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Hello world! My name is Dimitris Kouvaros and I’m a freshman at Baruch college. I’m trying to major in Finance and have a job that is somewhat related to stocks, bonds, etc. A little about me? I reside in Whitestone, Queens with my family. I am an alumni of Saint Francis Preparatory high school in fresh meadows, Queens. I am a huge follower of baseball. It is my favorite sport to play and watch. I also love football. I am also a huge fan of the rock band Queen. I come from a Greek family and i know Greek just as well as i know English.

Coming into a new higher education establishment area(I’m trying to say college in a fancy way i think) i know that there’s gonna be some challenges to endure here. I think one hardship that will be hard to overcome will be trying to maintain a high GPA. I already am swamped with homework, other outside school activities and i work as well. Im still trying to find some time for my studies that wont be cut short. Im hoping it will change in the near future. Another hardship i think I’ll go through is finding some time for myself. Not one day since i started Baruch have i had one day off due to school , homework and work. And i don’t think it will change any time soon. I still haven’t seen any of my friends in high school yet.  Its a hardship but ill try to cope with it the best i can.  Another hardship is not knowing what to do during my breaks.  I have two separate two and a half hour breaks, so i honestly don’t know what too do during them. I found out about the game room a while ago, but i cant go there during ALL my breaks. And I am not willing to waste money to go out all the time.

A big difference between my high school and my college is pretty clear. One is a high school and one is a college. College is going to be more complicated  educational wise.  Also a big change is that Baruch college is in the city. I rarely went to the city before and now i know it pretty well. At least downtown and most of midtown. Another thing is that there are so many students at Baruch and so limited time its seems almost impossible to befriend someone.

This freshman year in college i think will change  me a lot. It will make me learn to adapt to the study patterns my teachers tell me. I will have to learn to adapt  to this ridiculous sleeping pattern. i might sleep one day at 11 and the next at 2 because of homework or studying. I am pretty sure by years end i will learn the majority of the train routes in Manhattan. I’m hopeful that also by years end i will become an even better student and become a fan favorite by my teachers.