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Here I am writing my final blog for freshman seminar. It’s about community service since I didn’t get the chance to do anything for my community this semester. I definitely would’ve liked to do something like donate blood or something like that but the chances past me by. Community service is something that I think everyone should do at least once in their lives. Whatever it is you choose to do, whether it’s walking for cancer, donating your blood, donating cash, or even shaving your head you get a good feeling on the inside that what you did is going to help someone somewhere. I know that maybe some of you might be thinking “oh why do I have to waste my time to help someone needy” or “it’s okay if I don’t do anything, there’s plenty of people out there who will” and I just have to say that you wouldn’t be wasting your time, you’d have a great feeling knowing that you helped someone who needed your help. And as far as “everyone else helping” I just have to say that every little help counts and makes a difference. Well I hope that maybe you’ll consider doing something for your community in the future, but until then: signing off for the last time this semester
-Patrick Kargol

Wow. I can’t believe that my first semester in college is already almost over. Another week or two and then we got finals and then finally a month off! Life here at Baruch has definitely met most of my expectations. The classes are a little difficult, each in it’s own different way, but manageable if you put the time and effort in. As far as how well I did this semester? I think i did alright. Im sure I could’ve done a lot better if I put more time and effort into my work, and that would definitely be the one thing I would do differently if I had the opportunity. I’ve procrastinated alot this semester so I definitely would like to get the chance to focus more on my work.
As far as me changing in my time here at Baruch? I don’t think that I changed that much. I think if I met the Patrick Kargol that stepped into Baruch for the first time as a freshman a few months ago he’d be almost identical to the person I am today. Here’s to many more happy memories @ Baruch!

There’s nothing like owning your own set of wheels. I don’t know about any of you guys but I always get this great feeling whenever I get into my car to drive somewhere. To paraphrase Bernie Mac from Transformers your first car is your first enchilada of freedom. I’ve had a love for cars ever since I was a little kid and I still go to the car show at the Javitts Center every year. I don’t know what it is about them. Is it the looks? Is it the speed? The power? I guess it’s different for everybody. Some people just view cars as methods of getting from point a to point b, others might view it as a way of showing off how loaded they are, but for me…a car is a way for someone to escape their daily lives. There’s nothing stopping you from just getting in your car and driving till the wheels fall off. Its more than just a machine, it’s almost like a personification of who the person you are. You know what I mean? Anyway, If there’s one thing that I can’t stand about cars, it’s the automatic transmission in some of them. You know the one that says Drive, Reverse, Neutral and so on? I think that people who drive automatic transmissions are either lazy, or just ignorant. Lazy because they just want to sit in the car and press their foot, and ignorant because they don’t know about the other options. I think that the only REAL cars have manual transmissions. For those of you that don’t know, a car that has a manual transmission has three pedals instead of two and the stick in the middle has to be constantly moved in between gears. To put it in really basic terms, YOU have complete control over the car, so it won’t go anywhere if you don’t know how to drive it. I think that this is way better than automatic cars because i don’t know about you guys, but i don’t need a computer to tell me when i should shift gears, i can do that myself. Also, driving a manual car is loads more fun than an automatic car. You can do burnouts, slides, peel outs, they’re more fuel efficient and their faster. Plus there’s nothing better than the feeling you get when you put the car into 1st gear, build up the revs, let go of the clutch and burn some rubber. But thats just me. Anyway, if there’s anything you can take from this rant, it’s to try new experiences. This is college after all, live a little…you just might like it.

What’s up FRO1000, im doing this blog an hour before it’s due like a boss. So i generally think of myself as having a good personality, but im also known for being a sarcastic asshole so im sorry in advance if in the future i piss you off. Anyway, my two true passions in life are cars and sports. I guess i’ve just always been in love with cars ever since i was a kid, and actually owning one for yourself is pretty awesome. To quote Bernie Mac from the first Transformers movie “Underneath one of those hoods is your first enchilada of freedom” and i find that to be very true. My other interest is sports, mainly football(Im a die-hard JETS fan). I feel that watching sports is a way for me to kind of escape my life for a few hours, and just wrap my head around the players and the game.

Im looking forward to my first year here at Baruch, but if there is one thing i can complain about so far its the lack of sleep -_-, but i guess i’ll get used to that. Some concerns i have of my first year year are simple.
1- Failing a class. I feel incredible pressure to do well here in college, and failing a class would suuuuuuck
The other two go along with number 1 but are still concerns
2-My time management. In high school i spent alot of time doing stupid stuff when i could have been doing some productive stuff. Now that im in college i got to put my work before everything else =(
3- My last concern is actually being able to do the work. In high school most of the time i didn’t have to study like a maniac for a test or do alot of work, but now that im in college i have to be prepared for each class.

I think that college wont drastically change who i am, but it’ll definitely change the way i do some things. As a college student, your the only one responsible for yourself and i feel that that freedom  will help me to become more independent of others help. Another thing about me that will change is my work ethic, before i was able to procrastinate but now that i’ve seen the real world, in order for me to succeed i have to put in the time and effort.

I’m looking forward to  my time here at Baruch. See you guys around!