Author Archives: Sung Hyun Ahn

Its been three months since the beginning of my freshman year at Baruch College. throughout that time, I experienced so much. I made many new friends. I gradually started to do better with my time management. Although my commuting is still very tedious, I started to get used to it. So basically, my experience at Baruch College did, in fact, live up to my expectations. It helped me do better as a college student. In all my classes, I am getting As and Bs. I think my first semester at Baruch College was great. Although I am doing well in my first semester, there is one thing i would do differently if I could do it all again. I would have given myself more time to get to know the professors better. Most of my professors do not know me.

In the end, I believe that I changed since my start at Baruch College. I became much more responsible. I learned how to manage my time well and not procrastinate. My experience in my first semester was a great experience.

Out of the many study tips and academic strategies that were listed in the student planner, two of these tips worked best for me. One of them was time management. Over the years of my school life, I have been mismanaging my time. During my middle school years up until my junior year of high school, i played so much computer games. Now, I often think to myself, “What if I hadn’t played computer games for that time period? What if I had focused more of my time in studying? Could I have gotten a better grade and go to and Ivy League school?” Well, what’s done is done. I can’t go back to the past and change the fact that I mismanaged my time. Therefore, now that I see the full consequences of mismanaging time, I will start managing time for my benefits.

The second tip that worked best for me is when guessing in a multiple choice exams, do not change answers. I remember the times when I was in high school and taking tests. I also remember that whenever I had a multiple choice exam, and I had to guess a question or two, I would always change the answer I first chose. Then, I would get the question wrong when really, I would have gotten it right if I didn’t change the answer. So, this tip is really important to me because in the future, it might help me get a perfect score on a midterm exam or even a finals exam.

Who do I think I am? Well, I can say that my name is Sung Hyun Ahn, although many of my friends call me Eugene. I can say that I’m a freshman at Baruch College. I can say that I play the guitar or that I am in a band. I can even say that I am a very active guy. However, these things are answering questions starting with what. What is my name. What college am I studying at. What instrument can I play. Answering the question “Who do you think you are?” is a tough one, especially since many people really don’t know who they really are. Well, to tell you the truth, I can’t really say who I am. So, for now, I will supply this blog post with basic information about me. I am a first generation Korean-American. I am going to major in Actuarial Science here at Baruch College. I like to work out and play baseball and football. Well, as a freshman at Baruch College, I do have many concerns about my freshman year. First, although I am an active person, I am a very shy person as well. Therefore, it will be hard for me to make new friends on the spot. Second, I cannot get the study pattern right because I never actually studied intensely in my life. I believe that now that I am in college, I should make studying a priority. Finally, Baruch College is a commuter college. I live in Bayside. So, it takes me roughly around an hour and 30 minutes or longer to get to school. Thats basically more than 3 hours of traveling everyday. I think this will ruin my sleep because now I have to study intensely during the night to make up the time I missed to study. I do try to study in the subways and the buses, but I rarely am able to concentrate. Being at Baruch College, my experience from my high school and the experience I am receiving in college is totally different. For an example, in high school, the teachers basically teach you the course. However, in college, the professors tell you to read the textbook. Then they would review the materials you read in a lecture. In college, there is a lot more to read and understand. My first year at college will change me through the way I study.