1) Tell us who do you THINK you are. What makes you, you!
– I am a curious Korean-American that enjoys living life to the fullest. I am always the first in line to venture on new experiences and meet different kinds of people. Unless I haven’t starved for eight-hours or had an hour of sleep, I am a very understanding and patient optimist. I think more than I talk and I live life setting goals and reaching past my limits.
2) Share your top 3 concerns about your freshmen year at Baruch college and explain why? Have your concerns shifted within the past month?
– Entering Baruch college, I was worried about a number of things. First thing that came to my mind was the commute from my home to school. A whopping two-hour commute from my house to school was definitely not something I was looking forward to. But within the past month I had realized how precious this time was. During my long hours of commute, I am able to catch up on my work that I wasn’t able to finish the night before.
Another big concern I had was managing my time. Throughout high school, I had an abundance of time on my hands to get my work done, hang out, and work. In college, due to the commute and amount of work I receive it is very hard to keep up with all of my work, friends, and job. Adjusting to a tighter schedule is still a work in progress for me. I am hoping that by the end of the first semester my time management skills will further excel.
Going to a commuter school, I was worried that I would not be able to experience the cliche “college life.” I longed to attend a school where I would meet new people daily. At a commuter school, it is much harder to meet new people because everyone is doing their own thing, going their own way. I certainly met a handful of diverse individuals but I feel that I could’ve met a greater number of people at a school where everyone lives on campus.
3) After a month what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school one.
– High school is a joke compared to college. I have never spent so much time doing a reading for one single class. Usually when a teacher told me to do a reading in high school I took it as a joke, but now in college I take readings very seriously and make sure I understand all of the material. Overall, college is far more challenging mentally and physically, than high school. You have no one to look after you and push you other than yourself.
4) How do you think your first year at college will change you?
– I will most definitely mature from my first year in college. My choice of words and my time management skills will be enhanced incredibly. The upgrade in these traits will prepare me for the dark stern world of business or whatever else field I might decide to pursue. Further, prior to spending a year commuting to Manhattan, I will be much more knowledgeable of the city around me; a guidance I wished to be acquainted with long before attending Baruch.
