a. Tell us who you think YOU are!
Well this is a hard question because I’m still young, I’m still growing within and I still have time to discover who I really am. I know my name is Maggie Tien and I’m from Brooklyn, NY. Right now I am a student at Baruch College and I do not know what I want to do in the future. I give credit to people who do know what they want to do in the future because it keeps them focused, “Eye on the prize.” I am keeping my options open at the moment because I have changed paths many times. I’m still growing and discovering myself every day!
b. Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch and explain why.
My top three concerns are getting a good GPA, letting procrastination get the best of me and focusing in class. I want a good GPA because everyone does. It makes me feel accomplished and it just looks good. I heard it’s easier to get a high GPA during freshman year so I’m going to try and work hard this year. I procrastinate too much and I’m just lazy to do stuff so I need to pull myself to do the work instead of pushing it off. I need to focus in class because sometimes the teachers are boring and I just want to fall asleep. These tie into each other so if I get one of them; I can get the other two.
c. So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?
I think Baruch is not that different from my high school. It is so similar. I feel like I graduated high school to go into another high school. The environments the same and almost everything is the same. The only difference is that I knew way more people in high school and I had a “home” place to go to everyday but in Baruch I don’t.
d. How do you think your first year at college will change you?
I think it will just make me grow more mature and discover myself a little more. I just hope my personality doesn’t change.
