My name is Megan, I’m 22 years old and I was born and raised in Queens with my four siblings.
My little sister Katie is my best friend in the world. She knows me better than anyone else does.
We both love baseball. We go together to about 15 Mets games every year and we flew to Florida for spring training. They lose every year but we will always still believe. Shea is like my summer home.
I’ve been a feminist my whole life. When I graduate I want to work in politics so I can stand up for women’s rights and fight for the causes I believe in. I’ve been a vegan for the past seven years. Pearl Jam is my favorite band, I saw them in concert twice and they were amazing. Unthought Known has kind of become my theme song this year. I’m also an artist: I love to paint, draw and sculpt. I’m kind of quiet before I get to know people, but it’s something I’m trying to change. I’m still in the process of figuring out who I am.
My dog Bo <3
My main concern about my first year at Baruch is that I won’t do well enough in my classes. I am worried that I am going to fail Precalculus; I never really took Algebra so I feel really lost in that class. In general, I’m concerned I’m going to have trouble catching up academically since I’ve been out of school for six years. Sometimes it’s hard for me to speak up in class because I don’t feel smart enough to be there.
My other concern is that I will never be able to come out of my shell and make lasting friendships here. I’m very introverted, and I have a hard time talking to people and getting involved on campus and participating in class. People might think that I am not interested in getting to know them but the truth is I’m just painfully shy and it’s something I’m trying to overcome.
I think that my college experience is going to be much more positive than my high school experience. So far I’m finding the work load much more manageable. I’ve been able to keep up with my school work and still manage to sleep every night and take care of myself. In high school, I was overwhelmed by pressure from my parents to be perfect all the time, but now that they’re not involved at all I only have to answer to myself. It’s harder in some ways to not have support from my family, but over all I’m much happier. High school was a really difficult time for me, but now that I’m older I feel a lot stronger and able to handle things.
I hope by the end of my freshman year, I’ve started to find my voice again and become more assertive I hope that I learn a lot in all my classes and become confident in my abilities. And I hope I can make friends along the way.
