Author Archives: Julie

I am afraid of a lot of things: heights, bees, flying insects, killing roaches, seeing dead animals, blood and so much more. Seeing crushed or dead pigeons is one of the worst. It automatically makes me want to puke. One time, I even saw a squirrel that’s been rolled over by a car several times.

There are many things that make me happy. But one of the more prominent ones is food. Eating at places that I’ve never been to always makes me feel happy. In addition, there’s also the high grades and money.

What’s most important to me? The usually: family, friends, and grades. They’re the people or things that have always kept me moving forward. Without my family and friends, I am nothing.

Today has been normal. The workload is beginning to pile. I can’t wait till I get out of this class so I can rush to the library to look up information about the FBI, my PUB assignment. The psychology chapter is also due tomorrow. This is just the beginning.

I felt empowered when I received a prize at school for a family portrait that I drew.

I can’t really think of a song that describes me but I have one that is stuck in my head right now. It is “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson.

School is going alright. I wanted to get straight A’s in my current classes because it is my freshmen year and it’s the easiest. However, I didn’t do so well on my psychology exam and received a B- on my PUB paper. This is just sad.

I don’t think I find college very enjoyable. In fact, I dislike it more than I like it. I hate how I have to fill up $20 into my metro card every week just to last for the week. I miss those green student metro cards that I used to get. And I find it really boring on those days that I have long hour breaks when my friends have class. There’s absolutely nothing to do but sit in the computer lab and surf the web.

Hey Everyone,

So my name is Julie, I live in Manhattan, have a brother and sister, and went to high school around the corner, Baruch High School. I learned how to play the instrument, flute, in middle school and really enjoyed it. However, since that was a borrowed instrument from the school, I never had the chance to play it since then. In high school, I had two years of AP art and realized that I really enjoy drawing; I even wanted to study in architecture after that! I didn’t do that and ended up in Baruch College to study actuarial sciences because my family and friends convinced me that studying in the arts will make me have to live my life poor. Many people don’t know what is actuarial sciences when I tell them I want to study that in college, well, it’s people that study about risks in the world. These professionals usually work in the insurance, stock market, natural disasters, and some other risk-related companies. I want to do this because I really like math and have interest in the sciences – maybe I’ll be working for the people that calculate the chances of having the next largest natural disaster.

In addition, I am a very shy and reticent girl. Hopefully, THE 1041 will make me louder and have more confidence in myself. That’s all, thanks for reading!

~ Julie Tse