Post One

I stand at 5’8″–not your typical Taiwanese girl. I play volleyball at Baruch College, and I guess that qualifies me to be somewhat coordinated. I enjoy thinking deeply about topics that I am passionate about, but over these past couple of months, I have yet to have found something I am truly interested in–a lack of inspiration, as some would call it. I care about a lot of people, but it is extremely difficult for me to become attached. That can be viewed as both a vice and a beneficial characteristic, but either way, I’m happy the way I am.
My first concern about freshman year at Baruch is time management. Since I am playing volleyball while attending school as a full-time student, I have to learn how to better coordinate my schedule so that I have the ability to finish everything in a timely manner. My second concern would be understanding all the material being taught in each class. Unlike high school, I am now an independent person, living life according to my own agenda. However, as I have learned, such freedom comes with greater responsibility. Instead of teachers asking if I understand certain material, I have to go and ask them. I have to become accustomed to such independence. And lastly, my third concern is keeping focus on my academic work more than I do my athletic work.
Going from high school to college has become a life-changing experience. Not only am I on the other side of the United States, I have an entirely new life with new people in it. College, as I’ve written before, requires a lot more independence. No one is there to babysit students to get good grades or do homework, and that, in itself, is one of the wildest differences I’m attempting to overcome as a freshman at Baruch.
My first year of college should transform me into someone more organized. Hopefully, I’ll learn to not procrastinate and to become more on-top with my academic learning. I am as excited to be a college student as anyone at Baruch is, and I look forward to growing and expanding my horizons more as I continue my student life.