Author: maggie.chan2

I joined key club the beginning of sophomore year in high school.We went to walks for diabetes and breast cancer. We also held events like writing Christmas cards to the elderly and donating coats and cans of food. We also visit homeless shelters to help out. We were split into groups who worked in different sections. Some helped make lunch for the people others helped serve  and some helped clean the home up. I was in key club for three years. It was not only community service but it was fun because we made friends as well and were able to meet new people from key club in different schools.

This semester has been great especially with lc16. It’s been a fun experience and hopefully next semester will be better. It has passed by so quickly. The semesters already coming to an end and I’ll miss this block. Baruch has pretty much lived up to my expectations as a business school. I think I did well this first semester at Baruch. I tried my best and hopefully it’s enough to do well. I liked most of my classes even though I did not choose them. If I could do things differently I would’ve used my time better. I should’ve signed up for tutoring more. I also would like to explore the area more instead of staying right around Baruch since I have 4 hour breaks next semester. I can’t say I’ve changed much this semester. Maybe I’m a little more talkative. I hope our block will still remain as friends in the future. This first semester was a great experience and has helped me adjust to college life and be comfortable at Baruch college.

Now that I don’t have a math test to study for, I can write about my experience this semester. Aside from having an extremely hard time with math, I think I’m having a pretty good first semester at Baruch. Even though some classes are boring I don’t mind because the professors aren’t too bad. At first I wasn’t too sure if I would like it here at Baruch since it’s pretty much like high school. I hated the idea of having to wake up early to commute to school but I’ve learned to deal with it. Originally, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in but now I’m thinking about being an accountant. Even though everyone tells me accounting is a very boring job, it’s okay because I can be a pretty boring person. Since I’m not doing so well in math or english, my goal this semester is to pass precalc and write better essays.

 

My name is Maggie Chan.  I’m a Chinese American. I live in Elmhurst. I am not good with words and public speaking. I can be quite an awkward person if you don’t know me well enough but overall  I think I’m an easy going person. I run out of things to say pretty fast like right now… I like to eat food… and trying new things just for the fun of it. I suck at sports.  Right now I am also a broke college student. I never knew books could cost so much!

3 top concerns I have about freshman year at Baruch College: First of all I wasn’t sure if I would like it at Baruch. It seems like Baruch is pretty much like high school all over again aside from the 3 hour breaks and 10 times more work but I guess it’s not that bad. Now I’m wondering how I’ll pass my classes when I can’t really remember what I read in the textbooks. I haven’t even gotten my TI-89 yet. Lastly, I was scared I wouldn’t make any friends because like I said I can be quite awkward but thanks to LC-16 I’m not a loner haha 🙂

So far, I think because we were placed into blocks, my Baruch experience isn’t much different from high school. I go class -> I go home. Everyone says to get involved and join something which I will eventually but it’s easier said than done. I think my first year of college will make me more independent. There won’t be anyone there to remind me when an assignment is due or to borrow homework from.