DTE: Surviving College 101

My name is Jake Kuhl, I am seventeen years old and live in the Bronx. I went to public school from pre-k to the eight grade. I was the valedictorian in the fifth grade and entered a specialized school program in the middle school I.S. 192. There I took high school courses in the seventh and eight grade and graduated with high school credit by passing several regents. I then attended Cardinal Spellman High school, a Catholic school in the Bronx. My education
has greatly affected who I think I am. I have developed many of my beliefs  through my education. I have also had the luxury of experiencing both Public and Private education which has also helped given me a unique perspective on education systems in general and how they help mold you into who you are. My public education was enjoyable and my teachers were generally very good but I found that my Catholic school education has helped mold me into a better person and student as my public school education has provided me with a better understanding of math and science in particular. I believe I am generally a good person with a great work ethic that is also able to have a great time with friends and family. I have always prided myself in being able to do good in school consistently work part time and still have a busy social life. I am also someone who truely believes anyone can do whatever they want if they work hard and have patience and faith. I also love to play sports especially hockey. I have played hockey since I was 6 years old and won a high school championship in my Junior year. I am a little disappointed Baruch does not have a hockey team but I still play on the weekends for a local league. I had a lot of fun in high school but I think there will be some major differences in college. One of the big differences is the commute in the morning. In high school my mom worked close to the school so she would drop me off in the morning now I have take public transportation and it is about an hour and a half commute. Besides the commute I feel there is a lot more freedom in college and with that comes a lot more personal responsibility. It is nice to take less classes but now I feel there is a lot more for school you have to do outside the classroom as opposed to inside. So far there is also a lot more reading than in high school which I actually don’t mind because I would personally rather read than have to constantly be writing something for homework each night. Overall college is much diffident but I look forward to it and I feel I am going to have a good experience.