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Title
Anonymous Interview 18
Description
An Anonymous Interview
Creator
Solomon Balaam-Reed
Date
3/9/18
Type
Interview
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HS: SMICA, very small, graduating class of about 30 people, Everyone went to college
Take a year off: Didn’t know what I wanted to do, had to pay my own way
Where did you work at?: Chick Fl La
Major: Early Education, my mom majored in the same thing
First Choice: Auburn but it was too much money so I went to Montevallo instead
Parents: Mom was thrilled about UM, Dad not so much
Fears: Failure
First Day: Little Overwhelming, classes back to back, but also kinda calming
Clubs: I don’t do anything on campus, I feel so detached
GV or PV: GV but I also love Purple Side
Hobbies: Trying to stay alive
Why Early Ed?: My mom and my aunt are both teachers
Staying?: Will probably be here all 4 years of college
Favorite Non-Major Class?: Politcal Science and Psychology
Impact: It's helping me get a feel for what I want to do for the rest of my life.
MN: This interview was not as great as the first one, She just didn't seem that interested at all in the process and only did it because I asked her to and she didn’t want to go back on the offer. She was nice and gave relatively decent answers, but you could tell that she just wanted the experience to be over. It made questions I ask be more boring and uninspiring because she wasn't all that into the experience anyway and it really killed my mood. I tried to do the I can from what I was given, but it was what I expected my interviews to be at this point
TN: Even though the interview was uneventful, this was the first time that I interviewed someone who had taken a gap year right after high school. So I was able to ask new questions based off of that tidbit of information. The theory on why I think the interview did not go as well as I planned was because I think I waited to long to actually commence the interview than when I asked it, because there was about an one week span in-between, and I think that had something to do with killing the buzz for the interview.
PN: As I stated before, the interview did not go as well as I thought. Another reason why is that this interview may have taken place at the worst time possible, right in the middle of rush hour at Moes, so it was loud and crowded and my hearing is already really, really bad at times. I was also broke and people were eating Moes around me so that was hella distracting and made it really hard to focus on the interview. I also was getting over a really bad cold so that messed with me as well.
SN: She is from a school called SMICA near Hoover, Alabama. It was one of the smallest schools in the area with her graduating class only being 30 people, and everyone went to college. She took a year off school and worked at Chick Fl La to figure out what she wanted to do with their life. Her first choice was to go to Auburn, but she settled on Montevallo because of money. Her mom (who is an alumni) was excited about her daughter going to Montevallo but her dad was not. Her major is Early Education. Her fear was failing out of school and having to go back and work at her old job. Her first day here was overwhelming but also calming as well. She is not involved on campus due to her class load, but she does consider herself a gold. Her favorite non-major classes with Psychology and Political Science. She thinks she's going to stay here all 4 years and she is excited to see what the future as in store.
Take a year off: Didn’t know what I wanted to do, had to pay my own way
Where did you work at?: Chick Fl La
Major: Early Education, my mom majored in the same thing
First Choice: Auburn but it was too much money so I went to Montevallo instead
Parents: Mom was thrilled about UM, Dad not so much
Fears: Failure
First Day: Little Overwhelming, classes back to back, but also kinda calming
Clubs: I don’t do anything on campus, I feel so detached
GV or PV: GV but I also love Purple Side
Hobbies: Trying to stay alive
Why Early Ed?: My mom and my aunt are both teachers
Staying?: Will probably be here all 4 years of college
Favorite Non-Major Class?: Politcal Science and Psychology
Impact: It's helping me get a feel for what I want to do for the rest of my life.
MN: This interview was not as great as the first one, She just didn't seem that interested at all in the process and only did it because I asked her to and she didn’t want to go back on the offer. She was nice and gave relatively decent answers, but you could tell that she just wanted the experience to be over. It made questions I ask be more boring and uninspiring because she wasn't all that into the experience anyway and it really killed my mood. I tried to do the I can from what I was given, but it was what I expected my interviews to be at this point
TN: Even though the interview was uneventful, this was the first time that I interviewed someone who had taken a gap year right after high school. So I was able to ask new questions based off of that tidbit of information. The theory on why I think the interview did not go as well as I planned was because I think I waited to long to actually commence the interview than when I asked it, because there was about an one week span in-between, and I think that had something to do with killing the buzz for the interview.
PN: As I stated before, the interview did not go as well as I thought. Another reason why is that this interview may have taken place at the worst time possible, right in the middle of rush hour at Moes, so it was loud and crowded and my hearing is already really, really bad at times. I was also broke and people were eating Moes around me so that was hella distracting and made it really hard to focus on the interview. I also was getting over a really bad cold so that messed with me as well.
SN: She is from a school called SMICA near Hoover, Alabama. It was one of the smallest schools in the area with her graduating class only being 30 people, and everyone went to college. She took a year off school and worked at Chick Fl La to figure out what she wanted to do with their life. Her first choice was to go to Auburn, but she settled on Montevallo because of money. Her mom (who is an alumni) was excited about her daughter going to Montevallo but her dad was not. Her major is Early Education. Her fear was failing out of school and having to go back and work at her old job. Her first day here was overwhelming but also calming as well. She is not involved on campus due to her class load, but she does consider herself a gold. Her favorite non-major classes with Psychology and Political Science. She thinks she's going to stay here all 4 years and she is excited to see what the future as in store.