I think I’m unique…just like everybody else. But despite my seemingly generic personality, I’m proud of the girl that I am today. I went through some really rough times and surprisingly, I’m happy now. I have my friends to support me, no matter how far they’ve strayed. They have honestly saved my life and owe them the world.
Now that we’re all in college, I’m concerned about growing apart from them. We try to stay in touch as much as possible, but our schedules barely allow time together. We are all so busy and I feel like my workload is forever growing. I’m very concerned with keeping up with my work and having a good gpa at the end of the year. I think my top concern as a freshman at Baruch is staying focused. I tend to get lost in social matters or relationships and I honestly want to concentrate my attention on my education. This is not high school anymore and I refuse to let myself do the bare minimum to get by.
Baruch is already the polar opposite of my strict Catholic high school on Long Island. I go to class when I want, leave when I want, wear what I want – this newly found freedom is almost intoxicating. Of course, the work will be a lot harder and I’ll have to depend on myself a lot more. All in all, I’m very happy with my transition from high school. College has been a lot less dramatic and the classes weren’t as bad as I thought they would be.
Hopefully, college will change me for the better. I want to develop some kind of work ethic instead of getting by on my natural intelligence. I admire those who work hard for their grades and I’m almost jealous of the feeling they must get when their hard work pays off. I’m also hoping to become more responsible. I’ve heard too many horror stories of people dropping out of school because they partied too hard to maintain decent grades.
