Who am I? Well to be quite honest ive been debating that question to myself for the past week or so. In high school I was the cool kid, I was popular and everyone was my friend. I was in a sense the big fish in a little pond, but in college I quickly realized that i had become the little fish in the biggest of possible ponds you could imagine. I cant quite tell you who i am because to be honest, i dont know myself. i have to many dreams and aspirations for myself that if i told you one straight thing then Id be lying. i want to be a teacher but i also want to work on wall street. i want to be a fisherman but at the same time i want to be a college soccer coach. What i can tell you is that my name is Michael DeSena. I have a large and loving family who i spend all of my time with and even though my friends are far away in different schools, we still keep together through any possible way.
My top three concerns at Baruch are managing my time, the actual workload, and maintaing a social life if possible between all the school work. Managing time is the hardest because in high school you have enough time to do your work 3 minutes before the class started or even during the class but in college, everything is so maticulous and carefully constructed that it is almost impossible to leave work for even a few days before! The workload so far (knock on wood) has not been so tedious as opposed to it just takes a long time to complete. Having a social also has not been so bad because ive managed to find a few friends that i have previously known before Baruch and some that i have gathered up while in class. most people are very outgoing so saying hello is as easy as cake. The change from high school to college for me was indeed the hardest thing ive ever had to do. i love my high school and everyone in it. high school was easy and fun . your teachers were your best friends if you wanted them to be. Baruch does a good job at keeping the classes at a minimum to have a good student to teacher ratio so it still gives off the high school classroom feeling in a sense. I think the change of environment and people will offer a new start for myself to try and expand to others who i am and what im all about. I think my first year in college will make me a more studious and managing person. Hopefully it will help me mature from the still lingering high school Mike!