DTE: Surviving College 101

I think I am a fun loving and caring person. I think of myself as a fun loving person because, I’m always outgoing and I have a big sense of humor. I usually do a lot of silly things to make people laugh, or I find a lot of things said by other people to be funny. I think of myself as a caring person because I’ve been working with kids for about 4 years now. I work in a children’s program in the church called The Salvation Army. I’ve been a head teacher there for about 3 years after my first year of volunteering, and I have to admit I love taking care of kids. People always tell me that “Oh, Austin you’re going to be a great father one day.”, or “Austin you’re definitely going to become a teacher when you grow up.” I think my life in college so far has been very different compared to my high school life. In high school, I had the same classes at the same exact times every single day, but in college it’s different. The assignments in college are given all at once and given a due date to do them. In high school the assignments are usually given a day before they’re due. I feel meeting people in college is a lot easier than in high school also. In college it seems so much easier to just go up to someone and just introduce yourself, because you see everyone as a mature adult now. I can actually leave school in the middle of my day to go and buy something to eat, while in high school, I’d be stuck eating school lunch everyday with the same people. I want my first year of college to change me to become a more independent and sociable person. In high school I was a pretty sociable person who talked to everyone, but I’d gain friends who just say hi and bye. I’d rather have long conversations with people to obtain more knowledge about them. I already see myself as becoming more independent, because I look back at the friends I have in high school, and it feels like they’re in “prison”. They go to the same classes everyday and have homework almost everyday. I’m enjoying my time here in Baruch College so far. I’m keeping my eyes open in joining the clubs. I’ve been going to the Baruch gym and handball courts lately to play and meet new people/friends. I’m still currently working in my church and play ball almost all the time. Thank you for reading!