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My experience at Baruch so far has definitely lived up to its own expectations; I did not think I would meet such great people in such a short span of time but I have managed to do so, as they say, college is what you make of it and I have definitely made the best of it.  It has exceeded my expectations in such areas as socializing but as far as the academia is concerned, I need to improve on my studying skills specially in the area of mathematics.

My experience at Baruch so far has definitely lived up to its own expectations; I did not think I would meet such great people in such a short span of time but I have managed to do so, as they say, college is what you make of it and I have definitely made the best of it.  It has exceeded my expectations in such areas as socializing but as far as the academia is concerned, I need to improve on my studying skills specially in the area of mathematics.

Who am I? Is my name and how I look my only identity?  Or is it the color of my skin or the texture of my hair that defines my ethnicity to
people? Or is the language that I speak that tells people where my origins are
from? Where have I come from? If my parents were born in Pakistan, does that
make me Pakistani or an American since I’ve been brought up here? What will I
become when I’m older? Will I ever be able to get a great paying job and
achieve happiness at the same time? Will I ever get married like all of my
other cousins? Or will I end up single all of my life and become someone I want
to be without being tied down to anyone? Will I go to heaven or hell?  Does the religion I follow accept me as a
wrongdoer or a righteous person? Will I ever be able to answer all these
questions that arise when I’m in solitude? All these questions come up when I’m
sitting by myself but am I really ever alone? Does my brain tell me to do
something while my heart yearns for something else? What happens when you stop
thinking or thinking about feelings? Does the heart know what to do or is that
the brain’s job to tell you what to do? I may sound like a psychopath but in
pure honesty, if you think about things too much, your brain can and may
explode because of overthinking and that’s exactly what I’m afraid of. If we
had stopped thinking, would we even know why the sky is blue or why the earth
revolves around the sun and not the other way around? Can thinking too much be
a good thing or does it just make things more complicated? Speaking of
complications and contradictions, what if no religion we believe in really
exists? What if this life doesn’t exist? What if we are all programmed robots
who keep living this life over and over again without knowing anything about
ourselves? I guess the only way to find out is to live this so called life and
find out!

I think I’m a fun loving, at times easily irritated and a “go-with-the flow”type of person. I’m thoughtful, considerate, responsible and also a very lazy person! I’m not a very girly girl; I love wearing sweats, dressing down and not doing too much makeup however there are days where I love doing the exact opposite.It’s fun to roleplay and be someone you’re not but only on certain days. Speaking of identities, I identify myself as a Muslim Pakistani who is residing in NYC trying to absorb everything around myself as well as retain what I have learned in my culture and family values. I love meeting new people and making new friends so hopefully colllege will introduce me to all of that.

b. My top three concerns at Baruch being a freshman are : not making new friends that will stay with me for a long time, getting lost in the crowd and not making an impact in my life or anyone else’s.it is very important for me to make an impact in my life even as a freshman because it will be a year to remember.Another one of my concerns is that I will lose track of my homework assignments and bomb tests or quizzes. Since college is so different from highschool,the transition might be a big challenge for me but I hope I can learn from my mistakes early on.

c. My high school experience was a really different one from my initial response in college because of obvious reasons; not knowing everyone at school or seeing familiar faces because my high school constitutes of 400 people where everyone knows each other. It was very hard in the beginning to get used to the overwhelming transportation and commute as well as the buildings of Baruch in the city.

d. I think my first year at Baruch will change me in many ways; i willl definitely have become more exerienced in terms of social life and interacting with people of various backgrounds being that baruch is located in NYC, the melting pot of all cultures. I hope to learn a lot more than just school subjects in college but I hope to learn about social aspect of life such as meeting and interacting with new people as well as time management and personal issues and how to handle them properly.