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Three concerns that I have for Freshman year are, having trouble forcing myself to go to class when i don’t want to, struggling with a lot of work, and maybe even finding a steady group of friends. In the past if i didnt go to school my house would be called now that no one calls i must take it upon myself to go to class. I have had trouble with school work in the past, especially homework. I hope that does not happen here. There is a lot more freedom at college but this also means that i need to use that freedom to make sure i have a good time. After my first year of college i think i’ll be much more comfortable interacting with new people.

Now we can all glamorize and embellish on certain traits and ideals that we’d like to say are true about ourselves but I’ll tell it like it is, as I always do. I was born/raised in Queens and grew up a humble, rough, rugged kid. My parents, like most immigrants, came to America in search of a better lifestyle and worked hard to provide for their respective families. They instilled in me that hard work was essential to success, and that is something I will never forget. So who am I? I won’t bore you with elaborate details but I’m an ambitious young man on the cusp of greatness and I won’t settle for anything less. I love to make others laugh, life is too short to dwell on negativity, if you’re not laughing, you’re not living comrades! I consider myself a music aficionado because I don’t just listen to it as a hobby, it’s an “instrumental” (what a pun!) part of my every day life. I dare anyone to compete with my iTunes Library, it is something to be reckoned with and is nowhere near completion. My favorite artists are Bob Marley, Eminem, 2Pac and The Beatles to name a few. Now this may sound cliché, but I strive to be my own person, unique is too mundane of an adjective but it will have to suffice. From the way I dress, carry myself, and speak I automatically distance myself from the average Indian kid that infest the area in which I live. I used to have long hair and recently cut it for a fresh college experience. But enough of that, on to the next one as Jay-Z would say!

My top three concerns about freshman year at Baruch are:

1. Applying myself to the college workload because I’m a chronic procrastinator and was warned by teachers that I will “drown” under the pressure if I don’t change my lethargic ways.
2. Interacting with such a vast, dynamic student body. Coming from a small, sheltered high school community of just 600 students this will be interesting to say the least.
3. Taking responsibilities and disciplining myself because I’ve never been one to actually sit and study… who does that? I guess we will have to find out!

I think the biggest difference transitioning from high school to Baruch college as stated earlier will be interacting with a student body amassed at 17,000. I attended Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School, yea that’s a mouthful. With around 600 students occupying a relatively small building, surrounded by the same faces, everyone knew one another and it was a small tight knit community. Simple liberties such as using your phone in peace are a sigh of relief as I can actually govern my actions and myself. I’m sure my freshman year at Baruch college will allow me to mature and embrace the character of a young adult, and what better place to do so than in the heart of Manhattan!

It’s always difficult trying to define who you are as a person, most people say I’m a really laid-back hippy type of person, I definitely have to agree. I am an honest person who takes honesty as a really really really serious ideal. I’m also probably way too caring. I’m in a way very emotional, when the people around me are sad, I become sad, when the people surrounding me are mad, I’m mad, and when the people around me are happy, I’m happy as well despite what feelings I might have, mine all depend on the other person. Other people’s emotions have a serious impact on how I feel. I’m not sure if that’s a flaw, but it probably is because my day depends on the types of people I’m around. One more thing to sum it up, I’m a lover, not a fighter.

Coming to Baruch College hasn’t been a life changing experience, at least not yet. Going to a jam-packed high school of 4000 students, I’m pretty use to big classes and being independent in my own education and studies. So far, Im enjoying having breaks between my classes and starting later than in high school. But, I don’t really think high school was that different from college. I like pretty much all my classes with the exception probably of music history.The location of Baruch is pretty great, it’s right in the center of a lot of places like Union Square, Madison, and the Village.

A major concern I have with going to college right now is not being able to handle having almost a full time job and going to school full time. Its been really tough as it is, and this is only the beginning of freshmen year, it’s only going to get harder. So far, my classes haven’t been too hard, I haven’t been getting massive amounts of assignments like some other students. I can’t imagine how it’s going to be when I’m getting more assignments and tests, I’m probably going to have to quit really soon. Another concern I have is my procrastination. I’ve always had a problem with doing things early or even on time my whole life. I use to say that when I did things last minute, I’d be more focused and it’d come out better, but that’s probably just b.s. It usually causes way too much unnecessary stress that I don’t need. My final concern is the fact that I’m going to a business school when I know I don’t even have the slightest want to go into business whatsoever.

I don’t feel college is going to change me. I already know who I am as a person.

As a new freshman in Baruch College I feel that I am a changed person, especially compared to high school. I would say I do not stand out within a community because my characteristics are somewhat “normal”. Just an average person trying to get through college smoothly; just going with the flow, as they all say. Studying has become a big part of me, especially after high school, since I barely studied then. So I would say I normally tend to study and work during most of my college experience so far.

My first concern about coming to Baruch College is the time constraints that I have. I come from Fort Lee, New Jersey. Commuting here every morning for an hour and fifteen minutes is nothing to be happy about. It hinders my time to have fun or study. Second, I feel that my studies wont go as well since I work alot. Weekends and some weekdays are packed with work and classes, so my schedule is completely full. Lastly, I feel that I may not have a balanced like here, between studying and having fun. Throughout my high school years I learned that life isnt just about working hard and studying, but it is about keeping that balance between your life. Play hard and work hard. I feel that I will not be able to maintain this concept.

The differences of college compared to high school is that now everything counts. As far as high school is concerned, it never really “counted” and just had a small impact to which college you attend. What you do in college is what matters most and it basically determines your life. The experience here will definitely change my point of view toward studying and how I actually have to care now, unlike high school.

This first year of college changed me because meeting much older people gave me insight to what needed to be and how it had to be done. I feel that this sense of maturity will grow onto me and soon I will be guiding others to do the same.

Although I was originally born in South Korea, I was fortunate enough to come to this country at a very young age. This allowed me to learn English and adapt to my new environment rather quickly and seamlessly. My parents still raised me as your average Korean American kid, and I’ve never had a problem identifying myself. I’ll admit, I am a shy person who can be incredibly awkward at times – and I’m habitually lazy to the point where sleep sounds a lot more fun than playing basketball with your friends. However, I believe that I do my best everyday to be a good individual who holds onto his beliefs and values.

As I transitioned into college life here at Baruch, my top 3 concerns are the following: procrastinating my work, losing my focus during lectures and not getting involved. I’m particularly worried about my procrastination since I’ve always been told in college that professors don’t give second chances and don’t care for your excuses even if you’re absent or not. I’ve always procrastinated during high school and I know that in college I’ll have to change my work ethnic and get things done in an appropriate and timely manner.

So far, I’m really enjoying college life. I feel a tremendous amount of freedom and maturity as I am in control of my academic career and life now. I think this is one of the main differences from college and high school – the feeling of independence.

In my freshman year, I hope that I’ll be able to adapt to college life well and abandon my horrendous work ethnic from high school. I believe that this a fresh new start for me and that I have to control and maintain my academic life here at Baruch. Hopefully, this will help me become a more independent person which will ultimately help me in the real world once my 4 years here are gone. I look forward to the future and anticipate great things to come from my freshman year here at Baruch College.

I stand at 5’8″–not your typical Taiwanese girl. I play volleyball at Baruch College, and I guess that qualifies me to be somewhat coordinated. I enjoy thinking deeply about topics that I am passionate about, but over these past couple of months, I have yet to have found something I am truly interested in–a lack of inspiration, as some would call it. I care about a lot of people, but it is extremely difficult for me to become attached. That can be viewed as both a vice and a beneficial characteristic, but either way, I’m happy the way I am.
My first concern about freshman year at Baruch is time management. Since I am playing volleyball while attending school as a full-time student, I have to learn how to better coordinate my schedule so that I have the ability to finish everything in a timely manner. My second concern would be understanding all the material being taught in each class. Unlike high school, I am now an independent person, living life according to my own agenda. However, as I have learned, such freedom comes with greater responsibility. Instead of teachers asking if I understand certain material, I have to go and ask them. I have to become accustomed to such independence. And lastly, my third concern is keeping focus on my academic work more than I do my athletic work.
Going from high school to college has become a life-changing experience. Not only am I on the other side of the United States, I have an entirely new life with new people in it. College, as I’ve written before, requires a lot more independence. No one is there to babysit students to get good grades or do homework, and that, in itself, is one of the wildest differences I’m attempting to overcome as a freshman at Baruch.
My first year of college should transform me into someone more organized. Hopefully, I’ll learn to not procrastinate and to become more on-top with my academic learning. I am as excited to be a college student as anyone at Baruch is, and I look forward to growing and expanding my horizons more as I continue my student life.

I think I’m a fun loving, at times easily irritated and a “go-with-the flow”type of person. I’m thoughtful, considerate, responsible and also a very lazy person! I’m not a very girly girl; I love wearing sweats, dressing down and not doing too much makeup however there are days where I love doing the exact opposite.It’s fun to roleplay and be someone you’re not but only on certain days. Speaking of identities, I identify myself as a Muslim Pakistani who is residing in NYC trying to absorb everything around myself as well as retain what I have learned in my culture and family values. I love meeting new people and making new friends so hopefully colllege will introduce me to all of that.

b. My top three concerns at Baruch being a freshman are : not making new friends that will stay with me for a long time, getting lost in the crowd and not making an impact in my life or anyone else’s.it is very important for me to make an impact in my life even as a freshman because it will be a year to remember.Another one of my concerns is that I will lose track of my homework assignments and bomb tests or quizzes. Since college is so different from highschool,the transition might be a big challenge for me but I hope I can learn from my mistakes early on.

c. My high school experience was a really different one from my initial response in college because of obvious reasons; not knowing everyone at school or seeing familiar faces because my high school constitutes of 400 people where everyone knows each other. It was very hard in the beginning to get used to the overwhelming transportation and commute as well as the buildings of Baruch in the city.

d. I think my first year at Baruch will change me in many ways; i willl definitely have become more exerienced in terms of social life and interacting with people of various backgrounds being that baruch is located in NYC, the melting pot of all cultures. I hope to learn a lot more than just school subjects in college but I hope to learn about social aspect of life such as meeting and interacting with new people as well as time management and personal issues and how to handle them properly.

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