Monthly Archives: October 2010

Hello everyone, my name is Mohammed Jaffery and I am 18 years old.  I really like basketball.  Its my favorite sport.  I’m also a big fan of music, I listen to almost anything if it sounds good.  I’m a fun loving person and a thrill seeker.  I walk on the wild side.  I laugh in the face of danger (ha ha ha ha!) I really wanna go skydiving, bungee jumping, anything that’ll give me a rush.  My motto is pretty much  “Live, laugh, and laugh some more” No matter what I’m doing, I should be enjoying myself and having fun.  What I like most about college is that its never boring.  I really like coming to school, the classes just get in the way.  What I like least about college is the work but thats what I have to do in order to earn my degree and be successful.  My family and friends are very important to me.  I’m always there for them and they’re always there for me.  Roles I play in my life are son, brother, and friend.  I take these roles very seriously.  I’m always there for anyone who needs me.  I’ve come to enjoy college.  Its nice that I’ve gotten used to it.

Growing up, I always believed that I knew who I was–Ada Li: spawn of Chinese immigrants, born and raised in New York City–but eventually I realized that those were just facts that don’t really say anything about who I am.

I’d like to say that I know who I am, but I kind of really don’t. I am am many things, but they are ‘whats,’ not ‘whos.’ I am a culinary junkie, a writer, a human rights activist and an explicit Atheist, but what probably defines me the most is that I am a history enthusiast. From Ancient Egypt to Marie Antoinette, I find everything in the past fascinating, so usually when I’m asked to define myself, that’s what I tell people. I like history so much, I even want to major in it. But what does that make me after I get my history degree? A history teacher? A non-fiction writer? The same as I am now?

I don’t really know who I am or what I am going to become. Starting college hasn’t helped in the slightest bit either, as I now have no time for anything. Heck, I’m so busy that I usually only have enough time to eat once a day (or less). I’m not upset, however. That’s just the way life is.

Self-discovery is a lifelong journey. I’ll find the time to figure out who I am. …Someday.

My name is Lily and I am chinese. When I’m asked to identify myself, that is usually how I respond. My roles in life consist of being a friend, a daughter, a sister, and a student. There are many other roles I play in my life, but these are the ones that I find are most important.

There are only three things I love: sleep, food and family. Like many other people, I consider my closest friends to be my second family and because we are all separated throughout the US, it has been hard keeping in touch. Being so far apart is definitely taking a toll on our lives, but I guess it’s just one of those things that happen when you’re in college.

There are a lot of things that make me happy. All of which can be found on my Facebook page, so check it out =]

I am all about equality. I just believe that every person should be treated with the same respect as anyone else, unless you’re Sarah Palin (sorry republicans but really?).

College has been…..crazy. I love the fact that I am independent and living in the city has been amazing. Although, I can definitely live without the honking and sirens…. I’m finding that sleep has turned into something that I can treasure. Because of the non-stop homework, it’s hard to even get in 6 hours of sleep. I can not wait until second semester when I can choose my own classes because waking up for an 8:40 class from tuesday to friday is not fun. At all.

Alright, that’s about it. Good night everyone!

“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli” -The Godfather

Pothead, oreo, slacker, whore and the list goes on.

But here I am at a new school where no one knows my name. There are so many floors and corridors that the beaming look of disgust over the things I’ve done or haven’t done [ but people think I’ve done anyway ] no longer affect me.

I don’t have to hide wishing to be invisible or walk with my head down.

There is a blank canvas.

One in which can be painted a picture of the friends I’ve met or have yet to make, to make up for all the ones I lost. Images of them I held close to my heart are now blowing in the wind.

Happiness.

I can finally do my best and not have to deal with questions like “How’d YOU get in honors?” or insults like “You know they had to stick in a few black kids in the DaVinci program so people couldn’t say it was racially biased.”

Like what is THAT supposed to mean?

At Baruch no one cares. It isn’t as competitive as high school, no one’s peeping over your shoulder to see whether or not you received a better grade than them.

It’s every man for himself.

I like it that way.

My independence has heightened, I’m in the city I love, now I can’t wait to get all these prerequisite courses out of the way so that I can learn more about the business world, and truly enjoy my college experience.

To sum it up: I am free but i am not free, considered an adult but still at home with mommy.  Growing up, my parents always spoke highly of college.  Since they both gradutated from universities, they expected nothing less from their children. They constantly voiced their opinions with college, including one I would never forget: my mother saying even if she had all the money in the world, she would not pay for my college education. She expected me to take care of my responsiblities on my own. Therefore, I knew college would be a necessity in my life and the reason why I am in Baruch.

Looking back, I miss high school. Compared to the courses here, it was a relatively easy experience. Classes were shorter, more uniformed, and time flew by quickly. I had no worries and would run around, pull pranks and just have fun. Baruch is an entirely different experience. No person can sit for three hours attentively in a single class. I wonder who was the genius that thought of making students sit for such a long time. I also prefer the option in choosing my classes. Although it will be given soon enough, a choice can make all the difference in the world.

Despite the change, I look forward to four years at Baruch. I knew coming into here that it would be a new obstacle to overcome. I personally challenge Baruch College to try stopping me from achieving my dream. I came here to be a businessman, and a businessman I shall be.

My name is Bianca Ning. Things I like include swimming, hanging out with my friends and spending time with my boyfriend. I don’t like how much work I’ve had to do so far in college. It’s pretty stressful.  I identify myself as a hardworking, enthusiastic and kind individual. I am the best friend, daughter, girlfriend and student. My family and friends are the most important people in my life. They help me through all my problems and work with me and never give up on me. When I am having fun with my friends, I feel I am the happiest person ever. My education is something that is really important to me. Even though the work in school is tough I know it’s something I have to do in order to reach the type of success I want.  School is ok. I wish there would be less work but I guess it’s just something I have to work with.  My theme song is definitely Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb”. It kind of motivates me to do my work.  How’s it going? Well, it’s going ok I guess. I’m learning how to manage my time better between school and work. I’m learning about all the responsibilities that come with college. My biggest challenge with school right now is getting the work done and studying for midterms. I’m enjoying the freedom college offers and the opportunity to meet new people.

If you dont know already my name is daniel donis im 18 years old, i live in woodhaven, queens. Queens is alright but i like the city a lot better. Some things i like to do are swim, watch movies, watch baseball, and when i have some down time and i feel like it i play xbox. I came to baruch thinking that i would major in business, like many people do, but i see now that it was a mistake recently i’ve been mulling over the thought of majoring in psychology and becoming a psychologist or go to med school to be a psychiatrist. I dont really like the school that much because other than the swim team it doesnt offer anything that i wouldnt be able to find elsewhere. Now your probably saying why not just transfer? but i can’t for a couple of reasons, one i really like the people on swim team and my coaches. The team is where i met the more interesting people in the first couple of weeks of school. Two I’m paying for baruch out of my own pocket and i have just enough money saved up for next semester and half of next year’s first semester which means that I have to work my ass off to get the other thousand dollars or so. A lot of people take for granted the help their parents give them, normally some people would have their parents paying for their college or they were smart enough to get a lot of scholarship money I unfortunately am not among that group. My family isn’t rich, my parents are both immigrants and we’re spanish, you do the math. Now dont get me wrong my family isn’t poor either, we just struggle sometimes. My parents were good enough to put my sister and i through private catholic school for the past 14 years instead of just going public all the way so that alone took up a good deal of money and I refuse to burden them further by having them pay another cent for my education. Sometimes I wish I was smarter, or a better swimmer so that maybe i could have been somewhere else and possibly even dorming there but whatever I just have to work with the cards im dealt, besides baruch might have some surprises down the road.

Hello! My name is Imran Murji and I am just a 17 years old trying to make it through my 5 years at Baruch, hoping to emerge successful. I live in West Hempstead and in case you didn’t know; thats in Long Island. So yah the commute is really tough especially because I have classes starting at 8.40. Besides the commute my other biggest concern with school right now is dealing with all the midterms that are coming up. This when time management plays a huge role. It’s the biggest transition going from high school to college. Another transition that is actually good would have to be the freedom I have to do whatever we want in college. No more parents standing over my back making sure I do everything their way. At the same time this will also teach me responsibility to take initiative and grow into an adult.

I like it best when I’m just able to go out with friends and have nothing to worry about especially school work. It makes me feel relieved of my duties that I know are awaiting.

I like it least when I fall behind school work and end up having to play catch-up. Oh and not to mention coming to this class is pretty terrible too. haha jk dont fail me joanna.

Did I mention how I am terrified of bugs, they’re just so creepy and also heights. I think I developed my fear of heights when I was a kid and I feel from the 2nd floor in a hotel. It it explains a lot doesn’t it haha.

“My name is joe loyer and this is my monologue” that would be the typical way to start this but i like to deviate from how most things would appear normally and input something different. that was a rather long greeting however the rest of this post will be how its supposerd to be. I just recently turned 18 and i feel the same. i always imagined that when i turned 18 id suddenly be knowledgeable in everything about everything. thats a whole lot of everything. but yea i thought id magically have a job and be an “adult” but i feel the same. some of the things i like in the world. . .hmm i like my life my family my friends my dog, golf, eating working out the same things eveyrone else likes doing but everyone has different orders of importance. i dislike a few things none of which come to mind at the moment but nothing that extreme besides the usual i hate getting up at 630am for class. im a student son brother friend boyfriend grandson nephew the list goes on and on but the people who mean the most to me are all of these people i like hangin with my friends its always hysterical i love bein with my girlfriend cause shes amazing, i like goin to ball games with my dad is always a good time. im not afraid of anything except losing these people and thats whats important to me keeping those i care about happy and doing well in school so that i can get the grades i want to transfer out. im trying to keep track of all the work i have to do and everything i gotta to do better and keep my gpa as high as possible. just concentrating and managing time is a pain in the ass. we do no work senior year and no work all summer long then get thrown into more work than weve ever done before. its hardly fair but what can we do it is what it is.  im out of things to say about myself.

      I came to Baruch thinking that I wanted to do business. I wanted to wear a suit everyday, and go to an office an make a lot of money. But after being here for over a month now, I have realized that is not what I want at all. The word “success” is always being thrown around here. It makes me ask “what is success?” If I’m working as a business man for the rest of my life, and I hate it, how can I call myself sucessful? I can’t. Thats why I think I need to go for something I love.

        My greatest interests in life are baseball and movies. Thats why I feel journalism is the major for me. If I could do anything, I would be a film critic, if not I would like to write about baseball. If neither work, sure I’ll be poor but maybe I won’t be angry at myself for not trying.