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I never looked at myself in the mirror, and categorized myself as some thing. I can begin by saying I’m an eighteen year old girl who is very friendly, dances since the time I could walk, shops more than the ordinary , procrastinates way too much and most importantly has goals. I never really took the time to sit there and think about who I am and what I consider myself , but the only thing certain is that I’m just living my life to the fullest. However, my goals are my destination and I would not stop until I achieve all I have planned for the future. They say that high school shapes who you are, but I believe that in college I would get a better understanding of who I am and the ways other see me.

Now that I reached college I don’t know what to expect. Whether I would be out partying every night or will pulling all nighters just to finished the reading for one class. However, one things sure though I made the right choice by choosing Baruch because I am entering the business world, or at least hope to. Entering college there is a lot of mixed feelings and expectations. As a freshman, my top concern is getting the work done and actually keeping up with the class discussions. Coming into such a school with so many different people, I knew that making friends would be very easy, but I was concerned whether I would get along with everyone that way I did in high school. Coming from such a small private school that I was attending since pre-k I wasn’t sure if I would be able to adapt to this change of an atmosphere, and being around so many thousands of students. Another major concern is that in college it is extremely important to engage in the school activities which includes club, sororities and also taking the extra step of even interning and I don’t know if I would be able to have such a rich resume like some of my classmates do and having high grades like I did in high school

Only a month into the college experience, I realized how different it is from high school. In my high school, I did not have this freedom of choosing which hours I wanted to go to school, what classes I wanted to take and even the clothes I would wear to school. In college, your actions are what you make them. If you want to take notes its all up to you, more like in high school if you decided to not write you would receive a 0. This transformation makes you more individualistic and makes you more knowledgeable to ideas that you are interested in.

My first year in college will change me because I will get an idea of what I like and have a close group of friends that have the same interests in mean. However, college will prepare me for the real life and show me that in order to succeed one must work. Everyone saids that college years are the best years, so I just have to wait and see. One things for sure though, after college I would be a lot more smarter.

I’m not sure what I’d categorize myself to be. I don’t think anyone can. I guess I’m primarily a procrastinator. I find myself putting tasks that I engage in until the last minute. In fact, I told myself that I would write this blog on Thursday, but here I am on Friday trying to finish it. I’m a bit of a geek too. I really like technology – how things work fascinates me. Especially smartphones. To think that 10-15 years ago phones didn’t have color screens and now phones are pretty much computers that allow you to access your email, browse the web, take HD video, etc is just astonishing. But I’m going off on a tangent.

Many things concern me about my first year at Baruch. The biggest one I have is probably trying to get a good GPA – in the ~3.7 range. In all likelihood, I’m not sure if that’ll be possible, seeing some of my professors (hopefully they don’t read this!) don’t seem to be that great at teaching. I’m pretty sure every student has suffered from having a bad teacher before. Picking the right classes/teachers for next semester is also a big concern. It builds off of the first concern I have. I also have never had to pick classes in my life thus far so it’s an interesting challenge. The last thing that I can think of is making friends. I’ve already made a few since we’re all grouped together in a Learning Community and I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s eerily similar to middle school if anyone remembers that. But this only for one semester – and I doubt I will see the same people in every class ever again. Hopefully I am able to make some more friends next term.

A couple things are already different from my high school experience. Some things seem minuscule on the surface, but they actually do matter in the long term. Things like having to pay for a Metro Card to come to school adds up over time. Paying for food can also get costly. But there are also a couple nice changes. I enjoy having a big break on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s to just relax, take a nap, study, etc. It helps me recoup for the next class as well. Being able to go off campus to do whatever I want when I have a break is also nice. That was never possible before at any level of school.

My first year of college has already changed me. I have had to become more independent, precise, and become better at time management. I hope to gain more knowledge about intricacies of life and actually become a master in the field I have chosen throughout my tenure at Baruch College.

Amongst being a student, son, and a friend to many – I see myself as a quite eccentric character. My life is all about thinking outside of the box. Like many of my peers, I try to balance my studies, leisure, and work so that I can be a well rounded individual. However, it is almost my priority to do everything in my own special way. I don’t want to say that I like cutting corners, but otherwise would be lying to you. I’m fascinated with challenging those that hold power over me in hopes of finding different loopholes that I can use to my advantage. 
  One of the main concerns that I have regarding my freshman year at Baruch is my assimilation into the school’s atmosphere. Baruch always struck me as a school where almost every student shows ambition in whichever field interests them the most. A lot of students in Baruch are affiliated with either clubs or organizations that enrich their understanding of their anticipated majors. I’m afraid that with my school work and job, I will not be able to dedicate enough time to each club that interests me. In addition, I’m very concerned about finding the right people to hang out with. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very friendly, I just believe that people with similar interests and goals should stick together to aid and complement one another. Lastly, I’m extremely nervous about the process of choosing the right classes for the last semester, which will put me on the right path to majoring in finance/statistics.  

My high school had a regime similar to that of a prison. I was forced to take subjects that I absolutely hated, with teachers that had no regard for the fact that it was a high school lesson, and not an MIT quantum physics course. In Baruch I get much more time to rest and prepare between lectures. The professors here have ration, they are more dedicated to their work, and take their time to imbue us with information. Baruch is hands down much more pleasant than my high school. 

The first year of Baruch will definitely teach me to better manage my time and to take things easy, whilst actually improving myself. Hopefully, Baruch will be my gateway to a good life.

 

                Who I think what I am is a tall Asian guy that’s extremely lazy, loves to go to the gym, procrastinate, relaxing, love collecting shoes, and one that loves to count money. Though I’m pretty sure some of my traits are common in my age group, I feel like I’m special with the extra traits I have that everybody else doesn’t have. My first concern about my freshman year at Baruch is when do we reapply for TP and FAFSA for the Spring Term? Because I’m literally going nuts trying to think how to do it on time. Second concern is getting a damn 3.5 GPA, I want to get into the honors program so badly, that free laptop is extremely tempting. And lastly, my third concern is that I know way too many people from other high schools, I see like 20 people from my high school, Cardozo, a couple from Francis Lewis, some from Bayside, a handful from Aviation, and scatter of people from Specialized high schools. I feel like I need to spend some time with them to catch up because most of them I haven’t seen or talk to since middle school, this is too much to handle. Well so far, joining the learning community block 14 was a change I first experience because my high school never offered a systemic class like this. Another is actually working together with the group and enjoying each other company. Another thing is that I decided to join a martial arts club, I’m finally going to learn some fighting first hand instead of going on youtube and reading books on how to use techniques and such.

How I think my first year at College will change me is that it would allow me to find my future and what my real interests in life are. I use to just depend on other peoples’ dreams and goals in order to start mine, I use to just mirror what other people do. I believe I will really find my true self in college and finally decide on what I really want to do. It would also allow me to be more independent, I can freely do what ever I want but I have to handle my own responsibilities and manage my own time in life. Doing all this is an absolute new change for me and it will be hard to adapt to.

 

I think that I am an outgoing and friendly person. I love meeting new people and I am certainly always open to making new friends whenever I can. Additionally, I just basically love to talk and have a great time in whatever I do. Without a doubt, as I began my freshman year at Baruch College I  had a great number of concerns. I was extremely scared of getting used to the city life since I have always went to school on Staten Island. Although I was very excited, I was not sure of what to expect of going to school in the city for the first time. Furthermore, considering the fact that all my close friends went to different colleges, I was scared of starting such a significant part of my life completely alone. However, that challenge just made me more independent and further helped me make many new friends at Baruch. In addition, another concern that I had going into Baruch was the pressure of college work load. I was sure that shifting from an easy senior year, which consisted of a few classes, to 5 new college classes, which consisted of long hours and massive work, was going to bring an immense amount of pressure. I was concerned of how I would be able to handle and take on all the pressure that was going to come from my first semester.

Certainly,many things will make my experience at Baruch much different from my high school experiences. Not only will I experience going to college in an extremely different environment with new people but I will also get the opportunity to learn numerous new things about various topics. I feel that College will offer me experiences that will change my perspectives on many aspects of life.

Undoubtedly, I think that my first year at Baruch will change me in many ways. It will help me become an even more responsible and independent individual. Furthermore, I strongly feel that my first year at Baruch will help me gain great knowledge.

I think I am a very independant person, yet pretty lazy and maybe too easy going.  Procrastination was one of my biggest problems in high school. I would always find myself writing important papers the night before it was due. That is something I promised myself I would change in college. Besides procastinating, another concern I have about my freshman year at Baruch is balancing school and sports. I knew being a student athlete would be difficult, especially while getting used to the college workload. I think playing sports in high school was easier because teachers are always aware of practices and games. In college, professors don’t care about how often you have practices. It’s now my resposiblity to divide the time between the two and sometimes choose one over the other.  One last concern would be getting used to living in Manhattan. Living in suburban Long Island all my life, I knew living in the biggest city in the world would be a big change. I think the biggest difference from high school to college is that no one will watch over you to make sure that your school work is done. Many teachers in high school had various strategies to make sure their students completed all homework assignments. College professors however, leave the responsibilty up to the students. I think my first year in college will ultimately make me a more responsible person.

I think that I am a person who is very analytical and ambitious at times. I think my biggest flaw is probably being lazy. When I’m not lazy I am always really motivated I just need to be into what I am doing. One of my concerns was getting adjusted to college level workload. College is a new experience but it isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I would always hear teachers warning me every year claiming that college was going to be more stressful than high school. Although it is at times harder I feel that having time between classes and less classes has made it overall less demanding. I have been doing more reading but so far less physical work than I received from my high school. I know that’s probably going to change. And unlike high school, I am more conscious about my grades maybe because I am actually paying for it this time. Anyway I just feel that being in college gives me a very workable environment unlike high school where I had 8 hours of classes in my schedule every day. And I don’t have to wake up as early. Even when I do get those 10 page papers everyone always talks about I feel that It’ll be easier to handle. Another concern I had and still have is getting involved in extracurricular activities. I heard it was really important but I have a feeling I might keep putting that off. Hopefully I don’t. But I think I might. I feel that I have already changed for the better although it has not even been a month yet. I am definitely more independent and I just care a lot more. I could actually take college seriously unlike High school. By the end of this year I just think I’ll be more independent.

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