Monthly Archives: October 2010

My name is Alyssa December and I’m 18 years old. I’m a freshman here at Baruch College. I know exactly what I want to accomplish in my life and I hope that Baruch can give me the tools I need to succeed. At first, I may come off as abrasive but I just take things too seriously sometimes. Never judge a book by its cover. I am extremely careful to whom I open up to and trust.  I have had alot of unfortunate things that have happened to me in my life and I live by the motto “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” and whenever I feel like I cannot get through an obstacle in my life I always repeat “This too shall pass.”  I consider myself very hardworking; I have been working ever since I was 14 years old.  I also don’t like alot things  but one thing that I simply detest is racism.  There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to be prejudice against anyone else, especially in this day and age.  As I continue along in life here at Baruch, I hope I will meet meaningful people and learn and experience life changing things as well.

I am an individual. I say what I want. I dress how I like. And I don’t care what anyone thinks really. I am obsessed with two things: rings and feathers. I always wear multiple rings. My favorite is one that covers my knuckle and has a fleur de lis on it I wear it every day. Feathers fascinate me. They’re so beautiful and colorful and I love wearing them either in my hair or on a keychain. I also love the 60s and I wish I’d lived through them.

My name is Michael Lavin and i attend Baruch College. I love to read and study and go to class. In my spare time i play alot of Scrabble and read Novels. My greatest memory is the time in freshman year of high school when i was really worried about my midterm so i studied for it and after all my hard work i got an A on the test. The time i spend in this class will not be wasted cause this class is so important and helpful.

My name is Timi Thomas.  I’m a freshman at Baruch.  I have mixed feelings about the school.  The classes and resources the school has to offer is great but being a commuter, who travels about 3 hours a day, I can’t say I’m loving it here.

As for myself, I’m a pretty laid back person.  I am passive about most things and can let what does not matter truly slide… pretty sure that’s from Fight Club.  Although I’m not very outgoing, I’m also not aloof and reserved and get along well with most people.  I am professionally ambitious and do work hard to make sure I achieve my goals.

Timi Thomas

Hello,

My name is Annette Kim. I am currently a freshman at Baruch college and a part-time working hostess at a restaurant. The majority of my week consists of school and work. The majority of my weekend consists of going out and having fun with friends. Family is very important to me just like most other people and my father is the most important person to me in the whole world.

My hobbies are going out, laughing, wathcing good shows and or movies. Like most 19 year olds my hobbies include mostly things which are fun. I am a very easy going and laid back person. I chose to be whatever i feel at the time. If I have a lot of schoolwork then i feel resourcful and get everything done. On a day where i feel lazy I usually procrastinate and such. I am also a pretty deep and heavy thinker but I do not show it since heavy thoughts usually are kept to myself. I don’t like to come off too serious but more of a happy-go-lucky type of person.

I’m hoping my experience at Baruch will teach me to be more independant and responsible. I wish to learn many things that will help in my future career and life. Already I am learning to be a better person because I’m having to live on my own with others and handle my schoolwork with a lot less help than in high school. I have high hopes for myself and I believe with all honestly I will fulfill them.

Hi my name is Ariel Torkian, and I am from Long Island, New York. I consider myself to be a diligent and hard worker but i tend to get lazy at times. I like to have a good time but I always remember that there are consequences for all your actions.

I came to college in search of finding what I want to do as a career for the rest of my life. Coming into Baruch, I had my heart set on business but now I am a little indecisive because I am struggling tremendously in Math. Hopefully, by working hard and paying attention in class i can reach my goals at Baruch, and pursue a career in business. There have been some drastic changes in the transition from high school to college. Although I am only enrolled in four days of courses in college versus five in high school, i have a significant amount more of work in college. Midterms and exams are beginning to take a toll on me and I am literally exhausted 90 percent of the day. In high school, I could easily “scheme” my way through english class but with the more challenging novels in college I really have to sit down and do the reading.

A really embarrassing moment in my life came during an 11th grade football practice. My jabbering teammate continually would claim he was the stronger defensive end. He was undersized and tiny but was a very scrappy and hard working player. He worked hard in the offseason and I took him very lightly. Once the season began, he challenged me in a bench pressing contest, and blew me out the water. I was embarrassed in front of my whole team and more importantly my coaches. Next season, I hit the weight room and increased my strength and this time i blew him out of the water. It just goes to show you that “what you put in is what you will get in return”.

I think the first year of college will change my maturity level dramatically. In high school, the teachers spoon feed you and keep reminding you when an assignment or exam is due. In college, the professor says the assignment or exam date once and you are expected to remember it the first time. I have also noticed that in college, the majority of work done is out of the classroom. The use of textbooks and online working programs (course compass) are far more common in college than in high school. Hopefully all changes will be for the better and I will succeed from an education at Baruch college.

I have an okay roommate, but I have the suitemate from hell. We may just share a bathroom but my hatred for this man goes a lot farther than using all of my axe body wash. The other day he goes into my fridge and steals all of my asian roommate’s meat dish. Then when he’s confronted about it he gets defensive: “Dude relax it didn’t look chinese so I thought it was Steves. See there’s no problem”. And thats who I am.

My name is Laura Cheek. I am an creative individual and at this time of my life I am exploring myself, trying to figure out my purpose here in this life. I always say live life to it’s fullest. People often toss this phrase around however no one utilizes it and applies it in their every day life. I feel like is too short so live every day as it’s your last. I love to laugh and make people happy. I enjoy making people smile; especially my family. My parents are my heros and my two sisters are my best friends.I love them more than myself. I have wonderful friends and acquaintances around me that I would give anything just to sit, talk, and be with at any given time of day. I have recently moved to Manhattan which was a big change for me. Not being in my own house with my family, and being able to drive to meet up with friends whenever I wanted made me feel a little lonely for my first few days on my own. My new friends at Baruch made me feel comfortable and made the transition a lot smoother. I love the city life, however I’m skeptical about the next four years of all this homework :/ I know I need to go to school in order to get an amazing degree and make loads of money in order to peruse my goals such as traveling to every country, and buying property in all the countries my ancestors once lived. Peace and love.

Sorry this is late.

Hi! My name is Maggie Tien. I am a daughter, a sister, a student and lots of other statuses. I love to eat and sleep. I also have an interest in cosmetics. Right now, I dislike waking up for school, being broke and feeling hungry. I believe in ghost so I’m scared of them. I get scared easily so scary movies/books are not my thing. I’m also scared of failing because I feel as if I can never recover from it. In life I want to be happy. Being happy would be my success. Of course having a good job and a support system would be factored into my happiness.

To me right now, the first year of college feels like  high school. I graduated from Fort Hamilton High School to go to a harder high school that has more freedom. I have a lot more time, more work and more studying to do but the environment is almost the same. My high school was as crowded like Baruch, had different ethnicities and had a lot of clubs & business programs. Classes are fine and I’m not suffering for any class. Sociology is my best class just because I have the most freedom in that class. My worst class is music because it’s more strict and a little boring. I hope my impression for school gets better and not feel like I’m in high school.

Hi I’m Jonathan Kaplan, from Long Island New York, I prefer Jon. I am a determined person, only in subjects in which I have interest. I also describe myself as Outgoing, funny, smart, and honest.

I spend my free time procrastinating, trying to not do anything productive, which I hope college can change.

Some things I enjoy are sleeping, music, movies, cars, hanging out with my friends, and partying. Partying isn’t something that this college does at all, but thank god for NYC.

So far college is a huge change from high school. In high school I was able to do as I please and not attend class if I wanted. Especially my senior year. I still managed to get good grades though, and the absences didn’t affect me. Now in college, I feel that besides the really strict attendance policy in all of my classes, I actually have to do the reading to understand what is going on in class. I am not used to this at all, but I have seen an improvement in my habits since the beginning of the semester already.

I’m afraid of not having good grades in my classes. My parents have had really high standards for me the majority of my life, and I fulfilled them with promised grades in high school, yet college I have already seen one failing grade. I am definitely going to put more time into everything I do now seeing that it counts.

I don’t really know what else to write here so I figure I am done.