College is Right Around the Corner, and I'm Excited

 

Ah, college starts in 6.5 weeks from now.

I'll be entering Babson in the fall as a frosh and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Four years of high school were great at St. John's but everyone says college is the best four years of your life, right?

I've got a lot of goals and things going for me even before I take my orientation before Memorial Day. 

- Immediate social circle with varsity lacrosse teammates.

- Class schedule is looking solid. Good variety, all early morning ones too

- Babson one day summer "mini-orientation" went well, met a lot of cool, interesting people

- Will be working at Wellesley C.C, right across the street during the fall

- Connected with a community engagement officer at Babson and will have a high paying job just for doing service around the school and community

- Become CEO of the one freshmen classes self created business in FME (Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship.)

- Met the president of the college. Will be a great resource and asset in years to come.

- Starting to plan out a ridiculous number of goals and activities I want to get involved with.

- volunteer/intern for MetroLacrosse - a youth lacrosse program for inner city youth in Boston

- take Mandarin Chinese (continue my 3 yrs of study) at Wellesley College

- really get connected within Boston entrepreneurial and innovation scene. (I know of and follow many individuals within the community but I want to get out to the events and shake their hand.)

- intern or preferably work for a tech/internet related Boston start-up

To address the last point, I (unfortunately) hope that I don't take on all this stuff at once. I was basically non-stop, go-go-go in high school volunteering, trying new things and taking on responsibilities that really put a burden of my enjoyment and social life. I hope to shape out a nice balance between the demanding academics, varsity athletics, social scene and intense ambitions that I have. 

Bottom Line Though: I fully expect to take full advantage of what Babson offers while at the same time having a great time meeting new people and having new experiences.

 

 

 

Posted on Monday, Jul 12, 2010