I’ve thought about ways to answer this question and I’ve come to only one conclusion: I don’t know who I am. Most of us probably don’t know either. We all come to Baruch to mature and find ourselves. From what I do know, is that I’m an 18-year-old Jew from Great Neck. I like most guys, I enjoy sports, music and just having fun.
My top 3 concerns for my freshman year are:
- Time Management: High School was fairly easy and I was not asked to do much. I would often forget about assignments and do them the day that it was due. My procrastination problem has often lead to problems but were solved easily in High School. I know in college it will be different.
- Workload: As you can see, the workload in High School was easy to handle and did not require much effort. Most of the classes worked together to prevent overlapping test, assignments, etc… However, in college none of my teachers have any concern with my other classes, and I have multiple assignments every day.
- Time of day: In High School, I would have a 2 min commute to school and the day would only be around 6 hours a day. Now that I have to commute to Baruch, some of my days are double that – 12 hrs. Adjusting to a much longer day is difficult, but I’m getting used to it.
Baruch differs from my High School because of the freedom and responsibilities acquired from entering college. In High School, your teachers would keep track of your assignments, attendance, etc…, but in college your on your own. You need to stay organized at take responsibilities over all of your things. No one will be looking after you making sure you do your work.
Hopefully by the end of my 1st semester, I become a more responsible student and I take control of my life. I want to get rid of my procrastination habits and my laziness. I hope I will be able to adapt to the real word and escape the “Great Neck bubble”.
