Monthly Archives: September 2011

Hello, My name is Daniel Li. I am seventeen years old and born in Manhattan, however, I lived in Brooklyn my whole life.  I attended John Dewey for High school and now I am in Baruch with a surprise. My top three concerns about my freshman year in Baruch are keeping up to my school work, making friends, and finding a job or internship. The work in college is definitely much more challenging than High School. I am trying to get more organized now to manage time for everything. So far, I think the amount of homework and time I’ll have to put into studying will definitely be different from my high school experience. I also think the experience in Baruch’s wonderful library to study, do homework, go online, or even nap, would be a wonderful new experience. During my first year of college, I think it’ll make me work much harder, feel older, and interact with others much more.

Hey I’m Matt D’Angelo, I’m 18 years old and I live on Long Island in Massapequa. I used to live in Ozone Park in Queens but I moved out to Long Island in 4th grade. I love to play basketball and eat different foods. My top three concerns are keeping a G.P.A. of  3.5, getting involved in the school more with clubs, and trying to get an internship here. I think that its going to be different from my high school experience because I went to a small, non-diverse high school which is completely different from the atmosphere at Baruch. I think after my first year of college will make me into a more responsible hardworking student. It will also make me more mature of a person and a lot more independent.

I’m Tammie Chiu, and I was born and raised in New York all of my life. I live in Queens and love the city. I can’t really bear the thought of leaving this metropolis.

My top three concerns of my freshman year is doing well in my classes to have a good GPA, finding enough friends and classmates throughout my college years, getting a job or an internship to jump start my career, and doing all of this at the same time. These tasks are what I feel a necessary part of life, growth, and development. If I can accomplish these concerns then I know perhaps there will be some success waiting for me.

So far, the college lifestyle feels much more independent than high school. I am expected to do many things for myself and moreover, I will not get as much assistance than I would have in high school. Things are slightly more difficult but nothing astoundingly horrible.

I think my first year at college will be that awkward in between stage from getting adjusted at a new lifestyle to recognizing my potential as an adult within this society. Or maybe not. Who knows what the future holds for me? Hopefully at the end of this year I can be more independent, can multitask successfully, and can put even more effort and work into projects and papers. I also need the ability to read college material faster. I want to develop better networking skills for I abhor the word and also gain an internship or a job as stated before.

Hello, my name is Michael. I’m 17 years old born in Israel but raised mostly in New York. I lived in Israel for about 2 years before moving to Brooklyn where I lived until 2003 and then moved to Staten Island (yes, it’s a borough in NYC). I grew up having to learn English on my own for the most part because my parents didn’t speak it that well. I graduated from Tottenville High School on Staten Island where I was part of the swim team for 3 years and was captain my senior year helping the team to 2 straight Staten Island titles and 2 straight undefeated regular seasons. I’m very happy to be in Baruch because I know this a school where I can succeed and go beyond what I did in high school. I’m excited to meet new people, make new friends, and have a college experience. I enjoy sports and music as well as movies and sleeping. One concern that I have at Baruch are too much time. I’m sure it will come in handy later on when I have a lot of work and exams to study for but it’s still a lot of time for a breaks. Another concern is the level of work. In high school, it was much simpler and easier to succeed but it will not be as easy in Baruch. A 3rd concern is that there are so many more people that I will not be able to make friends as easily. I think that something that will make my Baruch experience different will be the clubs and teams. There are many teams, clubs, and frats to join and there will be new people to meet. I think my first year will change me because I will feel older, more mature, and a greater responsibility for my actions.

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My name is Stefany Bekkerman and I am eighteen years old. I was born in Ukraine and came here with my family when I was two years old. I have been living in New York ever since I came here. No, I don’t remember anything from the old country but I still speak Russian because it was very important for my parents to know my native language. Watching my parents trying to make it here in America has definatly inspired me and taught me alot about hard work, dedication and motivation. I hope that these very traits will help me to succeed here in Baruch. My three primary concerns will be to manage time with school work and my part time job, and still maintain a high average. This is the major difference between college and highschool, because you have to be organized and responsible yourself. There will be no one there to remind you to have an assignment done by the due date. Therefore my first year will change me by time management skills, my responsibilities and work ethic. Later on my concern will be to find an internship that I will be interested in, be good at, and that will lead me to a prosperous and beneficial career.

Hey everyone, my name is Alex. I’m a 17 year old teenager born and raised in New York City; originally from the Lower East Side until I moved to Brooklyn in 2008. I’m a guy trying to make something of myself and I’m working as hard as I can in Baruch to get there. I’m a passionate lover of music and film, especially the classics. I love to swim and I’ve been on my high school’s varsity team for two years. And all in all, I look forward to getting to know all of you a lot better!
For the past couple of weeks in Baruch, I’ve had three major concerns. Firstly, I’m worried about my time management skills and whether or not they will be able to keep up with the work. But so far, my skills from high school seem to be adequate so I hope I will adapt even further. Furthermore, I’m also a bit concerned about competing for jobs and internships, because so far the competition looks pretty tough. And finally I’m worried about what will come in the near future and how things will fall into place. I’m hoping for the best, and I’m definitely also working for the best.
Baruch College has already been a drastic change for me. Going to school with people around the world instead of the Manhattan is one big difference. Having shorter classes also allows me the time to focus not only on school but on my jobs and my future as well. I think college has already begun to make me work harder than high school, and it definitely will shape who I will be for the rest of my life, so I will definitely embrace my four years here forever.

My name is Joseph, and I hope to learn as much as I can in my few years at Baruch college. My top three concerns with my freshman year at Baruch college are that I will need to find a use for all my free time, keep a schedule and be prepared for any changes, and that I will have to purchase all of my books instead of borrowing them from the school.

The clearest distinction between college and high school is that my peers do not mostly take the same classes as me, and that, eventually, I will have complete control, and therefore responsibility, over my schedule. My first year of college should prepare me for my responsibilities out of school, if only slightly more than high school.