Who the HELL am i? My name is Mike. I used to live in Queens and attended a catholic school until 7th grade. I attended Herricks High School and currently live in Long Island. Throughout my childhood, i loved to explore the universe around me and i feel the need to reach my full potential in any situation. There are also many things i have interest in.. such as health/fitness, cars, girls, animals, dancing, most sports, benjamins, and food. I show kindness and respect towards others, especially as a first impression, but i don’t like to be messed with. I also love working out and i have a goal to achieve my perfect ideal physique, however i recently just gained 30pounds from doing bad, bad things (planning to get back on track). I love trying new things and doing any fun activity. I just can’t stand staying at home being bored and unproductive. I hate stress or doing things that i don’t want to. I can be cocky and stubborn at times, or even naive, however i try not to be. I live life because of HOPE and goals, whether short or long term, which i dream about and picture in my mind almost everyday.
My main concern about freshman year, or even my whole college career is quite obvious – insatiable amounts of unwanted work and papers. Another concern i have is the 3 hour daily commute. I’m not a morning person at all and need my daily 12-15 hours of sleep. Whenever i wake up at 5:30am in the morning, the first thing that comes to my mind is ” F$&*, i have to go through this mother#$%@ing commute “. My last concern is if whether or not i’m going to have a good/fun time, especially regarding my social life. This is a commuter school and it’s not the traditional college experience, so things are just different. Although i have met some really cool people over the past couple weeks, it’s not that easy. I still manage to get through it because it’s what needs to be done. Haha.
What do I think will make my Baruch College experience different from my high school experience? Man, i really miss High School, it was a blast. One thing i can say is different is the amount of responsibility. I already feel the heavier pressure of more responsibility just with the thought of what the future has the bring me, pertaining to academics. I also find it harder to take care of my body because i can’t maintain a steady diet anymore, and it’s hard for me to go to the gym when i come at 7pm-8pm everyday. Another thing is being able to be in Manhattan four times a week. I love being exposed to this enormous world because i am able to observe, listen, and learn new things. Other than that, not much.
If anything, it will increase levels of stress.