Anonymous Interview 6

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Title

Anonymous Interview 6

Description

An Anonymous Interview

Creator

Solomon Balaam-Reed

Date

2/05/2018

Type

Interview

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Interview 1
HS: I went to Selma High School, a very rural school, very few people went to college
Hear about UM?: I was watching YouTube and an ad for the school showed up on my phone
UM First Choice: Originally my first choice was going to be Auburn, but I ended up hating the camps.
Declared Major: I came in as a Political Science Major
Why did you come to UM: I loved the campus, the bricks really helped the flow of the campus.
What was the final factor: When I saw college night, the performances were beautiful
Any Fears: I had never been on my own for a long stretch of time
Dates: I came on campus August 2016
First Day on Campus: I was focused on making new friends and no falling
Classes: I really enjoyed Mr. Newell Social Work class
Any Clubs: I am apart of Spectrum as well as Social Work club
PV or GV: PV and I'm extremely annoyed right now
Where do you live?: I live off-campus with my boyfriend
What are you looking forward to in the future?: Graduating and starting my career


MN: As I've continued to do these interviews I've realized a few things. 1) That I need to start asking more hard-hitting questions, and 2) That people seem to respond better if you ask them deeper and more developing questions. That was the case today, when the questions were hard hitting, and they touched into a part of the college experience that they weren't expecting, the answers were deeper, and I could get more material out with them
TN: The interview was one of my middle of the pack ones, I quite enjoyed it the interview in its entirely, but there were point during the interview that it was clearly lacking. I wish I had more interesting questions in there about before they got to Montevallo, as that is where I'm having the most issues when it comes to the before Montevallo questions, as most people don't see to enjoy those as much, I'm hoping to find out why.
PN: So this interview took place at 8:30am on Friday, so I was a little bit exhausted when it came to my physical health. This interview also took place at a McDonalds, in which a nice old man was very talkative and was inquiring about why I was interview this person. It was a nice exchange, but it certainly set the interview astray. `
SN: She is from Selma High School, which is a small high school in Selma, Alabama in which not many people go to college. She heard about Montevallo through watching YouTube and she researched about the school. She went into school as a political science major, but she then changed over to social work major. She wanted to go to Auburn, but she fell in love with the campus, especially during college night. She came to campus August 2016 and she had a good first day here. She really enjoyed Dr. Newell social work class. Sje is involved in college night and she's a PV (which it is a depressing time for us). She used to live in Hanson, but now she lives off-campus with her boyfriend. She is excited for the future in graduating and starting her career.