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Coming into college, I was very upset. Senior year in High School was the best year of my life and I didn’t want to ever leave the school and friends I had finally become so familiar with. My first day at Baruch, I came home crying. The day was so long, and such a hassel. The teachers were so serious. The people were so different. I didn’t see myself making friends at this school, and I told my parents there was no way I would commute by train every day; I wanted to drive. Eventually after one week of adjusting to my new life, I met some new people and I started liking the school. Now my only problem was getting into school mode. Usually its hard to become serious again after the summer, but this time it was especially hard because my summer began second semester of senior year. Luckily I was able to finally get my school work on track. But just as I was beginning to get stable my friends and I met a new crowd of friends and got thrown off. We started staying out very late every night. For a good 2 months I forgot all about school and didn’t open a single book. By the end of the semester I realized I could be failing my classes, but it was too late to get myself back together. My goal for next semester is to keep myself focused and do well in school. If I could do it all again, the only thing I would change is to balance schoolwork and friends.

All my life I’ve been with my best friends every day. Same school, same friends, for 17 years. All of a sudden college started. I no longer see my best friend, Ashley, every day. We never thought about this effecting us. Our relationship normally consists of fighting harshly one day and then being like sisters the next. This cycle worked out pretty well for us in high school because neither one of us enjoyed going to out lunch alone, so we were forced to make up. After the first month of college we got into a big fight, which isn’t rare, but this time it was different. Neither one of us really cared! Being in different schools our lives went on. I had a new guy in my life and she just made up with her old best friend after being in a fight for over a year. Both of us were extremely happy in the moment and only remembered about our fight when our friends asked us if we made up yet. One night it hit me… We always told each other that boyfriends suck because each fight could be the end of the relationship, but the special thing about out friendship was that wed always make up the next day… This time our lives were going on without each other, which was scary. I began to cry. I called her without even thinking about it. When I heard her voice I couldn’t talk. Then she said “Sim, can we be friends again?” After a minute of sobbing I said yes and everything was immediately back to normal!

My name is Simone Hakimi, I’m seventeen years old and I’m from Great Neck. My high school years were the best years of my life, I still cry when I think back. Senior year was crazy for my friends and I. I took all AP’s so it was hard for the first half but once second semester came along we had parties every day and night. I played field hockey and lacrosse all throughout school and loved it. I also took art all my life and I am now working to be a fashion designer. Although I have family in the fashion industry and have pretty much been set up to become a designer when I grow up, my true passion is cars. I don’t even know where to get started with cars. Basically I’m a guy… When I’m bored I research cars rather than stalk facebook. I bully my guy friends into racing me (I’m very cocky about my driving skills). My favorite is between the Aston Martin CarbonV12 and Maserati MC Sportsline… Someday i’ll own both 🙂
College is a huge change for me. Were definately more independent! Our classmates are all different people from different places, rather than the same people we all knew since we were in diapers. No more scheming work.. now your really “only cheating yourself” if you scheme! I hope to study hard while enjoying college!