Author: jh149610

My favorite enrichment workshop is the registration review day. Despite the fact that the presentation itself was a little dry and boring, the professor/advisor kinda did kick me in the behind and snapped me out of lalah land. By going though the class requirements, it made me become more serious about my future. It reminded me to keep my eyes on the prize, stay focus in getting those high grades and never fade to the background. I like this workshop because it was a gentle push to keep moving forward, no matter which path I choose.

I believe that this picture reflects my first three months in Baruch College.For the last three months, I began to learn how to restrain myself from being an impulsive buyer. The prices in Manhattan is too damn high, and having to go to school without being lured to a city shops and restaurants is practically unavoidable. But by learning to save money, by bring homemade food, buying used books, using water containers (rather than buying bottled water), and going to a local library, I was able to saved a lot and manage my money correctly. Saving money for my future grad school is a huge motivation for me. Breaking the habits of an impulsive buyer and horribly addicted to online shopping, is going to be a difficult path but it is one that must be done.

Registration Day was really helpful in understanding core requirements. Although, I believe we briefly went over the same thing during freshmen orientations. One thing that frustrates me is the fact that I have watch all class that I’ve pick in advance being closed down because they ran out of seats. My appointment is on the up coming thursday and half of the classes that i picked out two week ago are closed. Most likely going try out for honors in order to get the first picks for the next, next semester.

 

As a child, I always wanted be to an artist; I wanted to work for Pixar or Disney. But because of my cultural background I am limited to career choices. Art is constantly ridiculed by my family and they honestly believe that I would be starving artist at Union Square. Despite gaining art scholarships from out-of state colleges, I was still bard from art major. I dislike the idea of staying in cubical and behind a desk, I also dislike math. I was planning to be an autistic therapist or anesthesiologist or nurse practitioner but then again I am in Baruch College, a business school.However, I plan to transfer to Stony after two years to pursue a medical career.

Dear Professor X,

Due to an unfortunate  circumstance, I will no be able to attend to the class for the next following week. I understand that the following week the class will have a midterm exam and I understand that I might not be able makeup for that exam. I will hand in a note from the doctor in hopes that will help you understand the situation that I am currently in. I will try to learn from the lectures that you post on Blackboard and I will try to complete my webwork homework requirements. I apologize for the inconvenience  in advance.

Jessica hong

MTH 2003

Time management is a skill that many have to adapt to as a mean to survive societies like ours. We can make the choice, to be controlled by clock or to take better care of our time. Unorganized time management tends to led to disasters such as, latenesses, procrastinations and bad work ethics; others who do utilize their time correctly tends get things done accordingly and efficiently. For me, I try to get my home works done as soon as possible when I get home, then I’ll proceed to go on youtube, Facebook and etc. If I had to study, I normally take a bath to clear my head, after the bath I would proceed to study  with all electronics off but my phone for music. I normally study from 7 to whenever I feel like i’ve studied enough. I try to get to bed by 12 or 1 in the morning to get enough sleep. Even though it seems congested it really isnt, I always find the time to chat with my friends and family and having quality time with them; always having my dinner with my grandparents every night. I also keep two planners to keep me ahead, one for school and other for work and appointments that are not school related.

You again, yeah you, yeah I see you. Year after year, you just wouldn’t give up will you? No matter what I say, here you are smiling mockingly at me. I mean really, I clearly stated to you  that I hate you. Twice, TWICE I told you, in Pre-cal and in trigonometry class. Yet here you are, in college with me. How do you have the audacity to appear in front of me like this?  I honesty believe your sole purpose to annoy the fuck out of me because not only do we have to be together, we are basically stuck together for the what, next three or four years? I don’t appreciate this at all, but hey I tried to understand you in the past. But time after time when I finally got understand you, you decided to take things to a whole new level leaving me eating dust. Hopefully, I have matured enough to even withstand you for the coming years. Have I ever tell you that your teases frustrate the heck out of me?  There are times where I have to ask people to help me to even understand you and that is not cute. I mean come on, I am Chinese, I should be into this stuff. People said that I will be using you for everyday of my entire life, but I don’t see it happening, besides using you to count my money on a daily basis that is it. Yup and yes sireie it is you Math. Math this and math that. Math, math, math. I hate you math. I mean, do you ever stop to think that majority of the stuff that you made me learn will never ever come in to use? Math on Trigonometry, do I look like a type of girl that in to that stuff? Hold up, let me calculate the shadow length of this lamppost in comparison to the length during night time. Bitch, I’ll get robbed just standing here like an idiot. God, I hate how if I forget a single negative sign the next i’ll notice is that 5 points off from my exam. I hate how I understand everything in class and then become a lost  soul at home when doing homework. There is a lot of thing that I despise about you but I got to grow up and get over it, suck it up and man up. This is a stupid first world problem, while kids are dying to learn I am here resenting you. Education is free yet here I am taking advantage of you. A girl got shot in the head because she stood up for her right of entitlement to education, and here I am ripping you apart because you didn’t go my way. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”(Maya Angelo) Guess, I am really stuck with you for life. Even though I don’t like you, I guess I should be getting use to you, for the sake of my future. See you later alligator, in math.

Peer pressure and the obligation to do well in college is understandable, however there is a fine line that shouldn’t be cross out of dignity and honor. It frustrates me to have people bragging about cheating on the SATs or final exams and getting high grades, while I study my night off just to receive an average grade. I am not intelligent, but I work my ass off to get to places. Schools enforced policies and rules to have  consequences and punishments for cheating, and yet students still take a risk as an act of desperation and the fear of failing. The difference of a public school and a college also plays a role in the case of cheating students, the change of responsibility, pressure, and money have altered their understandings and recognize the importances to do well in school. Students need to be straightened up, we the students need to stop taking short cuts, work, and study to our way to our future and leave the school proudly knowing we deserved the diplomas.

I don’t really like the idea of blogging discussions, I prefer the idea of having the discussions in the classes where everyone is faced to faced. It is easier to lie online than in real life, it is easier to edit your words and deleting them in the blogger’s preference.  i used to have a blog account on tumblr, but i find it as an annoying distraction and a waste if my time. I personally do not like the ideology of strangers reading about my life story online.

 

http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Jessica+Hong+s+Playlist/77133082

Who am I?

I am a woman, a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a friend, a scholar, an artist, a student and a human being.

Being raised in my family household, I grew up to the person that I am today, an educated and a well mannered adult.  I am thankful for my grandparents for raising my parents to be respectable and honorable people who have raised me so well. Even though they were never been educated and have low paying jobs, they are still my role models.  They effort and their work ethics showed my sibling and I the power and the need of education.  Everyday when they come home from work , they managed to stir up a smile on their faces despite the long hours they have worked. When I would question the authenticity of their smile they say that they come home with a smile because they have earn money to support their children’s educational lives.   People always state that “Asians are always smart”, but that stereotype isn’t true at all. I am dumb and beyond atrocious in some subjects, but I work hard to reach expectations, honor my parent’s wishes and show that their hard works are not in vain.

The playlist that I’ve composed display my personality.  I am quite old-fashion in my taste of music, though I firmly believe that these music are true in words and emotions. Unlike the music that we hear today that are three mainly three things : Sex, Party and Booties, I feel like the generations have literally ran out of ideas, computerized music and auto tunes are complete BS to me.

Any ways, more or less these music on my playlist define me in one perspective.  On the personal level, I love art and drawing is my passion. Being in an art high school and majoring in art for the last 4 years, I honestly considered it to be the golden times for me, although my family don’t see artist as a serious professional occupation I continue on secretly as a “hobby”.  ummm…. I have nothing else to write…I spent the summer working? Began working as a teacher assistance then became a substitute teacher, the people there are nice and funny.  My coworkers are very intelligent and very socializing, and many I still keep in touch with after the summer. The children that goes to that summer school are pretty adorable and very respectful towards others, while there are some exceptions but overall they are great kids with bright futures.

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Baruch college is quite impressive on my first two weeks here, the campus and the library really exceeds my expectations.  I like my schedule and my professors, I like my political science class, math and english classes. Despite being bombard by the homework assignments, I’m not really having major issues with my classes. However I am having trouble making friends which is pretty new to me because I never have problems making friends.  I hope to make friends that would last a life time.

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