Hi, I’m Helen 
I just recently turned eighteen. I’m Chinese. I lived in Manhattan until I was seven, and then I moved to Queens. I went to Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows. I’m really quiet at first, but if I get to know someone, I turn to be the total opposite of that. I love being out and just having fun with my life.
My top three concerns for my freshmen year are keeping up with the classwork, getting my homework done, and managing my time. The first two I hope I can manage because that’s basically what grades are made up of, besides the tests. Managing my time is also important to me because I’m a procrastinator, sadly.
To me, I think the major difference from high school and Baruch is the commuting. Growing up, I was always brought to school, so I was able to wake up last minute and such. Now, I have to take the bus and the train. I have learned how to manage my time better. Also, I’m not use to going to a school where I don’t know anybody, because all my close friends are the ones I have known since elementary school.
I think my first year at college will change me because it will be the first time in all my school years where I’m really independent. I’m coming into a whole new environment. Hopefully, by the end of the year, I’ll become less shy and more outgoing. Oh, and make some new friends.
