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My first semester at Baruch College was quite difficult to start at the beginning. I expected to know a lot of people and get accustomed to the college life, but there were more challenges than what I expected. I feel like I can do it better if I could step out my comfort zone a little further. I expected to get good grades and join many clubs but getting to the end of the first semester, I am not successful for doing that. Also, I think I was not comfortable to read through all the assigned reading because they were hard to understand. But, the good thing of it is my reading ability is getting better and I can read faster than before.

I think my first semester at Baruch College went pretty good. I was doing things correctly and had chances to make friends with other fellow students. I think I improve my time management at college and I am a more independent person now. School works are hard but I am trying my best to get the best result. I learned a lot of new knowledge and new people, all those experience inspire me to become a better and well-around person. I feel like I am getting closer to join in the Baruch community. Besides taking subway every single day, I think Baruch is the best for me now.

If I had a chance to do it again, I think I would spend more time on study and mange my time better to stop being late in the calculus class. I would have more participation in classes.

I didn’t recognize my change since I stared at Baruch College, but my parents said I was putting more time in study than I was in high school. If I have to say one thing I changed, I would say it is my attitude of study. I learn that if I was not getting more serious on study, I was not going to get a poor grade at the end of semester. This thought pushed me to focus on my study so far.

To sum up, I think I learn a lot from my freshman experience at Baruch College. It starts a new chapter in my life.

I see myself is weak and indecisive wherever I have dilemmas. What if I don’t have that fear, would I be able to solve the problem anyway or even worse? What happened in the last three years has made the person I am right now, but now I can shape my future.

I like being around with my friends, but at the same time, I like being alone and enjoy the quiet. Sometimes, I am ambivalent. I could not tell the reason but I am looking forward to finding it. I am afraid of change, but I also don’t like have repetitive life style. I am the kind of person who live my life depends on my mood. I like thinking because I can found it helpful for me to plan everything. I like to schedule things in mind and arrange them in order.

I am happy to come to New York City and be a student at Baruch College. Here I found many friends and learned a lot from them. I spent a lot of time with my high school friends in the last two years and I have been able to develop a strong friendship with them. I see myself I have to try everything which will enrich my life. I am dedicated to make myself a better person, no matter how long it takes.

What am I afraid of? The first thing I would definitely say it is height! I realized I have fear of height since I was a child in China. I am afraid of losing my track on work; I am afraid of living without ambition and dream.  I believe in myself, not to regret what I had missed in the past but look for a better future.

“Be myself, everyone else is already taken.”

I think who I am depends on different time and different people. Sometimes, I hope I can Google how different people feel about me. I think I am a unique Chinese live in New York City. I know I always make mistakes, but I am proud to be me, and I am willing to experience more tastes in my life. I am a freshman in Baruch College. I graduated from Lower East Side Prep High School and I went to Lewiston High School in Maine when I first came to the United States. This part of background makes me differ from everyone. I am generally a quiet person to strangers, but I am kind of chatty after knowing the person. I play basketball at my spare time and I like spending time on movies and chatting with my friends on internet. I have a quite positive attitude when I deal with all kinds of trouble.  I am engaged to learn new things, but then I lack of patient to explore the new knowledge when things go too complicated or go beyond the topic. I speak English as my second language as many fellow students. I see life is full of stories. While I am experiencing unique story, I am getting wiser and mature to keep on good work.

I feel restless but excited in the first month of my freshman year at Baruch College. The top three concerns about my freshman year here are, adjusting myself into college life, making friends, and looking for my interest in career path. I always hesitate when I am going to make decision. I see things have so many possibilities and I would do my best to make it good.  As I look forward to knowing more people, I could not step outside my comfort zone. The first thing i have to adjust, is I receive tons of reading for homework which alerts me I have to improve my reading speed and understand the content. Study is on my own and professors would no longer ask me to study but the grade would automatically reflects my work. Secondly, I want to make more friends in the freshman year at Baruch College because I need friends. Lastly, I think it’s time to plan for future and get to know more about myself. I believe I will discover my interests of my life throughout the freshman year at college.

I think college life is totally different than high school. College students are more eager to study and college constantly contributes a better learning atmosphere for its students. The first thing came up my mind when I think of the differences between college and high school is time management. I recognize I have a poor time management skill in the first month at college. I try to arrange my time so that I can put the most effort into study.

At last, I think my first year at Baruch College will change me to be an independent and responsible person. In particular, I think I would improve my reading and writing skill within the freshman year. And I am going to enjoy the college life.