Blog # 2/3

One thing that really differentiate college from high school is the amount of time you need to spend on studying. Still having the study habits of a high school student, i still find myself procrastinate until the last minute, just like this blog. I feel neutral about my first semester in Baruch because i didn’t come in with much expectations. I don’t wanna say there is a lot of work because i know if i study 3-4 hours per day i would do fine. However i don’t find myself doing that. My grades for this semester is like B or B+, which i am totally fine with. The last thing i want to do in college is to work for solely grades. I am trying to find classes that i have interests in, as a way to stop procrastination. If i could i just want to take out the English writing class because i am so tired of doing those writings. i had been doing that throughout high school. They are the same writings except they have to be longer in college.. One thing that change about me is definitely critical thinking. For this i have to thank my philosophy professor. I think she’s smart and influential. She’s knowledgeable and passionate about what she teaches.

There is one thing i would like to improve and that is expressing myself. Sometimes i find myself not able to express myself because  of diction, i can’t get the words out (sort of like when you see somebody on the street and you can’t remember their names, but you know you know them). Other times i don’t know what i want to express but really want to say something. (weird)

Blog #1

“Who do i think i am?” I came from China with my family 7 years ago. Right when i came here, i knew little to no english at all.  I went to Manhattan Center for Science& Mathematics for high school, which is located in upper east side. I had always complained about that school name, it’s deceiving because it’s nowhere near the center of manhattan. I would say most of my friends think im shy, but there is the boldness inside me. It’s hard for me to get a conversation going when i meet somebody for the first time. It’s rather hard for me to make new friends. I think the problem is that people think i am unapproachable, and i dont take the initiation.

Problems that concerned me is the workload. Papers that are 4 or 5 pages long that are due at the end of each month always get me worried. I am bad at writing, if this blog takes me 30min to finish then how long is the paper gonna take? I also dont like to read, which does jeopardize my performance in school. Im also trying to get rid of my shy and passive me. Even though baruch is a commute school, coming to school for jus classes is just gonna make the 4 years long and dull. I want to enjoy my stay in baruch and make the most out of it.