Life as a Freshman
Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I came to college. All I heard were stories about people having the time of their life. This is certainly the case because I am having an amazing time in college and it’s only the first semester! It seemes like time is flying by. Going in, I thought that I would have a problem managing my time but as I organized myself, managing work and fun time became easy.
Living in the dorms at 1760 3rd Avenue is awesome. Not only do I bond with my fellow teammates on the volleyball team and with players on the womens volleyball team, but I make new friends when I work out, do laundry, and make food in the kitchen. I go out to lunch with some people at the dorms on Saturdays and I hang out with some people at central park, from frisbee to a picnic.
I don’t know why but I was really excited to schedule classes for next year. I was excited to set my own schedule with the time that I wanted to start school and end. It’s great being an athlete because I scheduled early and got all of the classes that I wanted. The only problem is that next semester is men’s volleyball season and I had to make my schedule work around volleyball. I couldn’t have a class end after 4 O’clock because that’s when we start practice. I also couldn’t have class on Friday or Saturday because we travel to tournaments on the weekend and I would miss many of my Friday and Saturday classes. I finally found a schedule that fit.
I am also worried about time that I will have to do work because volleyball will take up a lot of my life. I am worried that I won’t have a lot of time to study for tests or write papers because of volleyball. But I know that if I manage my time correctly and if I do a lot of work on the weekend and don’t procrastinate that I will do well in all of my classes.
Time has really gone by, we’re already three months into the semester. I am having a great time in college and I hope that every freshman is having the same feelings and experiences that I am having. I want to wish every one the best of luck on their finals and the next four years at Baruch College. I know that playing volleyball makes me feel more like a Bearcat already!
