When people ask me this bland and vague question, I answer I’m a son, a black man, a student, a visionary, a comedian, a… When I ask myself this question, I don’t know the answer.
I’ve always loved to read. I was a very precocious child when I was younger and reading was an escape from everyday life. The everyday life of school, family, and most of all homework.
As I’ve entered college that question still continues to plague me. When I was in the 11th grade I founded a non-profit organization that promoted education in minority and disadvantaged communities. I had a kid named Daniel who I saw had a lot of potential so I mentored him and soon he was on the honor roll and winning all of these prestigious awards.
The above statements may seem like ramblings from a College student but I’m getting at something. We truly can’t define who we are until we are older and look back on what we’ve done for the world. So in essence, what I’m saying is…I’m a global citizen. A person who hates the injustices in the world and wishes he could cure all suffering.
My top three concerns about freshman year are all now becoming no concerns at all. But if you must ask the concerns were the likeability of the Professors, the ability to make friends, and my fit in the school. As high-school students we’re always told that we should fear our Professors and that all they want to do is to see you fail. Well that’s completely unfounded. It truly depends on the person. I’ve always been a pretty likeable person and I’m a huge proponent of the Bloc system because that’s where your friends lie. In this Baruch world, it feels like a jungle. Everyone is out for himself or herself. But in the bloc, you feel at peace with everyone.
As of right now the only thing that I feel make my Baruch experience different from my high school experience is the time management. In high school you could really wait until the last minute (irony in here) to do something, but you really have to be at the top of your game. In essence in order to be the best you can’t be bogged down by your own irresponsibility.
