I am a very determined, goal-oriented, hard-working, and compassionate person. Discipline, perseverance, and sympathy are important values and virtues in my life. I set my standards high and always challenge myself to do better so that I may be successful in the future. I believe I can achieve anything if I work hard enough and put the time and effort into the things I pursue. I am a “people person”, I can honestly say that I like to meet new people and help others. I care most for my family and friends. They have helped in shaping me into the person that I am today and continue to motivate and encourage me to do well.
My top three concerns as a freshman in Baruch College are time management, the heavy workload, and tests. I have heard that learning in college is a very different process from learning in high school. Upperclassmen have shared their stories of how professors will give assignments accompanied by long readings for us to complete in one night. In my mind I am well prepared and organized, but in actuality I am somewhat of a procrastinator. I know that the workload will be more than what I was used to in high school. I hope that I can complete all my assignments on time and complete them to the best of my ability. Most classes in college only have a few tests, making each test grade crucial to the overall grade for that particular subject. The fact that I have to remember a whole semester’s worth of lessons worries me because I tend to easily forget things that I had learned months ago.
It is expected of me to be more independent now that I am in college. However, with greater freedom comes greater responsibility. I have to constantly push myself to study hard and start the assignments ahead of time. I hope to significantly grow, not only as a student, but as a person, socially and mentally after my first year of college.
