I am Christopher Hugh, a 17(soon to be 18) year old freshman who’s lived in Brooklyn all his life but still has gotten to see some exciting places in the world. On the surface, I’m a son, a brother, an uncle, a musician, and a friend to alot of other people. I like to think of myself as a cool person that’s a good friend. I’m also an unusual mix of Jamaican and Chinese. I see myself as a person who likes to travel, try new things, and meet new people, even though at times I can be a bit shy around a very large group of people I don’t know.
My top three concerns about my freshman year are 1) Ill have a hard time adjusting to more free time 2) My grades and 3) Getting to know the city Ive always lived so close to, but never really took the time to visit often. The whole free time concern is going well so far, but back in high school, I always did work because there wasn’t really time for anything else. Coming from a specialized NY high school, we still had full days as seniors -_-, and major classes which was like having a freshman schedule, minus the two lunch periods which were kind of cool. So after a day at school, work, and some chill time, I had until 8 or 9 at night until 6 the next morning when I had to wake up for school which meant cramming school work, facebook time, and sleep into that window. Now I have 6 classes and 2 hour gaps to do whatever I please,so I have to make sure I dedicate it to what I need to get done. My grades are important because that is what we all go to college for, to get the grades for your degree, get out without too much debt, then land in a good career. Getting to know NY better is a concern because if I’m going to spend the next 4 years here, I need to know where I can lay back on weekends and go to have some fun.
I think the fact that Baruch, as all colleges do, gives you more freedom will make my experience different from high school. Alot of the 8-3 structure that high school gave me is gone. Its up to me to decide when to tackle which assignments.
I think my first year at college will make me more responsible, give me better time management skills, and definitely make me more independent. It will also improve my social skills, since making friends at Baruch is either joining a club or organization, or joining an LC.
