Author Archives: anish.saripalli

my biggest fear has to be to fail. cuz i failed before and i know its not something i want to experience again. But i believe that you cant let the fear of failing stop you from accomplishing your goals. i hardest thing this year so far has to be the commute from jersey to penn station. its such a long joirney and i ususlally have to wake up around 5 am just to make it to my 8 am class. I am very excited to move to nyc next semester. Its gonna be alot of funy. i cant wait.

My first semester at Baruch College so far has been unique. Being a College student definetly has made me feel more responsible. Everytime i come to New York CIty, it’s an adventure because its so much more different than a small boring suburban town. I feel that the city is alive with people. ANd i have honestly never seen so many different people in my life. Im glad Baruch college accepted me as a a part time student because i feel it has allowed me to gradually become a college student.  Just like the teacher said, “slow and steady wins the race”. One thing I like about Baruch is how diverse it is. Theres all kinds of races coming to our school. A few things im looking foreward to next semester is my move to the city. Its going to be crazy experince and i can’t wait for it. I am also pretty excited on meeting alot more people. I am also looking foreward to all the work load thats going to be dumped on to me. One goal i want to set for myself is to get better study habits. Because i have classes only twice a week, its pretty easy for me to get distracted and not study.

I think community service is when you take the time out of your day and help the community out for free. Its a chance to feel good and proud of your self. It doesn’t even have to be official, it can be helping out old people when they need help. It could be helping out a cause or donating to a cause. In highschool i really never did any community service. But I am very eager to do it this year. I think it could help me change and who knows it could inspire me to do more in the future.

Thats a pretty broad question to ask. Who am I? I am alot of things to alot of different people. A brother, a son, and a good friend. But what who do i think i am? I would have to say i am just a normal freshman at Baruch College. But I happen to commute from New Jersey, so that plays a big role in my “double life”.

My top three major concerns at Baruch College while being a freshman are; passing the classes, meeting some interesting people, and getting to class on time. Passing the classes is one of my major concerns because i didnt do so well in highschool and i can easily slack off, so i need to stay focused. Meeting some new people is another major concern because im commuting, i dont really get that privilege to have a roomate and easily meet new people. My last major concern is getting to class on time. There seems to be a strict policy on tardiness at baruch. I wouldnt want to upset any of the proffesors or put my grade at jeapordy for being late.

The workload had definetly made the college experience way different from the highschol experience. i usually get alot of work in english and math that keeps me busy for awhile. And the amount of freedom you get at college is defintly different from hgihschool. I mean i have the choice to do anything i want. I dont have to come to class or do the homeowrk, no one is going to go after me. But i choose to do it because it was be stupid of me not to. But i really do aprriciate that.  Another thing is coming to new york city everyday is pretty cool. I grew up in a suburban area and nothing usually goes on around there, but the city is filled with excitement.

I think my first year at Baruch will really make me more independent. It will also get me more focused on school. And going to college is obviously going to make me a smarter individual. The biggest change i would have to say is move from my smalllittle  town to the city. The transisition is going to be a little weird and bit of getting used to. But i am still very excited for that in january. It is literally the next chapter in my life and i can not wait to start it.

last week at the end of freshman seminar my class visited the library. It seemed like a really cool place to study and listen to some music. Everyone in the library looked really nice too. Even the librarian looked nice. I cant wait to go back some day.