Author Archives: Maggie Tien

It has been about three months since I’ve started in Baruch. I think it did not live up to my expectations at all. I didn’t really have any specific expectations but for some reason I thought it was going to be totally different from high school and stuff like that. Once I went to class for about two weeks, it felt just like high school to me. Maybe it was because my high school classes and environment felt like college. I feel like I graduated high school to go into a harder high school. The only thing that I really like is the massive amount of freedom I have and the fully equipped computer lab.

I think I did pretty well in the beginning of the semester. As the days go on, I feel like my head is absorbing so much information that it’s hard for me to absorb some more. My exam grades now are a little lower than what I received in the beginning. Overall, I don’t think I did too badly. I just hope I do well on the final and my professors will not do anything crazy and change dramatically.

What I would do differently during this semester if I could do it all over again is not procrastinate. I feel like I procrastinated a lot and when I handed in my work, it wasn’t my best. I also would have not bought some of the textbooks I bought because in some classes, the professor barely used it.

I do not think I changed very much since I started in Baruch College because I feel like I’ve been this mature since high school. All my high school classes have trained me to feel like they were college classes so I don’t feel any different than I was last year. I just love the freedom I have now. Baruch College is a good school though with good classes and has a lot of programs for students to interact in. I don’t think I’m going to transfer because even though it feels like high school, I like it here.

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.

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.