Daily Archives: September 16, 2010

I’m going to be famous one day, and my name is David. When I was a kid I used to be a shy, little kid who sat at the end of the lunchroom table, now, loud mouth, not really at Baruch though. I’m a very ambitious person and I think things happen for a reason. Basically, the notion is everything that possibly can go wrong does go wrong. My life is movies. Since I was 4 I started watching movies like Good Fellas, terminator, other R rated movies and my parents were okay with that as was I. I’ve always a passion for film and one day I’m going to write them (screenwriter).

My biggest concern about Baruch is studying and getting good grades because I’m probably going to transfer after the first year because I want to go away. Be independent, party as much as I want, day road trips whenever I want. Basically, just be on my own and if I do get bored and have extra time, I’ll work out, play basketball, write. I compare Baruch to a subway because there are so many people and all they do is walk fast!

I think one thing Baruch is going to teach is to worry about myself more and set goals for myself. I love basketball and have never blogged before and it’s kind of retarded. I kind of want to keep writing but I can’t think of what to write about. I went to Eleanor Roosevelt H.S. and have been a city kid my whole life. This is the place to be and there’s a lot of opportunity out there but kind of hard to get it. It’s all about who you know. Basically, you want to get shit done, you got to get it done yourself.

Who is Calvin? He is someone who sucks at blogging. He is 18 years old but doesn’t feel like an adult quite yet. He was born in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn throughout his life. Calvin attended Madison High School and chose Baruch over Hunter and St. Johns. Let me rephrase who is Calvin. I am Calvin. I am an introvert, and as such, likes to spend my time doing solo activities. You will often find me skating, running, swimming, or taking pictures by myself. But that doesn’t mean I am anti social. I also do not know what else to write about myself so let me end there.

Baruch College feels and is a lot bigger than high school. As a freshman, I am quite often lost on how the college works and where anything is located. The way the classes are structured also seems a bit strange but I am slowly adjusting to it. My main concern as a freshman is learning how to keep track of all my classes(dates when papers and such are due). Another concern of mine is to kill off the senioritis that plagued me throughout senior year. Since this post requires me to think of another concern, I will try to pull one off the top of my head…..I suppose making friends and networking would be my one other concern. And thats that.

Baruch College feels almost like high school yet feels completely different. I still have that nagging dull feeling that seems to put me to sleep quite often in class that followed over from high school. Yet, unlike high school, the way I learn is quite different, a lot of work comes from self-study. I expect that as time goes on, I will probably develop a new style of learning that isn’t all blank memorization.

Unlike high school where I could sort of predict my attitude for next year, I can not foresee myself by the end of the year. It is probably because everything is too different but….I expect myself to feel more accomplished if that means anything. And maybe more responsible?….not sure about that one

Hey my name is Michelle I’m 17 years old & I am Dominican. At first I am a shy person but once i get to know you I stop being shy :). I am a realistic person. A lot of people confuse the fact that I am realistic and think that I am a pesimistic person and I am not. I can be real sweet but don’t think that you can push me over; I can also have a very strong attude. I am planning on becoming an accounting major but its just a thought. I don’t know where I am going to be in 10 years but I am excited for my journey to come.

I think like any freshmen I am concerned with the way things run. College is very different from high school. Teachers give you your assignments for the semester and thats it. They are not on top of you to get things done on time. If you hand it in great if not too bad. So I’m concerned about my time management. I am the biggest procastinator ever and I know that this can affect me a lot in school. Also the fact that everything depends on you. In college you have a bigger responsibility. It makes sense I guess since you are considered an “adult”. My last concern is that my “college life” will be boring. Being that Baruch is a commuter school most students just go to school and go home; theres not much of an involvement.

There are so many things that I think will make my experience at Baruch different then my high school experience. I think one thing that will make a big difference is the people that I will meet. I know I am going to learn a lot from my first year at Baruch. One thing im really hoping to get from my freshmen is time management because I think that with out that college will be one big struggle LOL hopefully not.

Well i hope you guys know a little more about me. I’m not really a blog person so bare with me 🙂

Hey LC26 =) I should probably start this by talking a little about my background. I was born and raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Midwood HS. Senior year I was debating between attending Hunter or Baruch, but obviously I chose Baruch! I have yet to decide if that was the wisest option to be honest. College life so far has been nice, but it kind of still feels like I’m in High School. Hopefully that will change soon…..But anyway, our class seems to be energetic and diverse. For the most part, the people I have met so far have been really warm and interesting. I’m kind of a shy guy, but I’d love to make some friends within our LC so come say hi!! Currently I live in Chelsea during the school week, and I go home on the weekends to my parent’s place in Brooklyn (sometimes?). I take school very seriously but like any other college student I always make time for partying, lol. But when I’m not studying or partying, I’m probably playing World of Warcraft. I’m a huge online gaming geek and I’m quite proud actually, you name it and I probably play it. And yes, computer nerds do know how to party! But digressing on, the majority of our Professors are great, and I feel this will be a successful first term. The “Baruch planner” wants me to discuss my top concerns, so here they are. I worry about making friends, during our breaks I find myself wandering solo most of the time, which is nice but yea you get the hint. My other concerns are that I might get some not-so-fabulous Professors which will negatively affect my grades. Other than that though, I think Baruch and I will get along just dandy. My first year of College will probably make me more independent and a better studier. Well, that’s it for Blog # 1. Sorry if you found it dreadfully boring, I read some of the other blogs posted which were quite amusing. See ya in class =)

-Haven