Who Do You Think You Are?

Hi All!

I wanted to wait until we spoke a little bit about leadership and got to know each other a little before I assigned this post. Here it goes..

This is your first mandatory postReflect on the following four questions, and craft a response of no more than 500 words. Feel free to integrate media into your post!

  • Tell us who you think YOU are!
  • Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.
  • So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?
  • How do you think your first year at College will change you?

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12 Responses to Who Do You Think You Are?

  1. Jacob Harooni says:

    I am very down to earth, I’m understandable and knowledgeable to figure out who in my eyes are new people to me in this world. I love to have fun and explore new things, because that’s what I think matures me as a person by experiencing whats around in the world. Im funny, like to crack jokes, and then also like to get serious with it, but with exaggeration. I’m chill, you just got to know me, I live my life like any other person, just try to have lots of joyful times everyday.

    My most major concern as being a freshmen as Baruch, is to not do well in school. I came here to Baruch, because it is an underdog. The cheapest, most flexible, near my family at home in Long island but I moved to the city with 2 friends that go to Baruch as well. Most importantly, the 3rd best business school in New York, which in my point of view when New York being the head estate for making money and finding successful jobs in New York city, is absolutely amazing to be in this position. Students going to NYU and Columbia which are the other 2 top business schools in New York, pay an an extraordinary amount, even some people who get scholarships. The savings to anyones family is also benefited. So doing well in Baruch is very critical to me.
    Another concern I have as a freshmen is not knowing if this college is the right college for me. Am I here by force due to past reasonings of not eligible to get into schools, or family issues. Or is it the best option I had. That is one of questions that will be in my head till June of 2012. Lastly, what is my major going to be? I’ve always wanted to do communications but in other schools, and although there is an communications program here at Baruch, I don’t think it would be the same, especially if I am in a wonderful business school in front.

    In high school, my freedom was great. What was so special about my school was that we had “open-campus”. Open campus is a privileged aspect to what high school was so much to look for. There were restaurants and beneficial places to go to which is a 5 minute walk away, and we were allowed to go during our lunch periods and frees. Of course we got around it, and used this privilege in our most benefiting way. At Baruch, what makes it different is that I now live in the city and have my own apartment which makes the commute to school easier than to commute everyday from home which would take an hour and a half. So thats a relief I have with me and knowing college is a maturing place to students due to the learning effects it brings upon. I think I’m ready for the challenge, but hoping the bumpy times are to its minimum.

    College will change me. I feel it already, I am maturing, living in the city on my own, not seeing my family all the time and just being independent is what its all about. This is the start to world of starting a career. College is where it takes you to what you want to grow up to in life. It is just the beginning and all I can do now is to work my ass off and hope it pays off.

  2. Chrisitne Scott says:

    I’m just your average freshman going to college, anticipating new things for my life. I feel like I have multiple sides of me. I can be super cheerful and social then I can be pretty secluded and antisocial. I confuse myself and others because I don’t know what I want or really need. To many options not enough time.
    My three main concerns about my freshman year in college is not being able to meet new people, keeping my high school studying habits (cramming), and not knowing what my major will be. I’m so worried about these things because I want to make the most of college and not waste anything. I want to meet new and amazing people, and I want to get all my money’s worth from school (education).
    I’m not to sure what will make my Baruch experience different from my high school experience. Everyone says college is like high school but with more freedom. In college the learning process is different. I have to teach myself most of the time rather than being spoon feed the material.
    I have no idea how the first year will change me. I’m not to sure if I want to change but I guess there is always room for improvement.

  3. Angela Na says:

    I think that I am someone who’s about to dedicate my entire life to a profession/major that I have absolutely no interest in. I’m planning on majoring in Accounting or Finance, something business related that can make me a lot of money simply because I am an only child to a single mother who has no one else to depend on. I can’t fool around and explore my options because it might not work out for me in the end. I need to focus on something right now and make the most out of it so I can survive and support my family. My top 3 concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College is getting to school on time, adjusting to the college environment and getting excellent grades! Even though I live 3-4 stops away from Baruch and it takes me about 10 minutes to get to school I am still late! This is a huge difference compared to my high school experience because I would have to travel to the Bronx which took 45 minutes to 1 hour. I need to sleep earlier so I can make it to school early! My schedule is quite awesome because I will get out at 12 on one day and 3:45 on the latest days. This allows me to have a part time job on the side so I can make a quick buck for myself. However, this will also make it difficult to balance school and work. I hope I can still have enough time to sleep and hang out with friends. I also realized that I have to actually start studying now. Things are different than high school and the pace is a lot faster. Screwing up my freshman year would be the worst because as I experienced in H.S. no matter how well I can do in my future years, my freshman year grades will always come back to haunt me. I think my first year at college will teach me to prioritize things and change the way I get things done. I am already trying to balance work with school so once this year is over I will have a better grasp at this.

  4. Tell us who you think YOU are!
    Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why.
    So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?
    How do you think your first year at College will change you?

    I’m a freshman who thinks that she knows a lot about the world, but doesn’t. I know pretty much for sure that I’m going to be going into accounting and I feel like I’m being influenced by my mom tremendously. But, I’m not going into this major for my mom. Although when I get married, and have children i don’t want to work (because my mom was never really at home when I was little because she was always working until so late), I want to have a CPA degree there for me to use before i have children and after my children grow up. I think about my future a lot.
    My top three concerns about my freshmen year of college are grades, time management and my work ethic. I obviously, like most of the freshman, want to get a gpa of 4.0. Who wouldn’t? I REALLY need a 4.0 for my future because like my mom always says, “grades = salary”. Time management.. I actually need to improve that RIGHT NOW. I have too many tasks at hand at the moment and I feel like I’m going to explode. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this but I have to. I can’t only just get through this, but I have to do all these tasks to the best of my ability. I get so lazy from the commute to and from school. I feel like the commutes the reason I get tired; not my classes. I need to straighten up and know that this isn’t high school. My GPA really counts now towards my future. I need to start studying like crazy..
    So far, I think college will make a different experience from high school. In high school, the teachers basically “spoon fed” us. In high school, I thought I knew what stress was, but getting to know the stress in college…. now that i think about it, high school was like.. baby steps… I can’t believe I thought i knew what stress was in high school.
    I’m 100% sure that this first year in college will completely change me. It already as started changing me. I came in as a very timid freshman but I’m slowly becoming loud. I also started to take on the phrase “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it,” and that’s something I’m definitely going to need in the business world. I can see that I’m maturing drastically and my boyfriend can see it as well. I’m actually really excited to see how I will turn out by the end of Undergrad!

  5. Cindy lawrence says:

    “Who am I?” This question was the topic of many past essays I had to write and always found to be a pain to answer. Basically I’m a college freshman who’s just trying to figure out what to do with my life since I don’t really know what job area would interest me. Academic pursuit aside, I’m a very easy going person who is EXTREMELY shy. I find this to get in the way of my achieving many things and when it comes to people, let’s just say I’m a nervous wreck around strangers. I could sit here and write so many boring things about myself (I think my answer to the posed question is always boring) but I’ll end it here; I think I’m a seventeen year old who over thinks things too much, but is dedicated since I want to make my family proud of me.
    My top 3 concerns about freshman year at college are grades, meeting new people and deciding on a major. Everyone wants a 4.0 by the time they graduate but i think the fact that I’m in college psyches me out. Meeting people is a major goal of mine but, as mentioned above, my shyness does not help. However, I think I’m gradually coming out of this phase and hopefully I will be able to achieve this goal. Finally, choosing a major may be a difficult task for me. Though I know I most likely will go towards accounting, I’m still open to other areas of study.
    So far I have seen many differences between college and high school. The people, the classes and the degree of freedom we’re given all make the college experience better than the high school experience. I’m exposed to so many different people with different and interesting personalities who all contribute to my college experience. Class schedules are different and to my favor, thus, making school a bit more enjoyable. The freedom to go out and explore the surrounding area and the school between classes is a major change. The breaks we’re given allows me to take a breather in between classes, which I think is necessary since going from class to class nonstop can be overwhelming.
    My first year of college will change me by allowing me to build my character and cause me to come out of my shell. I have already seen changes in my behavior and I’m excited to see what is to come in the future.

  6. Wendy Lam says:

    I’m a daughter, a sister, a volleyball player, a friend, a girlfriend, a best friend, an employee, but here, I’m mainly just another student hoping to make it through these next four years alive.
    My top 3 concerns for freshman year are time management, motivation and testing. Ever since high school, my time managaing skills have gone down the drain. Back in middle school, I’d start on my projects and homework as soon as they were assigned to me. Once that stopped, every assignment I was doing was last minute. I really try to change it, but then I say I’ll try next time. In college, I dont have as much motivation since homework isn’t graded. Because of that, a lot of the times, I don’t do it and that definitely affects how I study for tests and how I do on them. That leads me to my third concern: testing. The test in some of my classes may seem easy, like in one class, he gives us the quiz in advance. That just makes his grading for us that much harder.
    My Baruch college experience will be different from my high school experience because of the different kind of schedule, where it isn’t the same classes everyday. I also feel a sense of independence I’ve never really had before.
    My first year of college will change me by, hopefully, making me a mentally stronger person. I’ve always been a shy person, and I’m scared that that will hinder me in the business world. But I’m willing to take on new challenges and give it my all.

  7. ronald.quach says:

    I’m an average college freshman. I like having fun and learning new things. I like living my life carefree, basically just floating by. I see myself as lazy most of the time, but I can be a hard worker if I need to be. I usually keep to myself, but I’m a fun guy to chill around with when you get to know me. I’m not sure what I want to major in Baruch. I’m being pressured into accounting by my family, but I really want to major in finance. Either way, I’m going to be making money in the future!
    My top three concerns of my freshman year at Baruch are time management, my GPA, and being more social. I’m a procrastinator, a habit that I never got rid of from high school. I keep on telling myself that college is much more important and that I should not slack off and put things off until the last minute. I think some part of me is just treating college like high school. My second concern, my GPA, is probably a concern of most college students. I do not want to mess up my freshman year like I did in middle school and high school. It is usually the year that I regret the most. Lastly, I have to be more social. The business world is a place where you meet many different people and I need to work on my communication skills. I’m very shy most of the time so I have to step up and start socializing more.
    I think that my Baruch College experience is much different from my high school experience. I have a lot more freedom in what I do compared to high school. I felt that in high school there was someone behind me pushing me forward, but when I entered Baruch that person stopped. My independence in Baruch is a huge change. Instead of being spoon fed material, I have to study more by myself. I didn’t expect some of these college classes to be so difficult. I guess I have to suck it up and start reading more.
    My first year at college already changed me. I’m already learning how to balance my work and free time better than I did in high school. The freedom that I got from starting college makes me feel more confident in myself. There are probably more changes in the future that can’t be anticipated. I’m excited to see what changes Baruch will bring me.

  8. Judy says:

    Judy no middle name Zeng. 18 year old Chinese girl, who loves to have fun, drink bubble tea, eat French fries and play sports. I am a workaholic and major shopaholic. I am an older sister, younger sister, daughter, granddaughter, niece, friend and proud pet owner of a 2 year old dog. I am afraid of many things such as heights, roller coasters, needles, failing, and natural disasters. I try not to expect much to avoid failure or being let down. I am very shy, quiet girl when I am unfamiliar with the environment or the people. But if I am with my friends and family, I am comfortable being my jolly, loud, sarcastic self.
    One of my top concerns about freshmen year is being able to pass my calculus class. This is my top concern because I heard that if I fail the departmental test then I fail the class. Failure is very scary to me and prevents me from doing a lot of things. My goal is to maintain a high gpa of at least a 3.3 and if I fail that test, I won’t be able to reach my goal. My second top concern is being able to make myself feel comfortable around my new school environment. I don’t have really close friends yet that I can tell anything to. I am unfamiliar with where rooms and stores are located. I don’t want to just be an in and out student. I want to get involved and meet people so that I’ll feel comfortable. My third top concern is to not slack off. I love to have fun, and would choose to hang out with friends over studying; but now that I am in college, I want to try to change this. Freshmen year is a very important year because it’s the year that I build the basis of my gpa. If I mess up now, it will be very hard for me to boost up my average because it is much easier to lower an average than to increase it.
    I think that the fact that I am now considered an adult and 4 years away from the working world is what makes the college experience different from my high school experience. College professors are stricter and will not tolerate lateness or anything else that high school teachers had to put up with.
    Freshman year of college is going to change me because it’s going to make me aware of what is expected from me. It will allow me to change my bad habits of procrastination. Professors aren’t going to be easy on me because they are preparing me for the real world. College is no more apologizing because the train was late or because I forgot to do my homework. College is here and it’s time I put myself together and work hard as I am steps closer to the real working world.

  9. Anastasia says:

    HI, I am 18 years old, soon to be 19 in December. Who am i? sounds like something we would answer in philosophy class. Anyway i think i am a pretty decent person as of now. I don’t like to be the center of attention or being a leader, but i will not be a follower as well. I don’t like arguments and usually ignore something that i don’t like instead of confronting. I am outgoing but i also like my alone time. I like to play sports such as volleyball, badminton and somewhat of soccer but i am not that good.
    My number one concern in college is the huge load of reading that we have to do for every class and i am scared that i won’t be able to keep up . My second concern is that for me it kind of feels like high school but only ten times worse. It’s going back and forth to school and instead of having lectures like other schools, our classes consist of 20-30 students. I understand that this block program gives us a chance to meet other freshmen but i don’t like it. For me it gives me the same feeling of high school. My third concern is that i don’t time to join clubs which would give me the opportunity to meet other people.
    The major difference i see in college is the independence that we are granted. Sometimes it could be good or bad. No one is on your butt to push you to class or tell you that you are late for class. You can leave class whenever you want to and noone will say anything. I am a very lazy person so i need someone to tell me all of these things. Another difference is the way professor treat the students. They won’t lecture you if you didn’t do the homework but it will reflect on your grades.
    I think my first year will just prepare me for college because high school doesn’t really prepare you for anything. Whatever we studied in high school, doesn’t really matter because we study the same thing but only in depth.

  10. Shirley Fung says:

    I am just another teenager trying to make it through college before living my dream. I want to become a product designer and visual merchandiser, which requires a lot of time management, patience, and creativity. So I would say that I’m the type to always strive hard and work towards perfecting these qualities. Perfecting. That’s probably another good word to describe my stubbornness. My closer friends always ask me why am I such a perfectionist, even when it makes me pull all-nighters a few times a week or when I don’t want to be? I guess it’s just innate. It’s not that I want to be perfect myself; I want things to be perfect for those I care about. I wouldn’t call myself a perfectionist though. I’d rather call myself a hard worker.
    My top 3 concerns for freshman year at Baruch are joining clubs that I actually enjoy, making friends, and of course, getting good grades without procrastinating. Freshman year in high school was when I gained exposure to many clubs. Most of them were pretty pointless. I don’t want to repeat the same mistake, waiting until junior year to finally find what I want to do. As for friendships, I’m always looking for long-lasting friends if not a mere acquaintance. Although sometimes, it bugs me when people I used to talk to don’t even say hi anymore. Lastly, procrastination is what I’m most concerned about. Although I don’t do it purposely, I hope I can get the school-related things done and out of my way before moving on with my personal life. I need to get into the habit of that.
    Studying at Baruch is much different from high school. This probably happens no matter what college I attend. College means more independence. No teacher is going to be pushing me to do my homework. There is no required gym. Things are much harder, too, in terms of looking for what I want. If I want to look for someone to sign a form, I’d probably have to run around the building asking before getting directly to a place. But it’s not that bad, I guess. I’m definitely enjoying the shorter days of the week. 😀
    My first year at college will teach me that if I want something, I can’t stand around idly waiting for it. Since school started, I’ve definitely been more like this. In the past, I was more passive and shy about doing things. Although that’s how I am still, at least I learned to hide it.

  11. Sofia Khiskiadze says:

    The way the question is phrased already sets the standards for the answer, because it not asking me to explain who I am, but rather who I think I am, and it’s a correct assumption. I am Sofia, or as the papers know me, Sofiko. I am eighteen years old, and I think it’s safe to say that my passion is fashion. I don’t think I can really tell you who I am, and I guess its cliché to say that, but really I have struggled with answering that question most of my life; which goes hand in hand with my concerns for my freshman year in Baruch. Before I came to college, I always thought that I would know exactly who I wanted to become and where I wanted to go, but instead I more confused than ever. One of my top priorities is to figure out where exactly I want to be in the professional world, and I’m hoping that the classes I will take will give me enough insight to make the right decision. Another concern, is keeping up my GPA. During my high school years, I was always on top of things, and was able to get good grades and I am hoping that I will be able to keep that up, even with the hard classes I am planning to take that do not interest me at all. That’s important to me because grades reflect not only on your intelligence, but also on your character ; and you never know where life may take you and when you will need them to pursue your dream. I guess I don’t have any other concerns, mainly because I’m trying to savior my freshman year as the year before adulthood; I am trying to save the rest of my concerns for next year.
    I think that the independence the professors in Baruch give to their students, in the sense that they don’t really care if you do your homework is different than what I am used to in high school. Furthermore, next semester I will be able to choose my own classes, and sign up for the ones that I am interested in, which is a change from the rigid schedules of high school, and in that way I will be more in charge of my future and development, which is a big step up. Finally, I am up to the last question, and I guess the question is asking for my expectations. As of today, I hope that college will change me for the better, by giving me more responsibilities, more room for mistakes and hopefully lots of experience with dealing with others and better understanding myself. After all, it is after one is finally done with college that they can call themselves independent and true adults, and I want to say those words, knowing that I truly mean it.

  12. Kosta Yegorov says:

    Me? I’m the crazy, loud, obnoxious friend. I’m the guy that lives for the weekends to get away from school, but then goes home and works all weekend just so that college tuition can be covered. I’m the guy that’s so passionate about soccer that I act like I’m a player on that team that earns millions and comes home to a mansion that has its own zip code, but I’m not and I don’t. But I live for the times that I can show my love for the team and represent the colors of the team, I guess that’s why most of the clothes I wear have MANCHESTER UNITED written all over them. But I’m also the guy that has to be responsible, that cares for his brother like he’s his own son. I’m thew guy that sets the examples for my brothers young and old because they have faith in me and I did what one can’t do, and hopefully the other will do even better. I’m the guy that knows what its like to work in and out of school, and my biggest problem for the weekend isn’t where I’m gonna get booze, or which party I’m gonna go to, or what I’m gonna wear to that party; but how am I gonna get all this work done and still go to my restaurant and earn the $100 that will slip right out my hands.
    I’m also the guy that loves to socialize and be in big groups of people when I can be, but when night comes I love to be alone, I guess that’s why it can be so hard to focus in class with so many new people all around me. But I’m also the guy that pays attention in class when the teacher is worth paying attention to or makes it obvious that we need to pay attention to him or her. But when your professor smells like he hasn’t showered, or your professor comes to class later than anybody else on the roster it’s really hard to believe that the class should be such a priority when even the professor doesn’t really think so.
    I believe that I will mature even more after college, letting loose of immaturity at 14 was a slap in the face, but finally becoming by what everybody calls an adult, I think college will truly shape me as a responsible man I’m supposed to be.

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