Author Archives: Richard Lee

Dear Prof. Lubin

Hello, I am Richard from your English 2100 class on Monday and Wednesday morning 8:15.

I am emailing you because I am having a bit of a trouble with the daily journals we are suppose to be keeping. Is the format suppose to be casual? Are we allowed to have slangs? What is the required amount of journals we are suppose to have by the end of this week?

Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your time! I greatly appreciate it.

Your student,

-Richard Lee

What I like best? There are almost too many things I like best which doesn’t really make sense since best usually refers to one. But I’m the type to like many things equally. Fear? I like to THINK I have none. But maybe I do. Embarrassment, I feel like something most people feel embarrass for is rejection and refusal. I wish I can stay focused and interested on a subject that I am actually not interested in. What is most important to me are those around me, my families and my friends. One of the moto that I follow goes like this, “The quieter you are, the more you hear.” Which sounds obvious but not a lot of people realize it.

Who am I? That is a tough question. I like to think I am a nice, easy going, and loving person. But how would I know who I am? Only others can tell me who I am. If I think I am a dog, but everyone else says I am human, then as much as I believe I am a dog, I am a human. Does that make sense? I don’t know. But I like to think I am who I think I am. I try to portray who I really am, or who I really want to be, to the public. However, I do not know what it looks like from the point of view of the public. Hopefully it is the way I want.

My top three concerns as a freshmen in Baruch are just like anyone else, GPA, job, and health. As tough as it is, I aim for a 4.0 GPA, or at least a 3.5 or above. Job, though I have one already right now, I wish to be able to manage my time efficiently. With the commuting schedule and job schedule combined, I could barely have enough time to breath. And that leads to my health. Taking 3-4 hours sleep every day from Monday to Thursday isn’t healthy at all. And I just hope that I will fix it soon.

Well, besides from the whole commuting thing going on. The clubs in Baruch are  a lot more assertive. I have already attended a corporate meeting with the Grant Thorton LLP. The connections I am able to make are almost limitless. And most students here are more mature, well most of them. And some professors are really lenient, but some not.

I think this first year of college will make me step out of my comfort zone. I will have to step up and get to know people and make connections. More importantly, I think it will make me able to use my time efficiently instead of procrastinating.