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The  first question is very tough to answer. I don’t really know how to answer this. I prefer to be described than to describe myself. However, I consider myself someone who is responsible, determined, outgoing, but at times a bit shy as well. I am also very stubborn and at times, I think that’s a good thing. It makes me work towards my goals with much more interest and it allows me not to give up that easily. Another quality I think defines me is that I’m socially and friendly with almost anyone, anyone that I feel I can trust, at least. I try to be as open as I possibly can so people get to know me, however, I do expect something sort of the same back to understand if they are interested or not and to know if I can trust them. Trust is gained and if I am not able to get to know them, I don’t think they should get to know me better either. I also consider myself a hard working person who likes challenges and perseveres to accomplish them. I like knowing and feeling I worked to get to where I am. I like knowing I earned it with my hard work and dedication and it just wasn’t handed to me so easily. It makes me feel proud of myself. Lastly, I am a bit of a perfectionist but I have learned that no one or nothing in life is or may become perfect. Reason why I’ve also learned that there are some things that I cannot change and I have to accept that.

My top three concerns my first year are: one, passing my classes this semester, being able to finish paying my tuition fee on my own through my job and working towards getting financial aid for my next semester, and lastly, being able to adjust to my new college life; making new friends, getting use to my schedule and balancing my time between school and my new job, which I really need. These three things are my major concern because they are important for me to succeed my first year. They will also help me get through my whole college experience. I believe they are major keys to not only this year, but for my future. These adjustments are important to me.

Until now my college experiences have been very different from my high school experiences. I have a very different schedule from high school, that’s for sure. In high school my schedule started at 7:30am to 6pm because I had four hours of shop and I took college classes after my regular school hours. I also went to school every day of the week unlike now. I was not a part time student. I also had my group of friends which I’m starting to gain a new group now. However, it’s different since I knew them already and also had a plan prepared for the day. Now I’m just getting to know everyone. Lastly, being surrounded by many different people of different ages helps me have a different perspective of things now.

This first year I think will change me in a good way. I think it will change my point of view and help me understand others. I think I’ll get a different opinion of things from people of different ages unlike high school where everyone was around the same age, except for instructors. It will make me a bit more open minded and more mature of things. I also think college will help me understand how valuable my time really is and how I should handle and plan out my time to get the most of it. I should learn to accomplish the most I can with the time I’m given or just have.

Hmmmmmm, who I think I am….   Well, I guess I’d start off by saying that I am Korean and I love chicken.  😀     I enjoy playing sports, working out, chilling with friends and meeting new people. I consider myself outgoing, friendly, independent, kind, and motivated. I am very competitive (in a good way and bad way). I don’t necessarily agree, but people say that I have a small case of OCD. I love challenges, not problems.  I’m lazy when it comes to work I HAVE to do and I procrastinate a lot even though I know I shouldn’t (you could tell by when I’m sending this blog). I am not proficient in Korean (even though I really wish I was) and I love to eat. There are many more things I can share about myself but I’ll save that for when you actually get to know me.  lol   There are many things that I am worried about freshman year but the top three would have to be poor time management, not being involved in school enough, and not doing as well as I want to. Everyone says that time management is key in college and I believe so too. As long as a person can manage his/her time well, life flows more smoothly. This is also a good life skill to learn and have in the future. The reason I think not being involved in school enough is a major concern for me is because Baruch is a commuter school. This means that everyone comes to school for their classes and then has to head back home. College is where people generally make the friends that they’ll have for the rest of their lives and I think it is important to be exposed to all different kinds of people. Not only that, but if a person just comes to his/her class and then leaves, he/she misses all the opportunities that are available around Baruch. And the last one is probably a concern for almost every freshman out there. Nobody wants to do poorly their first year in college cause like that just sets the mood for the next semester and etc. Starting off strong freshman year will help set the standard for future semesters. College is completely different than high school. In college, you are exposed to so many different things that high school you probably have no idea about. What ultimately will make my college experience different from my high school experience is the amount of freedom and responsibility I’m given as well as the dorm/apartment life. College has definitely already started to change me, not in the sense of who I am but how I perceive things. After my first year at college, I’d have to say that life won’t seem the same anymore. I probably won’t take things for granted as much like the car I drive or the money I spend freely. I feel like by the end of the year I’ll understand a bit of what the “real” world has in store for me. I’ll definitely have a lot of fun along the way but in the end college will “make me or break me”.

Hi, I am Kasper.  I am intelligent.  I work hard and do what I need to to accomplish my goal.  When I have an assignment to do, I usually try to do it all at once, instead of splitting it up.  And when I start something, I usually try to finish it.  However, I usually procrastinate till the last minute.  As for my top three concerns, my top one is the workload.  From what I hear, college requires a lot more work than high school.  I think that I will be able to handle it but I have not yet experience the full workload of college.  Another concern of mine is meeting new people.  All of my friends from high school go to different schools, so I will need to meet and make new friends at Baruch.  My third and final concern is staying at Baruch.  I am not sure what the requirements are to become a full time student.  College will definitely be different from high school.  For starters, we choose our own classes, and they are not right after each other.  Also, if you need help, you need to go to the professor, he/she won’t come to you.  As for homework, in high school, I did most of my work in school.  However in college, you will need to do the work on your own time.  I think that attending Baruch will change me for the better.  It will force me to become more responsible.  I will need to manage my time better, and make sure that I have my work finished on time.  I will be accountable for the work I do, and the work that I don’t.

Who am I? I am a lot of things. I am Bajan and Costa Rican. I am a female. I am smart, insecure, outgoing, quiet, loud, an oxymoron, and plenty of other verbs.   I don’t exactly know who I think I am. I try really hard to be me and not anyone else.  My top three concerns about freshman year? WOAH…I think I won’t fit in and that I wont make any new friends. Missing all of my High School friends because college seems SO lonely. And LAST but not least Did I make the right decision going to a Commuter Campus? I think would I be happier going to one of the other schools I was accepted to.  Being at Baruch without any familiar faces makes it 10x harder to deal.  I am not bothered so much by the course work yet, just the lack of personal enjoyment.   In my college experience, I feel a lot more responsible for myself.  I feel like its up to ME to good. There’s no bargining with teachers for a better grade or slacking off, just me trying my best.  I honestly do not know how this first year will change me.  Maybe it will give me a better sense of who I am then verbs.

so like…HI (: ? I honestly don’t know what to write, I know this is a mandatory post//blog that is due soon.. ): so I’ll just go bleh bleh bleh bleh (8
anyways, Who do I think I am ? alot of people think I might be like those typical asian girl maybe ? that just sits there all quite and never bother to be active in class or raise her hand and be like “OH! I know!” nahhh (: not to get attention or something but I am just different in many ways (:  I am someone that is random, sometimes impulsive but than again mostly a rebel. I don’t look like it? sorry to surprise you, I live by the quote “expect the unexpected”; let’s just keep everything as a mystery and we get to know each other, ahah. friends? cool (:
so far, the concerns I have isn’t really much because I think its fine as of now but I don’t know maybe like we aren’t in the system officially, since most of us (in the FRO class) is part time students and so far is the financial issue, or maybe keep up with the studies or staying in contact with my friends in different schools but than again that is my own personal problem; so let’s skip to next ques is what would make my college experience different from HS? ohhhh boy, I’ll notice it cause I do already; aside the fact I don’t have that much class this semester feels like a senior in High School, but than I notice in college alot of people would help each other like the FRO class and we would always be able to socialize and have fun, no matter what because we got each other like the study groups; well as long as we are all open, the most I can say is thanks for Baruch to really put such a good effort to this program also because I notice from my other friend’s colleges, they don’t really have a program like this and also would make us be so comfortable as we are now, along with the awesome planners or the nice peer mentor, teacher/professor and its wonderful with the awesome clubs around and fun student events that is host by different clubs and such; so far the days aren’t long in Baruch, but I think I see the change already in me, I feel like a social butterfly in Baruch, ahah. Also, the library is a wonderful place to do hw and study, because at home it is sooo hard to do anything :/ Being in Baruch seems to be an awesome experience so far and I hope I’ll stay because honestly, I am most of a art, creative kind of person that when it comes to numbers or business stuff, I would be like asdfghjkl; I hope I’ll manage and try to fall in love with Baruch, ahaha 🙂

oh yea, my name is Erin.

Hey guys!

Your first mandatory blog post is due on Wednesday September 21, so make sure you have it done as soon as possible.

Also please feel free to be as creative as you want with your blog 🙂

1. Tell us who you think you are.

2. Share your top three concerns about your freshman year and explain why.

3. What will make you college experience different from your high school experience?

4. How do you think your first year at college will change you?

Who do I think I am? Man that’s a tough question. I would have to say that I am a funny, intelligent, sometimes shy and sometimes outgoing guy. I definitely would say that I am friendly, in that I always talk to new people frequently to make new friends. I’m pretty athletic: I play basketball, football and occasionally baseball. I would say that I tend to be the leader of group events. Every time there is a gathering of people I seem to take charge and want to lead. My first concern at Baruch College would have to be the transition. This is because it is so different from high school and everything is the opposite. My second concern would have to be the workload. I wonder if I am going to be able to handle doing all of the work outside of class. At first I thought that college wasn’t going to be that way, it’s only in the movies, but I am quickly experiencing that it is realistic, and that you have to spend a lot of time out of the classroom doing work to make it in college. My third concern is being alone. Of course I have made some friends at Baruch already, but there are always those times of loneliness when you don’t know one person surrounding you. I’m sure in the future that feeling will become less and less, but for now, I have to continue putting myself out there and find new friends. What do I think will make my Baruch College experience different from my high school experience? That would have to be…EVERYTHING. Between the commuting, the school, the work, the food and the people. There really is not one thing that is similar between the two at all. I think that my first year of college isn’t going to change me that greatly. I’m still going to be me. Ill have to work harder then ever before but I’ll still have a fun time while I attend Baruch. Of course I’m going to meet new people and possibly join some clubs, but I don’t think that I am going to change from who I am right now in my first year of college.

Although this class is at 9:30 in the morning and I have to leave my house at 7:30a.m. just to get there on time, I do feel like it will be worth it in the long run. This class is a great way to meet fellow freshmen and make some new friends. I have already met a couple that are in other classes of mine, so that’s a positive. The field trips are also something that I’m looking forward to in this class. I can not wait to get out of the classroom and explore NYC. Furthermore, I feel that the writing sessions and the presentations in this class are going to help me in my future at Baruch College. Practice makes perfect, and there is definitely going to be a lot practice of both of those in this class!

Could you please post a paragraph or two on what you think of Freshman Seminar and how you think this class will help you. This is due before our next session.