Hi, I am Anthony Kim and I was born in St. Vincent’s Hospital. I am Korean and my parents came to America in hope of a better life. My hobbies are playing tennis, trumpet and singing. At the beginning, I did not expect to attend Baruch. I had heard all the stereotypes of CUNY schools before. However, after a few weeks here, I have grown to enjoy the diverse community and all its aspects. There is no lack of friendly people in Baruch. It is a great atmosphere. I do not have a solid idea of what I want to do, but I do have an interest in Accounting. This school has a lot to offer and I hope to make my collegiate years some of my best.
When I was born my mother decided to give me the name Lily. However, she didn’t know English at the time and misspelled Lily as Lidy. Unlike some people who would dislike a name considered “unusual” I never thought much about it. I am used to being known as Lidy and I don’t think I can imagine people calling me anything else.
I’ve always seen myself as an organized person. I usually organize my daily routines and I prefer planning things ahead of time. I get extremely irritated when my plans get pushed back to one day but there are times when I can’t help procrastinating.I enjoy reading during my free time and as a child I used to dream of being a writer. Now I find myself more interested in business, especially in marketing.
When I first entered Baruch College I was intimidated by the size of the buildings. Even now I find myself completely new to the building. I worry about adjusting to the environment and remembering what each building has to offer and which rooms they hold. I’m also worried about keeping friends. I have no problem speaking and getting to know people but it is difficult to find people who are willing to keep in contact. I know that after the first semester ends some people I’ve talked to before won’t even greet me anymore. Lastly I’m intimidated by the work I get. I’m used to getting little to do because my previous schools didn’t require much from me.
Despite my worries I still find myself enjoying the atmosphere in Baruch than at my high school Midwood. My high school was extremely crowded and I used to have to squeeze through small gaps or use my bag as a weapon to move in the hallways. It’s also nice to have classmates who care about learning and don’t fool around constantly.
I hope that by the end of the first year at Baruch I can become more hardworking. I recognize the fact that I get lazy easily and hope that I will be pushed to work harder. I need to be used to pressure and large work loads.
My name is Andrew Namdar. I come from a private high school on Long Island. I think I am a goof student and always put effort into what I do. I am not always the smartest, but I work hard to do the best to my ability. There are some subjects that I tend to be stronger in than others, but for the most part I think I am a well-rounded individual. If I had to choose my greatest weakness, it would be reading and writing. I feel that I have a lot to improve in those two fields. Other than school, I enjoy playing all kinds of sport. In the summer I like to play tennis and basketball and in the winter I enjoy going snowboarding.
One concern I have about my freshman year at Baruch College is getting along with all the new people. I am going to a school where I do not know all the people around me, so it is important to get to know all the new faces. Another concern I have is staying on top of all my work. People always tell me there is a lot of work in college, so I need to just stay on top of all of it and hand everything in on time. One final concern I have getting to know the buildings. I need to be familiar with where everything is so when I am going to class, I will not get lost and be late.
My Baruch College experience is different than high school in many different ways. For on thing I went to a high school with only in hundred students in each grade, now going to a college with thousands of students is a big difference. Another way it is different than high school is the size of the chasses. In high school I never had a class with more than twenty-five students. Here at Baruch, you can take a course with 30 students in a classroom setting, or a course with three hundred students in a lecture hall. I hope to start my first year at Baruch right by making an easy transition from high school to college.
I think my first year at college will change me by making me a more responsible individual. Now that I am in college I have to take care of everything on my own. I am the one that is going to be responsible to make sure I am taking the right courses and have the correct materials. I also hope to improve in to fields that I need to work on like reading and writing. Overall I think this is going to be a very productive year at Baruch College.
My name is John Bohnenblusch and my nationality is German and Italian. I would like to major in Business Marketing or Business Management. I’m not yet sure which one will suit my future interests the best. My top concern about freshman year would have to be making sure I stay on top of all my work and keeping my grades up because in order to succeed in the future I need to excel now. I also am concered about waking up on time on my own because if I can not wake up on time then I will not have time to make it to my classes. Another concern that I have would have to be transportation from my dorms on 97th street to the college that is on 25th street because if I miss the 6 subway downtown at a reasonable time I will be late to my class being that the dorms are a half-hour away. I think that college life differs from highschool in that the way the classes are run is much different and the fact that you need to manage your time between each and every class. My first year of school will change me alot becuase of the new surroundings and demand for certain responibilities. Also how the college blackboard website will give you all the help with your classes you need and show you all of your assigned work. Also I love to play volleyball and any other sport in the world.
My Name Is Richard Valerio. My Nationality is Dominican and puertorican. I was Born in maimonides Hospital and raised in brooklyn, NY. My passion is Baseball, & i would like to take Bussiness administration, majoring in Finance at Baruch College. I have a great work ethic & strive to be better everydayat everything i do. I am inspired by Albert pujols, BIll Gates, Michael Jordan, alex Rodriguez, and my father Richard Valerio. I beleive that anything is possible & that there are no excuses in life. I Work out everyday & enjoy proving the people who say i cant do something wrong. I always smile, and look at life in the best ways possible. I dislike Spiders & hieghts but I will still get on any Rollercoaster. I will not stop working hard until i make my dreams a reality.
As you may know, I am Carina Cybele Verzosa.. FRO peermentor! You all can call me Cybele/ Carina whichever one works (preferably Cybele). Here is a picture slideshow of almost recent pictures of myself (except for a few) and they all have a story! First one is a meme and I picked that because I love to laugh and anything humorous! If you can guess what the first picture says then you get 10 pts of recitation! JKJK! The next ones are just a compilation of pictures with my family, friends and my lion! (Yeah he’s a lion because he’s a leo and for some reason I’m a turtle…. The group picture was taken last semester and Ascend’s end of the semester Banquet! We had food, partied stayed up all night and went home! It was my first time staying up with friends and not going home! (Happiest time of my life.. Sadly… but also the most irritating because I was walking in heels the entire time -_-) Second to the last is a picture of sushi! I absolutely love food and this one is one of my favorites! I had it for the first time last Sunday, it’s called Valentine’s Sushi! Going back to food and how I love eating… There is only 1 type of food that I hate. When I say hate I mean that I would rather be buried alive and served to sharks (knocks on wood) than eat BITTERMELON!! God I hate the stuff …..
OK ok! I’ve written a lot about myself now, let me write one last thing! It’s about the final picture, yesssssss!!! I wanted to show you how I looked when I was 4!! Look at that uniform!!! So cute!!! JK that’s my sister….
JK that’s me XP !
Final Words: Thank you for taking the time to read this/ not! Thank you for taking the time to reading your peers’ blogs!! I will be reading all of your blogs!!
Hope that school is doing well! Study hard! Goodluck and be active! Have fun! ^^
I am Sebastian Montoya I was born in Medellin, Colombia and moved to the United States of America in the year 2000. at first it was really hard adjusting to the life style here in New York as well as assimilating and getting to become fluent with the english language. When i finally starting getting the grasp of the life here in the U.S. i knew this is where i wanted to live for the rest of my life and become a puissant professional in the Finance sector. I am very proud of being able to be part of the Baruch alumni and being class of 2016. I know Baruch will bring me a lot of great opportunities but it is up to be to go after them and take them. This is my first blog I have ever done and it is very interesting and feel Im going to get hooked on it. This blogging is great for expressing yourself and getting to write freely without any academic error.
