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As the child of two Asian parents, I’m subjugated to do nothing but learn learn and learn. Throughout my childhood I would be reading, writing essays, and doing more reading. I was basically their little student slave for years. Then during high school, I LEARNED that I could stop their bamboo stick. I figured now that they couldn’t beat me anymore, I was unstoppable. Throughout I went from the little scholar nerd into the punk ass kid who would cut class and start trouble within the school. I was always always messing with people and sometimes even looking down on them. As a result, I became a failure, I was getting 55’s ,66’s and my guidance counselor had to pull me out of class a few times to tell me that I was being a dumb ass. I never listened to him because like my parents this dude was trying to control me so I continued my stupidity for another year until I finally realized that I wasted two years of my life being a retard. I started to pick up my act and became less judgmental and more importantly my grades went on. This new change within me was actually my old me and I realized that my parents had been teaching me to be a good kid. Yet, I needed to put the blame on something so instead of blaming it on myself, I left the blame on the bamboo stick for causing me all these problems in my life and my low grades.

Hi, I’m Dong Zhen and I’m a laidback and carefree person. I don’t really take anything seriously unless it’s really really important. Telling stupid jokes, stories, and pulling dumb pranks is my profession. I am not a very dedicated person because I have never held on to a job for longer than two months. I look at myself as a lazy dude who just likes to mess around and does what he wants.

The top 3 concerns that I have right now and entering as a freshman in Baruch College is passing and doing well in my classes, getting more rest, and time management. In high school, I did not have any of these because I considered high school a joke and all the teachers “push- overs”. However, now that I’m paying for college and college is going to be an important stepping stone to getting my dream job in one of those big banks out there, I have realized that I needed to change my old high school habits such as sleeping in class, failing classes, and of course managing my time correctly.

            I consider Baruch College to be the same as high school in some ways because Baruch is a Cuny after all. But, Baruch offers more freedom to do what you want. High schools did not allow any electronic devices and you can not walk out of the school whenever you want, but in Baruch you can use your cell phone or go out for some food anytime you want. Although this might not seem like a good thing, it actually loosens people up and energizes them.

            The first year at Baruch College will definitely change the way I act and think. I will be more mature and tackle on situations more seriously. I will be more focus in my classes, and become more involve within the Baruch community