When I ask my partner Stephanie how she would describe herself academically she says that she is I described myself as a procrastinator a perfectionist and also a try-hard. I can also be a procrastinator myself depending on how much time that I am given to complete a task. Stephanie decided to go to college because she would be bored doing just simply working and nothing more and her parents motivated her to go as well so that’s just what she did.

         Stephanie landed at GSU because it is very close to her home and is a lot less expensive than another 4-year college out of state. She also decided to go to college last minute and the opportunity was there so she applied to Georgia State just in time for the Fall semester. This will be her second semester at GSU. Stephanie ended up choosing music as he major and then thinking of going into music technology, music is her passion and the only reason she has been sticking to go to college because she enjoys what she learn in her classes. Her biggest insecurity when it comes to school is having to meet the expectation of her parents have or even the expectations that she has for myself because she put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best that she can.

         Stephanie also fears that she isn’t good enough to make it as music producer or whatever musical career she wants to go into. Her favorite subject has always been math or biology, Stephanie wanted to become a forensic scientist because of how much she loved biology but decided to go towards another path. Stephanie isn’t too sure what her career goals are but she knows for sure that music must be involved. She looks up to her dad because even though he didn’t go to college he still works very hard and makes sure that we have everything we need/want so she wants to be able to do that for her family in the future. Also the fact that he is working on what he loves not just a boring job. So it reminds her that she can make a career out of something that she will enjoy doing. Stephanie’s friends and family both support her endlessly  to continue to stay in school and to not drop out even though she has thought about it multiple times.