Who do I think I am? My name is Mark Villa and I am an 18 year old who was born in raised in Staten Island. I grew up playing sports my whole life and music is a big part of me also. I am very close with my family and friends.
Some of my concerns entering my first year of college at Baruch is to not get side tracked and keepy my head in the books. Throughout highschool, I slacked off a lot and I am very fortunate that I was accepted into Baruch. Now that I am here I have to make sure I keep my grades up. A key essential to not getting distracted is time management. My highschool football coach use to stress to my teammates and I about time management. Its important we show up to practice but it was also important that we got our homework and studying done. Now that I am in college, I truly realize how important managing my time is. And my last concern is too be open minded and to meet new people. My Baruch College experience is very different from my highschool experience. I went to catholic school my whole life and was always use to being in small classrooms and usually being with the same people. Baruch is a very diverse place with people of all different races and religions. Its a lot different from what I have grown up with but I am adjusting to it.
My first year of college will change me to become more mature because going from highschool to college is a big step. Highschool was a lot less stressful but college is so important because it is going to determine my future. My main goal is to keep my GPA high and to stay determined to graduate and get a great job after college.
