who im i?

Early in September my mom told me to buy a planner. I was all like nahh mom I’m just gonna memorize my assignments like I did in high school. Here I am working on a post that was due last week… I now own a planner. Should’ve listened to my mom from the start but I’m 18 years old and am always right, right? I like sports, and my music. No specific genre for me. I’ll listen to anything from Kanye West to Skrillex, basically anything that I think sounds good. Ever since I was 7 my life has revolved around hockey. On weekends I was at the rink killing myself trying to help my team win even if it meant taking a puck to the face. Holidays were usually spent far away on tournaments; money was spent on new equipment. It takes a lot of time and dedication to play hockey. It has also helped to shape me into the person that I am today. Tell me I can’t do something and I’ll try and prove you wrong. This is the competitive edge that I gained from playing hockey. I focused almost all of my energy on this sport especially during the last four years of my life and I think that is the reason I did not have the best grades in high school. Even though going pro would have been a dream come true, it is time to realize that was not the path for me. I had a fun childhood playing but school is now my number one priority. Wow I just got deep on you there, time to change the topic.
My biggest concern right now has to be time management. With such a heavy workload I need to be on top of things. Unfortunately I am a well-practiced procrastinator. My logic is usually “I’ll wait till later cause I need to eat and then rest my mind before I can concentrate” night comes and I say “well, after the (Met, Ranger, or Giant) game I should have enough time if I stay up till midnight and study on the bus” after the game I realize the only possible chance of me finishing all my work is to pull an all-nighter.
Commuting has been a big issue for me. When I talk to my friends who dorm at other schools they tell me how they can wake up 15 minutes before class and get there on time. Meanwhile I have to give myself at least an hour 45 just to be safe because you never know when there’s going to be traffic or what not. I just hate how much of my time is wasted sitting on a bus, standing on a train, or waiting for the ferry. All of this wasted time can go towards sleep which I don’t get enough of anymore.
My third concern would have to be networking. This may be more of a challenge to some then it is to others. For me personally, I’m not afraid to admit that I can be a little shy at first but once you get to know me you’ll see that I am a kind person and even funny at times.
Right now the biggest differences for me between high school and college are the commute which I talked about earlier, the work load, and the freedom that I now have. I have definitely already done more work this year then all of last year as a senior. And no matter how much time and effort I’m putting in, I still feel like I am falling behind. At least I am finally out of the catholic school system once again. I don’t think I could stand another year of wearing a uniform and following all of their pointless little rules. Overall Baruch has not been bad at all but it would be perfect if it had a hockey team.
I am hoping that my first year in college will help me figure out what I want to major in. This is something that has been on my mind for quite some time now and I am still not 100% on what I want to do. I find this process very scary because it’s really important to me that I choose a cool career that I enjoy… ohh yeah and makes a lot of money too. Aight time for me to do some math homework. -_-