I am the product of my society and community. The way I was raised will determine my future perspectives and future behaviors. I’m a freshman at Baruch College, which is already good to start with. Hopefully, with the education I will receive, I will be able to accomplish my goals in life and fulfill my human lust. I am a son to my mother and a sibling to my younger brother. I try to be the best son I could be, even though it is not always easy to agree with adults concerning your personal life. I am someone who is hoping to achieve something in life and reach some higher enlightenment, that will assure me that my life was not spent for nothing. Education, family and life mobility helps to reach that enlightenment state, by giving a chance to do the best you can and take the most you can carry.

As a freshman at Baruch College, I am concerned about whether I will be able to pass all my classes with better than average grades, whether I will be able to be more active in my school life and how I will be able to manage with my fellow peers. Since the beginning  of my school career, I didn’t have to put in too much effort to get a decent grades. Since my acceptance to college, I am concerned about whether I could push myself to do the best and not  the decent. Passing all my classes with good grades is important to me. In High School I wasn’t very active and I want to  change this cycle of behavior. I heard that activeness is the most important part of college career and if you won’t be active, good things will not come to you on a platter. Therefore it is my goal to get involved into more things. I learned that  sometimes communication skills can be more important than technicalities of the job. That is why I want to develop good social skills and meet with different kinds of people to understand where they coming from and what they are  about. As a freshman I have a lot of concerns and hopefully I will be able to calm them by the end of the year.

The things that will make my college experience different from that of high school, is that in college I will develop my real identity and not just learn general subjects. In high school we had to learn things that wouldn’t be really useful in our future careers. I college I will learn thing that will help me to find out who I am.

my first year in college will change me in the way that I will become more responsible. I will develop skills that will help me in the future career or life as a whole. There are a lot of people here that teach a lot and every day I come here, I learn something new.

 I don’t know who I am. I have been questioning myself that very question throughout my teenage but still haven’t got the answer. Since it’s not philosophy class, I don’t want to go too far and deep but I’d say I’m on my journey to find who I am and I believe I will learn a lot about myself in my college years.

My top 3 concerns are simple; making new friends, getting a job and adequate GPA  – 3.3 or above. For right now GPA goal seems to be most challenging but I’ll try my best to work it out. …easy to say it, isn’t it. But honestly I really doubt if I can live out until senior year. Some of my close friends already noticed that I almost sing a song how badly I want to drop a school. I felt that I’m the only one who can’t adapt to the college life. I still have hard times getting up early in the morning, taking one hour to get school(my high school was just four blocks away from my house. can you imagine how huge difference that is), and dealing with bunch of assignments. Maybe I stumble more than others because I had so laid-back senior year in my high school. High school was so much easier than the college. I pretended I am a hard working student in my freshman through junior years and I think I was good at it since my GPA was relatively better than my friends’. But when it came to senior year, shortly after I applied for college, I started skipping school whenever I want; skipped for vacation on sunny day, skipped for sickness(or not-feeling-like-going-to-school) on rainny day. I was so depressed when I learned that I can’t do that anymore in college. What kind of fun else can I have if I can’t cut the school. And one more great thing about being a senior in high school was that nobody really wakes you up in the class and bothers with homework. Seniors don’t do anything. That was a statement every kid agrees and I loved it. I went to school only if I wanted to see my friends and participated in class only when I was bored. That was how my senior year like and maybe that’s why I felt that college life is so stressful. But, oh, I got to say that I’m so glad I met you guys! You made it easy for me to achieve the first goal.

My name is Nayeeb Fahmi. I was neither born nor raised in USA. I came from Bangladesh, a South Asian country which is next to India. United States is quite new to me as I passed only 11 months here so far. Gradually, I get used to all the rules and regulations of this country, although I still have trouble to get used to the lifestyle of USA. My parents live here with me. I have an elder brother who is doing MS in Mechanical Engineering in an university in Toronto,Canada.  When I describe me, the first I wanted to tell people that I am a determined person. Sometimes that determination goes to a level of stubbornness. I am a very normal person with high ambition. To me, sky is the limit so one can do things which virtually seems impossible. So one should always has hope and ambition. Without appetite for success, it is very hard for someone to achieve the goal. I believe I do have a goal and I am working hard to become successful in life. Besides my academic career, I like many other things including traveling and Sports. My favorite sport is Soccer.

One of my goal was to get chance in Baruch College. I was able to fulfill this particular goal. I admire this college because it is a cosmopolitan college with students from different race study here.  World truly seem to be a ‘Global Village’ in this campus. As a freshman, I get to know a lot of features and things about this college. But at the same time, I know that I can’t take my foot out of the peddle. There are some points which I am concerned about as a freshman. First of them is to understand all the curriculum of my courses . As I am still new in this country, I faced some trouble in understanding all the things in this college. Secondly, I want to mentain a healthy financial condition so that I don’t have to worry about my family costs. Finally , I want to have a good grade in all of the courses so that i can go into the next year of my academic calendar with a good momentum.

It has been different experience in Baruch College compared to my high school. As a person, I feel more matured. Mentally I also feel different from my school life as the surroundings are changing. First year at the college is very important for a student. I think I will gain more experience during this time. I also think I would be more attentive to my studies as time moves on.

All in all , I am looking forward to have a good time in Baruch College so that I can laid the foundation of a very successful career.

     Hi, my name is weiyao sun. I’m a traditional Chinese girl. My friends said that the smile is the sign of me because i always smiling. I’m really outgoing so my friends always trade me as a boy. In my life the music is a big part. I love music. That’s why i carry my ipod every where. I’m very glad to say i am a Chinese. Although here has lots of Chinese want to be a real American people , i still think they shouldn’t throw the Chinese clutre. I think I am a trouble maker that I always did the silly things. Maybe i still finding a good way to live. I’m not a confident person,but I love myself. Because i think the person who know love himself is the real man who know how to love others.

  I’m really enjoy my new college life but also I have many concerns. The top 1 is how to follow the class well. I just came the United States for 1 year. Though I have learned English during my high school it also hard for me to catch others here in college. These days I found myself became really sensitive and got angry easily. I angred about my grammar when I saw lots of red marks , I angered about my pronouciation when I chat with my calssmate. I know that not a good things to me. I trying to change and i also think it need times. The second one is about my health. In these days i already throw my diet away. I have no time to have my lunch on every monday and wednesday.So after I back home, I never mind the what I had ate. That cause my weight grows faster and faster. In addition i sleep more and more late at night . That might be the real college life. The third concern is about how to adapt to the new life. I need firends not only my small Chinese group. I thind i need to join in the American culture.

 I graduated my high school in China. So every thing to me in college is sounds new. I need change the way to learn English. At here I learned to live on college life. Because in China every thing is  easy to followed. At school the only thing you need to do is study. Therefore ,also sometime i felt sad but i still love the life.

After the first year at Baruch . I think my English will improve a lot. I am sure everybody will see a new me at that time.

Here are some events that are going on campus this week. Please find some time to attend them, they should be fun and rewarding.

Letters Today, Leaders Tomorrow Monday, September 20, 2010 VC 1-107 (Multi-purpose room) 6PM -9PM
Not sure what Greek life can do for you? Come meet some people who can acredit their success stories to the letters that they pledged. Refreshments will be served.

Greek Carnival Tuesday, September 21, 2010 VC 2nd Floor Lobby 12:30PM – 2:30PM
Come see the fun side of Baruch Greeks as we host our very own carnival! Cotton Candy, Music, Entertainment and more!!!

Meet the Greeks Tuesday, September 21, 2010 VC 1-107 (Multi-purpose room) 6PM -9PM
Not sure which one is right for you? Come meet us, hear what we have to offer, and then make your pick!

Freshmen Reception Thursday, September 23, 2010 club hours NVC 5-215
Freshmen are invited to join the staff of the Center for Academic Advisement for an afternoon of information, games and raffles. Students will have the opportunity to learn about majors & minors, find out how to use DegreeWorks – the student degree audit system – and speak directly with academic advisors. All freshmen are welcome to stop by at anytime.

Greek True Story Thursday, September 23, 2010 VC 1-107 (Multi-purpose room) 6PM-9PM
Think you know about Greek Life? You have no idea. Come watch our very own Greek comedy!

Soccer Free Play Monday through Thursday 12:30PM – 3:00PM VC B2 Auxiliary Gym
Calling all Soccer stars! All students are invited to join their fellow Baruch peers for friendly games of soccer on the B2 level of the Athletic & Recreation Center (ARC)

Please always feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. E-mail & text is the best way to get in touch with me.

Study hard!

– Michelle

First when I got the question ‘who you think you are’, I had divided the answer into two parts by 2 different periods of time, from now and in the future. Now I am a freshman of Baruch College in this year. That is who I am today and who really want to be a successful student in the college. But I am a little bit lost about who I want to be in the future of my life. To become a woman who work so hard for her job or just a pretty normal person walking on the 34^th street, of course I hope the first phrase can come true one day but I am also wondering whether I really have the ability to reach that goal or not. But from now, I believe I am a person who will try my best to achieve the goal that I really want.

The top three concerns about my freshman year in Baruch College are how to get high GPA on my transcripts, which interesting club I should join, and who I am going to know in this new community. High GPA is one of the most important topics that always appear in the conversations of people in the college because they all know those GPAs are going to affect their entire life. It directly relates to their future career and I totally realize it. Club is also the thing we can’t ever miss in our college life. Several days ago, I posted a status on my facebook that is ‘it will be so regretful if we are not going to club in college,’ and many people agreed with me. I believe there is a lot of fun in clubs and that is also one of the places that we can meet friends for life. Baruch College has a really large population and I am really excited about knowing new friends here because I believe here is the last period of time before we start to consider about our own interests every day.

My high school experience was really boring, nothing exciting. My high school didn’t have any sports terms and outdoor conventions for fun and neither other interesting parties, maybe I was in the bilingual classes so I knew less things about the school because of the language problem. But all I did was going to school in the morning and leaving after my classes had done every day. Sometimes I even think my junior high was more interesting than my high school. So I can’t wait to join a club in the college or to participate in other activities for getting into the community much more than what I did in high school and to make it fun.

I think after the first year in Baruch, I will be much more responsible to myself and also to other things. In here, I have to follow up all the things I have to do for myself, there is nobody can help you to fix your mistake or failing grade any more. So we have to understand what we suppose to do and what we definitely can’t do. And I am pretty sure I will be more mature than now a year later.

Who do I think I am? For the past few years I been asking myself this question and I have come up with various answers. I am an ambitious person. I am a person with the dream to succeed. I am a person who wants to stand out in a crowd. I am a person who wants to be recognized for something significant in the world. Now that I think of it, I am all these things. Although I may not seem like that person now, I am building myself to become that person. I am a person with dreams.

Over this past month, I have been trying to get use to the “Baruch Culture”. In my experience, I have grown concerns about my capabilities. For example, I sense a lot of competition in classrooms as every individual is aiming for an A. In addition, there are expectations that are implied without any notice. There is also a ton of reading for each class and it is easy to be overwhelmed with work. Basically I’m afraid I will not be able to keep up with the college level work. Despite my optimism of who I want to become, I feel it will take me a long while before I’m truly up to speed.

In my opinion, college’s greatest aspect is the amount of freedom given to each and every student enrolled. Anyone has the ability to choose their own schedule, classes and even professors. There are no guidance counselors or teachers making sure we are on track or making schedules for us. There are also many opportunities for people to get involved and build resumes. With a wide collection of club, teams groups, and internships it is easy to meet new people and to fulfill extracurricular. However unlike high school, college requires a lot of responsibilities as assignment deadlines are not frequently announced, textbooks and learning materials are bought individually and a person’s success or failure is all up to them.

In my first year of college, I will definitely learn to manage my time properly. I will grow to become the person I aim to be by learning various self improvement skills. Skills such as being able to speak publicly which will prove to be an advantage against competing classmates. I am sure by the end of my freshmen year I will be more involved with the Baruch community.

I am a freshman at Baruch College this Fall 2010. Like any other freshman, I’m going to college with the hope of getting good grades and gaining knowledge that will help us to success in the future.  Being a freshman in college is not as easy as I imagined. Everything is so different from high school especially if you are not graduated from high school in the states. But, I believe I can work things out and hopefully everything will go along smoothly.

The top three concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College are grades, time management and my personality. Firstly, grades are really important to me. Especially during the freshman year. I believe that if I don’t have a good foundation or base, I won’t go any higher. The freshman year is like the base of a building. In order to build a tall and steady building, we need a strong base. I’m not sure about my major yet , but since I’m in Baruch College which is famous for its business school, I might as well consider something to do with business. The required GPA to enter the Zicklin School of Business is high. Therefore, I must work very hard on my grades in order to be accepted. Second, I’m not good in time management. Back then at home, I have my parents to manage everything for me. I never think about what should I do first or do later. Now, I have to manage my own time. My life is really a mess during the first week of the Fall semester. I’m working and studying at the same time. At first, its hard to cope with the crazy schedule I had in my daily life. But then, it got better now.Third, I’m a really shy and quiet person. I find it hard to communicate with people around me. Speaking to a stranger and in the crowd are my biggest fear in life. I knew that this will create an obstacle for me from being a part of the society especially if I wanted to major something to do with business. I hope my experience in Baruch College would change me completely into an outgoing with high self-esteem person.

Experience in Baruch College is obviously different from high school. There is a huge difference for me between high school and college since I graduated high school in Malaysia. People here speaks perfect English. Although my first language is English but, I have no confidence speaking in English in the states. In high school, the number of people is not that many but in college, there are a lot of people around the campus. Since I’m a shy person, I find it uncomfortable to be in such crowd.

I hope the first year in Baruch College would change me into a more independent, well organized and outgoing person. Hopefully by joining clubs will give me courage to face my biggest fear in life.