Freshman Seminar Spring 2011: F6A

I think of myself as being someone who can easily help other before I can help myself. I feel that it is important to lead for and by example. I believe in learning from my mistakes and I think I am one of the few people who would rather make a mistake then learn from someone’s, although I don’t encourage it for other people. I think I am someone who is very strong minded and not always right. I am someone who is compassionate with a “type A” personality. I believe I’m forever learning and evolving.

Concerns about my first year at Baruch are pretty typical, from my point of view. I’m concerned with my ability to handel a full time job and being a full time student. My job and my school work is very important to me. I know what I signed up for, I just hope I can do it. I am concerned about finding a major that I’d enjoy. I’m not 100% sold on any major or career so I hope I find something before its to late. I am concerned about living up to what’s expected of me. Well, that’s pretty straight to the point, my expectations are high and I hope to do even better.

Unfortunately, I don’t think my high school experience and my Baruch experience will be much different. I went to a high school that ran like a college. We were all in charge of picking our own classes and keeping track of our credits. I also graduated half a year early and went straight into college the next week, so to say that I was into the typical high school activities is hard. I’m very independent and I think I’m more successful when I am. I think being in college will just help me grow further.

My first year at college will hopefully not change me to much. I like who I am , although I believe in bettering myself I don’t think college will drastically change my personality. I think college will let me grow but not change.