Although I was originally born in South Korea, I was fortunate enough to come to this country at a very young age. This allowed me to learn English and adapt to my new environment rather quickly and seamlessly. My parents still raised me as your average Korean American kid, and I’ve never had a problem identifying myself. I’ll admit, I am a shy person who can be incredibly awkward at times – and I’m habitually lazy to the point where sleep sounds a lot more fun than playing basketball with your friends. However, I believe that I do my best everyday to be a good individual who holds onto his beliefs and values.
As I transitioned into college life here at Baruch, my top 3 concerns are the following: procrastinating my work, losing my focus during lectures and not getting involved. I’m particularly worried about my procrastination since I’ve always been told in college that professors don’t give second chances and don’t care for your excuses even if you’re absent or not. I’ve always procrastinated during high school and I know that in college I’ll have to change my work ethnic and get things done in an appropriate and timely manner.
So far, I’m really enjoying college life. I feel a tremendous amount of freedom and maturity as I am in control of my academic career and life now. I think this is one of the main differences from college and high school – the feeling of independence.
In my freshman year, I hope that I’ll be able to adapt to college life well and abandon my horrendous work ethnic from high school. I believe that this a fresh new start for me and that I have to control and maintain my academic life here at Baruch. Hopefully, this will help me become a more independent person which will ultimately help me in the real world once my 4 years here are gone. I look forward to the future and anticipate great things to come from my freshman year here at Baruch College.
