Chloe Richey 

February 4, 2022

English Composition 1102

Academic Profile of Marian Escalona Perez 

This essay is about the interview summary of Marian Escalona Perez about her academic profile. Marian Escalona Perez who was born on October 27, 2000, in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. She was raised in another part of Venezuela named Valencia. At the age of 14, she left Venezuela and came straight to Georgia. During her high school years in Georgia, she was a good student who excelled in her academics because of the amount of more work she received in Venezuela helped her balance out work in Georgia. She was able to keep up with all homework and tests. Marian graduated high school in May 2018. After high school, she applied for three colleges but did not know what exactly a “great college” is and which one she could afford. So, Marian decided to go with Georgia State. Her very first major in college was English but she later then lost interest because of her creative writing class she wanted to take was about writing a lot of nonfiction papers, which she isn’t a fan of. During her first year of college, she applied for the RN institute and during that time her major was graphic design. After reading bad comments about the RN institute, she continued school at GSU (Georgia State University). Her major now is graphic design. One of the questions I asked is “Why did you choose graphic design?” Marian response was “I always liked drawing and artistic things like paint, draw, and arts and crafts. I like digital drawing and editing.” She is currently 21 years old and taking two classes at Georgia State University Perimeter College, which are Media, Society and Culture and English Composition 1102. She has been enrolled in Georgia State University for 4 years and plans to graduate next year in 2023. This leads to telling what words describe her academic self.  

The three words that describe Marian academic self is determined, procrastinator, and sharp. Marian explained to me no matter what happened or how she felt giving up, she kept going no matter what. Especially, how college is so expensive and because that made her have second thoughts about continuing at GSU. Because of having determination, helped Marina to keep going. Also, Marian feels that she gets easily distracted. An example she gave me was that if she gets a text message, she will answer but then after would continue to scroll on her social media like Instagram. Also, if she has a free day, Marian will claim that she would use that as a study day but later would procrastinate and wait at the last minute. The third word Marian reflected herself on was sharp, meaning that she is a quick learner. To Marian, it doesn’t take her long to catch on quickly to a new topic. Through knowing her academic self, another important part is knowing what type of learner she is.  

Many people have their own type of way they learn like Marian Escalona Perez. She is more of a visual learner and prefers to do hands-on activities. She can learn through videos, pictures, PowerPoints, etc. She has a better understanding of working out problems and interpreting them in an understandable way. This can relate to the Dr. Chews video “How to Get the Most Out of Studying” which is about having a clear understanding of what you are studying. To her, if she does not understand it nor put forth to understanding it then it would be ineffective to her.  

In closing of this interview, Marian is different from many students who like having different learning abilities and perspectives. She has different qualities like being determined, procrastinating, and how much of a quick learner she is. Marian is performing well in all her classes that she prefers doing face to face. In relation to me, Marian has caused me to see how all the journeys she has been through even during the pandemic helped me feel to keep going and never give up. At the end of the interview, Marian Escalona Perez exiting us with the question “Why not make colleges more accessible for students with financial needs?” 

Citations:  

Samford Communication. “How to Get the Most out of Studying: Part 1 of 5, ‘Beliefs That Make You Fail… or Succeed.’” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Aug. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH95h36NChI.

Perez Escalona, Marian. Academic Profile Interview. Conducted by Chloe Richey, 27 January 2022.