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Baruch College pretty much lived up to what I thought it would be. I wasn’t expecting it to be a college with a huge campus, where there are crazy frat parties. I pretty much thought that I would go to school, treat it like high school, and when the day is finished I would go home.  Which is exactly how it is for me. I’m not upset with choosing Baruch College.  I wasn’t looking for a campus with crazy parties. I wanted to be somewhere close to home.

My first semester at Baruch till this point was pretty good. I’ve been doing very well in school, which I am extremely happy about. I made a lot of new friends, which is always a plus. Overall I would say it was a good semester.

If I could restart my college career at Baruch, I would do a lot of things different. I would definitely take school more serious, and not wait till the last second to do all my work. I would also pick a different block, because I can’t stand waking up at 7:50 in the morning every Wednesday and Friday. Having school on Friday is terrible.

Although I became much more knowledgeable, and have now almost completed my first semester of college, I don’t think I have changed at all. I am a little more mature now then I was when I entered college, but other then that nothing has changed.

It was finally here! It was January 17th, 2010. The date I’ve been waiting for, for over 9 months. I woke up at 6:45am, after a restless night of sleep, due to the adrenaline rushing through my entire body. It was finally here, the first day of my ski season. I jumped out of bed and repeated my usual ski routine from previous years. I brushed my teeth, and threw on my ski clothing. After I ate my breakfast, I was out the door. It was a beautiful blue bird day. As I waited for the shuttle to take me to the mountain, I could hear my heart pounding. Finally the bus came. It felt like the longest ride of my life. It was only a 1-mile ride to the mountain. When I got to the mountain, I jumped off the bus strapped my boots on, connected to my skis and got on the lift line. I was seconds away. As I took the lift up, I could feel the cold fresh air blowing through my goggles, and hitting me in the face. There was no better feeling. I got off the lift, and skied to my first run of the season. I drop in; make a beautiful carving turn right, then left. My legs are burning with hurt, joy, and happiness from skiing so hard and intense. What a first run!

FRO Monologue

It took 19 years to create who I am today. I am a triplet, and 1 of 4 boys. There is a lot of competition between my brothers and I. I am very athletic and love all kinds of sports, especially skiing. I love to be active. Maybe one day I will complete an iron-man like my father. I may not be the smartest kid in the classroom but I am an extremely diligent worker and very responsible. I am loving, caring, and a great friend to have.

I have only one concern about starting my college career and it is not doing so well my first semester. I took a gap year in Israel the past year, and I haven’t done any homework, written any papers/essays, and haven’t studied for a test in over a year. I am very rusty and not exactly in college mode yet. I am not used to waking up so early. I still feel like its summer (the weather is still nice).

My college experience is much different then my high school experience. I went from a high school with 500 kids who had the same religion and ethnic background, to a college with thousands of kids with completely different ethnicities and backgrounds. College is also more important then high school in my opinion. How well I do in college and what I choose to learn will decide my future.

The only thing I expect college to change is the amount of knowledge I will have when I graduate. I am not planning on changing anything about myself. I have my morals and values, and will stick to them. Although I do believe college will change my attitude, and hopefully make me a little more mature then I am now so I could be ready for the real world.