Anonymous Interview 16

Anonymous Interview 16

An Anonymous Interview

Solomon Balaam-Reed

3/4/2018

Interview

HS: Trussville High School, Suburban School, 60% go to college
Connections to UM: My mom went to UM in the 1990s, my mom best friend she met at UM
Thoughts about college: Parents always wanted me to go, there was not another option
How did you hear about Montevallo? My mom friend, obviously
Declared Major?: Chemistry
Any fears about coming to Montevallo?: Having to live on my own as well as being away from my siblings
How was your first day: It was great, I met a lot of really good people
Where do you live? I live in New Rez , I quite like it but it is really isolated
Any clubs? I'm in Spectrum and College Republicans
PV or GV: I hate to break it to you man, but I'm GV
Do you wanna be involved in college night?: I hope to be on makeup team and I want to help us continue our dynasty next year.
Favorite Class?: Even though I'm a marketing major, I really enjoyed Dr. Murphy's English 101 class
Impact: Montevallo has made me into a beautiful person.


Mnotes: This interview was ok. I struggled to get through it because it was the beginning of my illness, so I was trying my best. She was a gracious interviewee and she made me feel relaxed and more like it was a conversation and not be interview. The interview was short because I just couldn't interview anymore because I was so sick, so I had to call it off early.
TNotes: My theory on why the interview went not so well was because even though she was very engaging interview, I was sick as hell and was struggling to finish . However, she was incredibly thoughtful, and she gave me very good answers with her questions and I was able to ask her follow up questions about her answers. We were also in a very quietism space and we weren't having to deal with any outside noise. I also knew her beforehand and even though that has backfired in a couple of earlier situations it was not a concern here.
PNotes: I was really sick so I was not focused at all on the interview. I tried my absolute hardest to pay attention and take good notes but my body was not letting me at all. I felt like complete crap and my body was shivering but I was determined. To do at least a decent interview. I was very exhausted and I had no appetite but I also was very hungry as well, but I was in a really tough spot but somehow I fought through it.
SNotes: We first started talking about what high school she went to, which was Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama. It's a suburban school but onlt about 60% of students there end up going to college. She heard about Montevallo through her mom, who went there, and her mom's best friend who she met at Montevallo. Her parents always envisioned her going to school and she decided to be a major in Chemistry. Her fear about Montevallo was being so far away from home, as well as being away for him siblings. She said her first day was great because she met a lot of really good friends. She lives in Main Hall and she quite enjoys it there. She participates in Spectrum and College Republicans, and she's a GV (to my dismay). She wants to do makeup next year for gold side. She concluded the interview by stating that Montevallo turned her into a beautiful person.