HI! My name is Daniel DeRiso and I think Ican describe myself as a determined, hard working and strong willed person who cares a lot about others. My academics and athletics are priorities in my college life right now as I try to achieve my goals in both aspects. Through my hard work and determination I hope to become a successful student athlete at Baruch and one day attain a high paying career in the field of business. I am a very friendly person so I am hoping that it will it be easy for me to meet people throughout my years at Baruch. As a freshman in college, ofcourse I am filled with many concerns about my upcoming years in a new environment. College is a place that is like no other. I am concerned about getting all of my work finished on time with great quality. In college there is not going to be a professor who watches you all the time making sure that the work is done. I have to use my free time wisely with my time management skills and get my work done. The workload in college is much heavier than that of high school so I will really need to stay on top of things if I want to succeed academically. Although I am a friendly person, Baruch is a commuter school which can make it tough for students to form friendships with other students. Relationships created in college can last a lifetime so I hope that I can form a few close friendships with my colleagues. My last concern as a feshman Baruch is balancing my athletics and academics. As a student athlete it can become difficult to handle the work assigned from proffessors and coaches. I have to stay extremely determined to make sure that I stay focused on my studies and have exceptional performances on the field as well. I believe that my Baruch experience is going to be very different than my high school experience. In college, a student has a lot of free time. The free time comes with positives and negatives. I could use it to do social events or I can focus on my academics and get my work done. I think a good student can balance those two ideas be able to be studious but also have fun. I will have to motivate myself to get my work done because people are not going to remind me that I have homework due next class or a test next week. As a college student I gain a lot more responsibility than when I was in high school. I believe my first year of college will change me for the better. I have to be less dependent on others and worry about myself. Independence will be an attribute that will grow inside of me as I get through my first semester. I hope that through my college years I will become stronger as a person and can achieve my goals that I have set for myself.