Author Archives: awang2

I am a Chinese girl that grew up in Brooklyn. I have no siblings but I didn’t grow up to be spoiled. I am a student at Baruch, a friend who’s all ears, and a daughter. I look forward to doing well at Baruch. I have been in Chinese school for ten years now, although, that may seem like a long time, I don’t think I can win an argument against kids in China. I enjoy going swimming over the summers. I am not afraid to try new things, but I don’t always succeed like in ice skating. However, if I have to sit down and think about who I truly am, I don’t think I have the right words for it just yet, I guess I have to continue through life to get to that answer.

For our volunteering activity we had to go to Central Park to help cheer on the many people that came to the Breast Cancer walk. I remember that three years ago I was one of these people that came to the walk, that time I was a walker that went on behalf of Red Cross, but that was at Prospect Park. That time I remembered that the people that cheered for us were having a lot of fun and I wished that I could have switched with them because I thought that they could rest a little and huddle together for more warmth. Although, that time the walk was long, it was still fun; this time it was cold, but is an interesting perspective. I got to cheer for the people that were walking. It was great to have encouraged those walkers who came out early and walked for benefiting others.

Before entering Baruch I knew myself as a student from Brooklyn Technical High School. I am a person that does not mind helping people out when they need it, whether it was through Red Cross helping those who I didn’t really know to working at camps like Overseas Chinese Mission to teach little kids things that would be coming up in their next school year. At school I may not be the smartest kid in the school or even in the class, but I would work hard to master the things from that class. Aside from just Tech classes I  also took Chinese classes because I thought it was weird that a Chinese person does not know how to read or write in Chinese.

One of the concerns that I have for this year is that travel time to and from school would be longer than it was in high school. Especially since there are classes that start in the afternoon, there are more chances that there would be planned service changes and that aren’t always posted inside each train. Next is that I would have dedicate more time to study for my tests. In Tech an all-nighter cramming session was all I needed, but I can tell it is not going to be that easy. The last thing is that I have to limit my procrastination and get enough sleep per night so I could stay awake for all of my classes.

I think that Baruch would be different from high school is that there would be breaks between each class so I could have a breather period. Then there is a two and a half hour break that would allow me to go to club, go for a walk and go eat. In addition, it would be different that classes end at different times each day and I don’t have to go to school every single day and still get credit for them.

The first year of Baruch would change me because I would be less of a procrastinator and would make me more active inside the school. By being more active it would be to join more clubs, especially since the school has so many things to offer to students. In addition, I would probably end up doing more things ahead of time so I don’t have to worry about them until the last minute, but I think that’s going to take a bit more time.