I think that I’m a pretty regular person. I have hobbies and interests like everyone else, but everything seems to revolve around music in one way or another. Over the course of my life I’ve taught myself to play 5 instruments, and I don’t plan on ever stopping to learn new things. I think I enjoy it so much because it’s very rewarding to start doing something and see how much you’ve progressed as a result of your hard work. And while I can say that I’ve worked hard for that, I can’t say that I’ve always worked hard in school.
This is where my first and foremost concern comes in regarding my freshman year. I’ve acquired a certain sense of complacency during my years in high school, and I don’t want that to carry over to college. I understand how important grades are; yet I still find myself procrastinating at times. My second concern is the commute. I plan on moving closer to Baruch within a year or two, but until then, I spend about three hours daily getting to school and back. I love the New York City life, so I just hope that this commute doesn’t ruin it for me. My final concern is dealing with stress when finals come around. I’m not really used to stressing about school, so it might be a wake up call for me. Over the course of this month, these concerns haven’t changed.
I already know that my college experience will be very different from my high school experience. I came from a school with roughly 250 graduating seniors. I knew pretty much everyone, and it was comforting knowing you always had friends in every class. Obviously, Baruch has much more students. I almost never see my high school friends that also went to Baruch. However, this may be a good thing. Overall, I think my experience will help me become more independent and motivated to work, as opposed to slack off with my friends.
