I am Vinod Dorai. I think I’m the type of person people recognize as the good, responsible guy. I come from an Indian family, and we live in Rockland County, which is a bit upstate from New York City. I currently live at 96th street. Moving out was difficult at first, but I got used to it later on. I went to one school system my whole life, from Kindergarten to the 12th grade.
My top 3 concerns about my freshman year are making friends since this is a commuter school, making the proper grades, and adjusting to life in New York City. I already made a group of friends in my learning community, so that is not much of a problem, but in the building in which i dorm at, i have no friends. Because they are stupid. I am really concerned about making the proper grades because I still do not yet know how college grades work, and I struggle with long readings to do for homework. And lastly, because I am not a city person in general, i am concerned about adjusting to be able to enjoy the city life. I am used to the relaxed suburb life, and I am used to my car. The one thing i miss the most is my car because I love cars and I love driving.
I think the methods of learning at Baruch are much different from that in high school because most of it is self learning, and very little learning occurs in the classrooms. I also think the life here in general is different from high school because there is much more freedom when class is not in session. The ability to hang out with your friends is greater at the college.
I think my first year at Baruch will make me more aware of what New York City has to offer, and will definitely adjust me to the city life. I also think I will have a great network of friends after the first year, much different from that of high school. Other than that, the school will most likely not have any effect on who I am.