My name is Jarett Heinz Sommer. When I was younger I hated to tell people my middle name, in fear that they would make fun of me. As I grew older, I learned to embrace it, and embrace my heritage. This was a point of change in my life. I am a very humble, quiet person. Sometimes I struggle to find the words I’m looking for. Sometimes I make a fool of myself, but I’m ok with that. I think once I learned to deal with myself and my imperfections, I became a complete person.
Before beginning the semester at Baruch, I had many concerns. Was I going to make any friends? How am I going to get from my dorm to school? How am I going to force myself to do homework when there is nobody checking up on me to see if I am doing my work? But now, being a few weeks into my first year at college, I am very comfortable. I have made many friends, and got to know them in a very short period of time. Now it’s almost like we have known each other forever. Getting from my dorm to Baruch is getting easier and easier everyday because I am memorizing the route. However, it still is hard to get myself to sit down and focus on work. I am sure that with time and experience, my studying habits will get better. I am very comfortable with my position as a student right now.
Coming from a very small high school, it felt like I knew everybody’s names and faces. With Baruch, I am seeing new people everyday, and meeting new friends each week. This is a very humbling experience because I am not used to meeting this many new people. Nevertheless, I am getting used to the setting of Baruch, and I have no regrets with my choice of college. I know that this school will provide me with the education I need to be successful after college.
I know that being here for the first year will make me a different person. My thinking about the real world and real-life situations will change, and I can see myself becoming more scholarly. College is very different then the schooling I have had in the past, and I know that I will become a better person because of it. Through my interactions with my fellow classmates, and professors, I know that I will change for the better.
