Author Archives: Jackson Lo

Baruch has been alright. I’ve had mostly good times but somedays are just really stressful and irritating. Lets just say my expectations were not exceeded, perhaps not even met. I’ve always pictured myself attending a college where there would be a big campus with space to roam around and to explore. Baruch…great campus right? Well i obviously knew that Baruch wouldn’t be a traditional college experience but i still wanted to attend because it was located in the city which is more than enough space to explore. This first semester went ok, not great. I probably could have worked harder in pre-calc but because i didn’t, i let myself down. Im nearly failing this stupid class! Well now i have to work my ass off. Funny that i say that because i just realized i haven’t been putting more of an effort into it even though i promised to myself that i would. Besides pre-calc, id say everything else is going well. If i could redo my first semester i would definitely be more organized with my time, perhaps set up a schedule, study more, and actually do homework. Have i changed? No i don’t think i have. Ive remained true to myself and my personality throughout the semester even if it meant having my munchkins think weirdly of me. No one truly understands my sense of humor like my friends back at home. if i say something weird or absurd, they would be like “whats wrong with you?”…”your so weird!”.. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! But yeah I’ve always been the Jackson that all my friends back at home know.

so…here i am in college. I still remember my first day of junior high school, feeling like i was growing up, moving on to the next level of maturity. then high school came and i felt like i moved onto an even higher level of maturity. now I’m in college and well i don’t really feel all that different. However I’ve never had to take a bus to school before since i could just walk 15 minutes to my high school and I’ve never lived away from my parents. its just a new chapter in my life  and so far things seem to be going ok. I’ve met some really cool and nice people here and have become friends with most of them. its refreshing to get to know different types of people. back in my town the majority of people were either drunks, pot heads, or just douchebags. and of course i had friends who also drank and smoked weed but they weren’t assholes. Anyways the homework assignments seem to be ok, the professors are ok…except for Rocha and of course my peer mentor is amazing. so this assignment asks for a self portrait of how i see myself…hmmmm Well i guess you can compare me to  spongebob squarepants because i love to joke around, be stupid, and laugh at everything. but he’s also very caring and at times he’s misunderstood by others. but most important of all, he doesn’t let lifes problems get him down, he always has a positive attitude and a smile on his face.

This blog post is not sex…unlike kpop  Hi Joanna!

I think the one thing i like to do more than anything is laughing. But then again who doesn’t like to laugh? Unless your emo?? I think I’m generally a positive person, at least i try to be. Friends and family are also very important to me because they lighten up your day. And even though im going to a business school, i also like art, creative thinking, imagination, and reading (mostly fiction).

My top three concerns would be doing well in school, keeping my friends close, and to get to know the city better.

At my high school, there was only like 5 asian students including me so the majority of my life has been spent around white people…lots and lots of white people. Finally, I’m not a minority anymore , haha. Also going to college allows you to meet different types of people unlike at my high school where everybody was pretty much the same…

By the end of my first year at Baruch, i want to be more independent and confident and procrastinate less.

ANYWAYS….. GO KPOP … no I’m just kidding I’m not really that obsessed…