Author Archives: farwa.zaidi

a) baruch did not really live up to my expectations. i was expecting to choose my own classes, and pick what times i’d wanna come to school and leave. instead, i just got stuck with whatever they gave me, which i thought was really unfair. but to be fair, it is a pretty good school. it’s really crowded though, which i didn’t expect. that reminds me of my high school, especially when i have to fight to get on an elevator. you’d think that a college would be more efficient.

b) i think my first semester went pretty well. it was kind of scary at first, because i wasnt used to working so hard in high school. but i’ve gotten the hang of it now, and hopefully my mistakes from this semester will help me do better in the next term. in the beginning i procrastinated and didn’t do all of my work, but i know better now. hopefully i won’t do that again in the spring.

c) if i could do this semester over again i would manage my time a little better. now that finals are coming up i am, but in the beginning i really wasn’t and i’m afraid that effected my grades for the term. i would set some goals for myself for the end of the term, and work to acheive them instead of just getting by in my classes.

d) i have changed a bit since i started college. i’m a little better at managing my time, and i do see myself procrastinating less.(except with this blog) also, i think i’m a little bit more independent, since i don’t really have that many friends here and i’m so used to being surrounded by people that i know. now that i’m here by myself, i have to come to school and go home on my own which makes me feel a little more independent. i’ve also started taking school a lot more seriously, maybe because i’m paying for it. but i do see a difference in my work ethic from when i was in high school.

okay, first off, i really have no idea how i’m supposed to write this. hopefully i get it right.

what do i like best? there are so many things. i love my family, especially my nephews. i like reminiscing on my childhood and thinking about how life used to be. i like nyc. i like where i grew up. i love shopping. i like thinking about my future, and where i might travel to.

there are a lot of things i don’t like at all. especially fake people. i don’t understand them. i don’t like being confused, or feeling like i’ve given up. and i don’t like that i’m commuting to college.

i identify myself as a sister, a daughter, a best friend, a muslim, a new yorker.

the people who are most important to me are my family members, because you can never replace them.

the things that are most important to me are being able to do what i want. doing well at what i try hard at.

one moment of empowerment for me was when i realized that people don’t take me seriously, and wanting to prove them wrong.

my favorite quote is “yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift, that’s why we call it the present.

I think I am someone who people can count on. I have always helped my friends with their problems and given them advice. I like to be there for the people that I care about, and I hope they’ll do the same for me. I am also someone who definitely over-thinks things often. I hate it, but I always always over analyze everything, whether I want to or not. I am also someone who cares about my family a lot. I grew up living close by to my father’s family, and have always loved my family. My cousins are like older siblings to me, since I don’t have any of my own. And last year when I went to Pakistan, I had a chance to really meet my family from my mother’s side, and love them a lot as well. I always put my family first. I am also someone who’s not very social. I have been called mean, but I don’t think I am. I just have a few best friends, and I am happy with that.

My biggest concerns in my first year of college are that I won’t be able to handle the coursework. In my senior year of high school, I didn’t do much work, so I am afraid that having such a big change will effect my grades. I am also concerned that I won’t take the right classes. I’m not sure what I want to major in, so I don’t know what classes to take in my second semester. I am also concerned about managing my time. I’ve never really been good at doing that, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to. Hopefully I will.

My college experience is already very different from high school in many ways. For example, my professors do not really tell us what we have to do. Instead, we have to look at the syllabus for our homework. Also, the environment is very different. We are allowed to do anything during our breaks, whereas in high school, we have to stay in the buiding at all times. And also, there is a LOT more work. In high school it was really easy to just get by, but in college I find myself working all the time. Also, no one in college really cares that much about making friends. At orientation, some kids were even saying that they don’t want to make friends, and they just want to get their degrees with no distractions.

I think my first year of college will make me work harder. Especially since I didn’t do much work in high school. This year I hope to learn how to manage my time, study well, and be on top of all my work and never feel overwhelmed. I hope that I can stay focused on my goal of getting a 4.0 GPA and that I am consistent in both the first and second semesters. I do not want to do well this term only to have my GPA go down next term. I want to keep my grades high all through out college.