Hi.

My name is Kin, and I am an average freshman at Baruch. I do not consider myself outgoing at all, but I still enjoy making friends. I’m funny (or at least I think I am), compassionate, and I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen in these 4 years.

Baruch is a new experience, both physically and mentally. As of right now, I’m still getting used to the idea of college. Some of my top concerns about my freshman year are probably the same for most freshman in Baruch. First, my grades; I really want to keep my GPA up, but I might not always be as prepared as I would like to be, seeing as this is a completely new experience for me. Second, the social aspect of college. Like I said, I’m not particularly outgoing. I’m not a loner, but I don’t party, and I’m not exactly a big fan of clubs. Third for me, is job experience. I don’t have much of it at all, and it’s new territory I’m very anxious to dive into. It’s a plateau I absolutely need to cross.

So far, the experience at Baruch is worlds apart from high school. Just about everything is different – new people, calling our teachers ‘Professors’ instead of Mr./Ms./Mrs., and most important of all, Baruch doesn’t have the same monotony high school had. Everything in high school was pretty much predetermined for me; what I could do and what I couldn’t. Here in Baruch, the freedom is there. If you’re on a break, grab some coffee, grab some lunch, go to the gym, take a walk, take the green couches in the library and nap for awhile. There’s a ton of things for me to do here.

Personally, I hope my first year at Baruch helps me become more social, more active. I know I’ll see more diversity than I’ve ever seen before, which is really interesting for me. I hope this experience at Baruch teaches me not to shy away from things that seem out of the ordinary – and to go for the extraordinary stuff.