Hi. My name is Irene Tan and I’m Chinese. Well, my dad’s from China and my mom’s Taiwanese. I went to Francis Lewis High School in Queens where I live with my brother. I grew up in Egypt so I guess I’m culturally diverse? I speak English, Mandarin and Egyptian Arabic, but I also know French and Latin. I’m really shy and quiet at first but I will open up once I get to know you.
I have two main concerns for college. The first is being social. As you know, I’m a shy person so it’s hard for me to make new friends; I don’t particularly like change. My second concern is studying and keeping my grades up. People make college sound intimidating with all the responsibilities and hardships. With the amount of work given, I just hope that it wouldn’t have a huge impact on my first concern. I don’t know.
What makes my college experience from my high school experience is that JROTC will no longer dictate my life. Because JROTC is military program, I have to wear the uniform every wednesday. Thankfully, it’s over. There’s just too much responsibilities and discipline involved, sometimes it’s suffocating. College is a new chapter.
I’m not sure how college will change me..but I guess it’ll make us more mature.
