FRO Blog1
Hey, im Vinny. I was born in Chicago, but lived in Staten Island for as long as I can remember. I attended both a Catholic grammar school, as well as a Catholic high school due to the religious beliefs of my family. Although I do not particularly share these beliefs, nor do i support the close-minded, biased approached toward curriculum, Ive had many good friends throughout the years, some of which I still see frequently. My high school experiences bring me great memories of Friday Night Football games under the lights, house parties every weekend (though many of which, I hazily remember), and just getting together with some friends to start a BBQ on the nearest beach/parking lot. During my Senior year, shortly after the end of my high school football career, I quickly realized that I had to make, what could be, one of the most important decisions of my life. While my friends were choosing their “dream school’s”, based on where the best parties/campus/social experiences were, I began to question whether this was the best choice for me. Although I will always appreciate my high school memories, I realized that, in order for me to attain MY particular goals and ambitions, I had to choose the college that was best for ME. I chose to come to Baruch so that I can pursue my interest in Corporate Financing/Business Management. Since I made that decision, I’ve slowly begun to take the steps that I feel are necessary for me to succeed. I’ve begun to look for a new job, read non-fiction [(never finished an actual book before starting college) (‘The Tao of Wu’ by The RZA; GREAT book)], as well as, take a much more serious approach towards my studies. While I feel as though I am in the midst of a major turning point in my life, I still enjoy going out to party with friends, although it’s been tough; Having very few friends left in the boroughs. I now live in the SVA dorms, on the Lower East Side, in a single room. I’ve made a couple friends in the building so far, but I hope to see more people hanging out after school/on the weekends. The transition from high school to college has been both an enlightening, as well as stressful experience, but I believe that things will soon start falling into place.