Author Archives: Ray

I can still remember the first day we had school. I was very excited about college and I still am today. I expected the work to be hard but I couldn’t wait to take college on and learn a whole bunch of new things. The work isn’t actually that hard but more of long and requires a lot of extra time outside of the classroom and lots of just memorization, which I’m particularly not too fond of. Expected to learn a lot of new things just about myself also and I did so I’m happy that I came to Baruch and didn’t go anywhere else.

The first semester had its ups and downs for me. I met a lot of new people, learned a lot of new things and took up a new hobby so I’m happy about those things. Had a bad start to the year tho and a lot of things happened so it took me a while to get used to the academic aspect of it all. Finally starting to get used to it and getting into the swing of things so I can really focus more on my work now. I have a big problem with time management so I’ve recently started writing everything down in a planner on my phone and planning my day out down to the hour so that I don’t waste time anymore and prioritize what needs to be. Its a little too late in some of my classes now to turn things around but ill keep trying and Ill definitely be in good shape to do well next semester since I’m getting better at managing my time now.

If I could do anything differently I would probably change my study habits and manage my time better but I don’t regret the way things were because it let me realize and learn some important lessons that I’m not going to forget.

Ive changed quite a lot since I came to Baruch and I expected it but not to this extent. Ive grown much more mature than I already was and I’m focusing more on my life and what I want from it. Learning to prioritize people and things and also to bet rid of all the things that are just wasting time and have no importance to me and what I want out of my life but Ive still go a long way to go and a lot of things to still work through so I’m just taking everything week by week now also so that I don’t over whelm myself.

When I stood there at the end of senor year of high school with my deploma in my hands, I couldn’t help but be any happier. Admitidly, it was because I was happy that I was getting out of there rather than being happy I passed. I loved hanging out with all the people I knew there and all the fun things I did at Tech but I could not stand the classes. I didnt see how any of those classes could help me in the future so I could have cared less.

Coming to Baruch I was very excited and couldnt wait to start my college life. More than wanting, I needed the freedom and responsibility that natrually came with college life. I never liked being told what to do and in which way to do it in school so I was happy to have the freedom to do things the way I wanted to and to not feel constrained.

Now that im here studying at Baruch I realized that I need to start being more productive and not slack off. There just doesnt seem to be enough time in the day to get everything done anymore and I need to mamage my time better and not procrastonate while studying.

I also have to start thinking more about my future and where I wanna go in life. I cant stand working under other people so I cant really have a normal job and I always see lots of people who work everyday, day in and day out, and many of them absolutely hate their jobs and are unhappy. Those things motivate me to want to start my own business in the future so that I can do some thing that I love and enjoy everyday instead of being unhappy and doing something I dont like for a living.

I hear stories of people who are old and on their death bed wishing they could relive their life. I dont want to end up like one of those people, I want to live my life and not have any regrets and be happy.

A)Hey, its Ray! Was born in Guyana (South America) and I currently live in Queens Village. I usually like to hangout alot in Manhattan around Central Park and Union Sq and in Queens, usually at Queens Center Mall or in Flushing mostly theses days.

I remember someone mentioned Jung and Briggs personality test so im an ENTJ if you care to know. I love seeing what types people get so if you wanna take the test then just go here and post what you got in the comments or where ever.

Im generally pretty outgoing when im not tired and I love to talk to everyone and especially new people who have different perspectives from mine but im also very laid back so I never really obsess or panic about things when everything  going bad. Not sure if im ever really over confident in myself but I tend to have a Can Do attitude when it comes to things so I always believe that for me anything can be done if its logically possible, I just have to try. Its kinda bad I guess tho since i don’t try very hard at things I don’t care about but I do try very hard at the things I care about or find important. Im also a pretty open person so with a few exceptions I usually don’t mind sharing things about myself to other along as you’re willing to ask because I don’t like to blab about myself.

Sometimes im a bit aloft and you can catch me staring off in random directions sometimes when im in deep in thought about random stuff or just listening to music. I m friendly with people but I don’t really get attached to people very easily and I tend to forget and get over things really quickly and move on like nothing happened and only remember about what I learned from that experience.

I personally never liked school much before college since I always felt like I never had any free will but outside of school I like learning new things that I find to be fun and interesting, particularly things that im really bad at or never knew about.

To really know a person you have to also know their negative aspects also. For me I am very stubborn person when I have my mind set on something and  I can admit it when im wrong but until you can provide proper evidence to prove it I wont be convinced since i tend to trust my own judgement over other peoples. I also tend to be somewhat cold hearted at times because I use logic first to make tough decisions without considering my feelings into the equation. Im also very blunt at times so some people might feel hurt by that if they aren’t used to people upfront and honest to them. Ill just say whats on my mind or blurt out what ever it is i am thinking about. I try not to make it sound mean if I can but I don’t think I would ever really stop because I believe it would be even more disrespectful to lie to their face about something and talk about it when they are not there, id rather say it to their face than behind their back. I have also of pride when it comes to being independent and hate being told what to do so if someone starts bossing me around and telling me what to do I get very defensive and sometimes very angry depending on their tone of voice. I don’t really thing its that hard to just kindly ask me to do something instead of telling me to do it.

B)The thing im the most concerned about right now is getting a job. I need to pay off my college tuition and  I have no means to do it unless I get a job. Im also concerned about wanting to move out of my house and live on my own but to do so I need a good paying job where I can make enough to support myself and everyday I spend at home is a shot to my pride because the thought of having to depend on other people even if its my parents just doesn’t feel good. Really concerned about getting enough sleep. I didn’t sleep much last year and it was really bad for my health. I could easily pull allnighters but it eventually all catches up and makes it hard to pay attention in class when I can barely stay awake.

C. I like the Baruch college experience better because the teachers don’t baby the student and its alot more freedom to do and study what you want here. Teachers don’t pester you about things and its your job to take care of yourself. Classes in Baruch are alot more interesting and engaging  also compared to boring high school classes. Im actually genuinely interested in the classes im taking.

D. I think this year will allow me to learn alot of new things and expose me to new ideas and perspectives that Ive never seen before. There’s so many people in this school and im excited about what I could learn from talking to all these people, young and old. One thing for sure is at the end of the year I will be alot more knowledgeable than I was when I started.