Monthly Archives: September 2011

1)who you think you are

well i know who i am after all i have lived with myself close to 18 years now … and what i am is a man who prides himself in his ability to adapt and to understand my own role in life… there are times to speak out and there are times to listen in … i live with this mindframe and although oftenly opting for for the listening role i try to pick and choose when to chime in myself, i won’t say living perfectly isnt possible because i believe no one has done it yet thats all… absence of evidence, is far from evidence of absence..

2) Top 3 Concerns For Baruch

failing of course

not knowing opportunities that are available to me until they pass me by

and having too much fun lol

3) how is baruch college different from high school

the level of freedom is on a completely other level then that of high school… in college you step into the role of being a man instead of following orders given to you its up to you to give yourself the orders and follow them … and in high school you got by with flying colors by the work you could get done in class. but in college 90% of the work is done outside of the classroom individually which pplaces a higher level of responsibility on your shoulders.

4) How Do You Think Your First Year Of College Will Change You

the first year of college will broaden my horizon, and allow me to see things i at once before couldnt  imagine and force me to learn how to feel comfortable when im not in my natural habitat, when im introduced to a brand new world, my adapting ability combined with the knowledge gained from first year of college not just academically but socially, i should be able to tune in with the frequency of new adventures

My name is David Haik Zakaryan. I was born and raised in Washington Heights. I am a college student living in NYC. I am looking forward to getting a higher education and uncovering the mysteries of the universe. My primary goal is to prosper in the academic environment in order to learn more about my self and the world around me.

As a freshman at Baruch I am finding my adjustment to college life enjoyable. Although Baruch is a commuter school and is pretty big I am finding it easy to talk to people and make new friends. My class workload is not too bad and I am able to complete my assignments on time. I feel more motivated in college because it counts more towards my future than high school did. I hope to learn more things as my time progresses at Baruch.

A.

My name is Louis Lam. I am born in America and my parents are from Hong Kong, China. I am a first generation college student and I reside in Queens. I love to play handball, which is one of the few sports I play, although I have not been playing it a lot recently. I play handball in the parks that are located in Flushing, Queens. Through this sport, I am able to meet many people, as I play at different parks, in its own way, it is just like entering college classes. We all attend the same school, but you meet new people in each of your classes.

B.

My top three concerns about Baruch is getting good grades in all my classes, trying to discover what I am truly interested in so I can decide on my major and how to manage my time that I am given throughout the day so everything works out on my schedule.

C.

Baruch College is different from high school because for my high school, we had to take a specialized test in seventh grade in order to get in. To get into Baruch, people had to take a GED or just simply graduate from high school with a diploma. The age groups of students everywhere and the ethnic diversities are really great. Also, the commute is a bit different because you take different trains in order to get to this school. While we get to use cellphones and iPods, those were not permitted in high school in the hallways that they had, always with teachers confiscating our equipment if we were seen with it, even unintentionally wearing it around your neck.

D.

I think my first year at college will provide myself more responsibility as a student and as a person in life. Back then, you would have your professors manage your grades and force you to stay for extra tutoring. Here, at Baruch, everything is up to you, your grades, your life, your friends, your attitude on life is based on your own performance. It will probably change me in a lot of ways that I am not too sure of yet, but when the time comes it will show.

First off, I think it’s pretty evident that I despise doing homework and I’d much rather  be watching a movie on Netflix or something, BUT here goes nothing !

-My name’s Tasnim and i was born a winner. Over the past of couple years, I’ve had a really difficult time trying to figure out who i am and my purpose in life. Every year i learn something different about myself and i am surely not the same person i was two to three years ago. I went from being a nerd who read books all day to a person who can’t even stay awake in class. I’m not saying I’m proud of this change but I’m also not saying i want to change back.

-As of 2011, i discovered my talent in rapping and I realized how important it is to follow your goals, dreams, ambitions no matter what. I learned not to follow everyone else and gain interest in something just because everyone else is doing it. I spent most of the summer getting buff and working out, and playing basketball. All the hard work went down the drain after the month of Ramadan though when i had to  fast (starve myself) for 30 days straight. Im also an older brother and a role model to my younger bro.

-My Top 3 Concerns About Baruch:

1. Falling behind in classes.

2. Not being able to make friends.

3. Giving in to peer pressure.

– Baruch and high school are two completely different stages of my life. Attending I high school in the Bronx, I quickly learned that this is a “dog eat dog” world and i have to do whatever it takes to survive. I had to protect myself in the halls and defend myself from anybody who wanted to bark up the wrong tree. More-less, high school really toughened me up and helped me become a man. The environment was completely different, the people are much more friendly in Baruch, and the teachers are much more knowledgable.

– I believe my first year in Brauch will lead to a complete turn around for me and it will help me get back on track. Sure the transition has been a bit difficult but every things happening for the best. I want to go back to being a nerd and start doing much better in school.  I also think that is a great step forward into the adult world knowing that my future is in my hands and i have to decide whether i would like to be successful or not.

Ah who are you. Quite a loaded question i suppose. while thinking about that one must realize the subjectivity of that idea. Who am I? To myself I’m an interesting undergraduate student who is a pretty decent bass player and knows how to crack a joke when necessary. To my father I’m someone can’t be “comprehended”. To my mother I’m a leech but overall extremely helpful, in stature and in work ethic. To my girlfriend I’m unintelligible. To me my girlfriend is unintelligible. Overall, I have no idea who I am other than who you think I am. (just please like me :P) Oh, and i was born November 6 1993 in Brooklyn and I love jazz in an obsessive way.

B. 3 Biggest Concerns of Baruch

1. Not reaching my full potential in my own eyes (fuck everyone elses)

2. Becoming complacent and not participating in thing i want to participate in.

3. Getting really high the night before finals and waking up 6 hours late with a dead horse on my comforter and Justin Beiber next to me (highly likely)

C. Why high school is different from college

Honestly i was the smartest adolescent in my high school, bar none. Unfortunately with that intelligence came an enormous amount of complacency. Don’t get me wrong I received accolades based upon my academic understanding, but my lack of a dedicated work ethic still haunts my subconscious and honestly i know the reason I did not graduate as valedictorian was my lack of dedication in work. However, I am no longer dependent on my teachers to feed me knowledge. There is only one thing standing between me and an understanding of a topic and that is myself. I now realize that I have an enemy bigger than my apathy, it is my thirst for knowledge. I now know that I will never satiate my hunger for understanding and that provides me with an enormous pride.

D. Changes

I think i stated the majority of changes in my last paragraph. Overall complacency is my biggest issue and I plan on tackling that with an approach that is in many ways suicidal but also one i have a huge measure of faith in. As well I’m gonna be meeting people who are just as wrapped up in work as I am. I welcome that.

a) who do you think you are!

so basically, my name is Mayank Suneja. i was born in New Delhi, India and spent most of my childhood years in India. i only moved to NY about 5 years ago. i have to say, Damn, its a big change! but a change that i definitely like and have gotten used to. So about me, i am a very nice and friendly person. i am overly optimistic about everything, and to be honest, my positive attitude always helps me get through hard situations. My family and friends mean a lot to me.  i am always there for anyone if they need any help. Ever since i scored a really lucky goal, while playing soccer in 6th grade, i have become like a huge soccer fan. i play and watch soccer SOO MUCH! its like such an important part of my life. my favorite team is MANCHESTER UNITED, an english team, because they are just the BEST! 😀

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b) Top 3 concerns about freshman year

1) Well, one of my concerns really is my SOCIOLOGY class! i will show you an example of what people do when my teacher talks. http://www.blog.joelx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bored-class-average-teacher.jpg

ok im kiddin, its not THAT bad! but i always seem to get lost in my own thoughts in that class and can never concentrate. what really bothers me is what grade i end up getting!  i am really hoping for a 3.5+ GPA and hope this class does not affect that!

2) Another concern for freshman year for me, and i am sure everyone else feels the same, is getting adjusted to life and the environment in college. Since Baruch is for the most part, a commute school, i guess i wont be getting the complete “on campus” college experience, but this doesnt seem so bad either. Out in the middle of the city, that works as well! i definitely want to get involved in school activities (PARTIES 😉 ), like clubs (PARTIES 😉 ) and shows (PARTIES 😉 ) and stuff (PARTIES 😉 )! lets see how that works out.

3) Another HUGE concern for me is the amount of reading that we are assigned in classes. i am really not used to reading this much. in high school, all u had to really do was go on sparknotes.com and ur good to go! but here, u ACTUALLY have to read or u will be lost in class! i guess i gotta get used to that as well. i do NOT like reading 🙁

c) How is baruch experience different from high school experience?

– When i was in high school, all i used to say was “aah, i wanna go to college already” and now since i am in college, i say sometimes “aah, i miss high school, i wanna go back.” But this transition is a very important part of our lives.  But ive realized, college is so much different from high school. Everyone is so independent in college. no teacher is gonna remind you to do your homework everyday or remind u that we have a test coming up!  u can leave whenever you want, come back whenever u want, no restrictions, everything is ur own decision. and to be honest, i really like this change. SO FAR! 🙂

d) How do u think your first year will change u?

– My first year of college is already changing me. I am getting less sleep everyday, skipping meals and spending a lot of time READING (something i BARELY ever did in high school). however, optimistic that i am, i feel that these changes will help me become more mature and overall develop a better personality.

So, the only reason I’m doing this is becausez its required. The questions are, “who am I?, what are three concerns I have about freshman year, what do I think of Baruch so far?, and how will my first year at college change me?”, might as well go in order.

-I’m Angelos, born in Brooklyn NY, but raise here and also in Greece.  Yes I’m Greek, and dam proud of that.  Ive gone to Greece every summer and then sum, I’m still 17 but Ive been there 24 times, and have stayed for at least 6 weeks every time, I’m too lazy butt if u want do the math.  I have an obsession with old muscle cars, and rock music.  My favorite car is a 1967 mustang Shelby GT 500, if you have ever seen the movie “Gone In Sixty Seconds” its Elanor.  My favorite rock song is probably Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster cult.  Ive been taught that if you want something you have to work for it,  because of that I have learned to work hard, but I am lazy.  I tell great stories, the reason why there so good is because there all true. You will hear some of the stuff that I have done or been through and be like “whats wrong with you?!?!”

-Three concerns that I have for freshman year are, not to screw up, being able to adjust to college life, and not to injure myself to an extreme again.  the first two have sort of the same reasoning, in college no ones looking over your shoulder to get stuff done, your all on your own.  The third is a little more detailed, it has to do with the stories I tell.  I have injured myself to points that i have been 2 months out of school and when Id come back I would be in a wheelchair for another month and a half.

-So far, I think of Baruch as another school.  My high school had 5000 students, and wed all seem to jam ourselves in one corner.  coming from a school like that Baruch doesn’t seem all that different.  Yeah there is more students, but they are at a maturer level.

-I think my first year of college will make me more independent, and cause me not to procrastinate with assignments as much as I did in high school.

a. Tell us who you think YOU are!

Well.. I think I’m just an ordinary guy who’s trying to get an education in order to “get a good job.” I’m fully Chinese, the one that speaks Cantonese. I think I’m a heavy procrastinator, no matter how hard I try to convince myself to get the work done earlier, I get distracted by the simplest things. I also think I’m person who needs a lot of sleep. I usually need a minimum of 10 hours of sleep to be satisfied. I needed 3 alarms and 2 wake-up calls in order for me to wake up and take the SAT. Lastly, I think I’m just a regular Baruch student walking down the halls.

b. Share your top 3 conerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.

Concern#1: I’m concerned that I might not get a satisfying grade from my sociology class. It’s not me that’s not getting the things because when I look around the class, almost everyone is either sleeping or on their electronic devices. I tried hard to pay attention but I too, fall into the trap of pulling out my iphone and start playing. Whenever the professor speaks, after a few words he would add the word “um” or stutter while trying to speak. It’s really distracting and it makes everything that he’s trying to say difficult to understand.

Concern#2: I’m concerned that my major will constantly change. My friends who are almost graduating college told me that I will definitely change my major. I’m afraid that it will come true because I’m still deciding between majoring in computers or majoring in business. I don’t want to spend a lot of time on a major and decide to change it because it would waste a lot of time as well as energy.

Concern#3: I’m concerned that when finals come, I’m going to fail. I hope I don’t fail any classes because I’m not a good test taker. Whenever I take a test, I start to forget everything and my results are not satisfying. During my high school years, I try to study but it just never gets into my head. I just hope that when I study for college, it will actually help.

c. So far, what do you think you will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?

I think that coffee made a huge impact in my life because ever since college started, I’m running on minimum amount of sleep. I’m usually up late at night trying to finish my calculus homework or up reading something that’s required for the next day’s class. I’m barely able to wake up in the morning and when I do, I have to rush to go to school. It became a routine that I go to Starbucks everyday and grab coffee. I feel like it’s the only way to keep me awake now. Baruch is also different because while I walk around the halls, everyone is usually on their laptops, listening to music or hovering over the next arriving elevator. It’s an experience that I usually don’t see in high school and seeing it in Baruch makes me feel like you’re on your own. Everything that you do have a choice and it’s all about the consequences now.

d. How do you think your first year at College will change you?

I think my first year at College will make me more organized and mature because I have to take notes on what the professor say instead of relying on the board’s notes. Also, I must be organized in order for me to “study”. I think that I’m going to be more self disciplined because I learn to start making the “right” choices on my own. There’s no-one pushing me, constantly reminding me of what’s due the next day or what’s the homework for tonight. Everything’s is on me now. If I miss it, I must pay the consequences of the outcome.

Um.. I think thats it 🙂

A. Who I think I am:

There are LOTS of things that I would say describe me. I am a very nice person, and I’ll be nice to you even if you’re not nice to me. Except, if you’re a creep I won’t be nice to you–I don’t like creeps.

I was born in (on?) the island of Trinidad, in the West Indies, and I lived there for almost 11 years. I can’t explain it, but that island is a big part of me. Most of my personality, my beliefs, my habits were formed there and I really love that place.

I am a music aficionado–though, not completely. I love love LOVE listening to music and playing music. I’ve never been professionally trained in any instrument really, except for the steel pan. I love the steel pan. It’s the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, I’ve been playing since I was 8.

I listen to a LOT of different music–if you go through my iPod you’ll find Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Kid Cudi, and Mozart.

Because I listen to music a lot, I like to attempt to play it sometimes. I’ve been stumbling my way across the fret board for quite some time–I play bits of guitar, and lots of ukulele. Lately I’ve been trying the harmonica–it’s not working out so well.

I also really love theatre. I’m no actor, but I think I know good theatre. I’m such a fangirl. If I could find a job that paid me to be a professional fan, I would be so in that.

I like to dabble in other things also. I like photography, a lot. And Mario Kart, I like Mario Kart.

B. Top 3 concerns entering Baruch, why?

1. Not being able to stay up to date with my tv shows: I forgot to mention before; I really like television.

Game of Thrones or IT Crowd, anyone?

2. Getting good grades: I’m a bit of an overachiever.

3. Not having friends: All of my friends are thinking of transferring! 🙁

C. So, far what do you think is going to be different between college and high school?

College definitely seems more relaxed in structure.

D. How do you think your first year at College will change you?

Honestly, I don’t know. But whatever change comes, hopefully its for the better.