Eyuel Ferede

2/4/2022

English 1102

                Getting To Know Gal Bornstein’s Academic Self

Gal is a student at GSU perimeter college who is majoring in health science with the intention of going into nursing. He got most of his education in Savana, GA. K-12 Gal was a committed student and had good grades, but after finishing high school, instead of going straight to college like the majority of us, he found a different path for himself as a chef (which to be honest, I found amazing). After working as a chef for five years, he realized he was not enjoying it as much as he used to and knew he had to make a career change. “I didn’t enjoy cooking for the rich,” Gal said as I was interviewing him. Being a chef was what really influenced and pushed him to go back to school. After his career as a chef, he was motivated to start school, but this time with the work ethic he had learned during his time as a chef, which is greatly benefiting him.

Gal is academically motivated, committed, and patient enough to see this through. He is quite proud of his academic ability to remain focused and complete the task at hand, even when he does not enjoy or want to do it. It is Gal’s second semester at GSU, and he chose to attend this school because he planned on getting into an associate nursing program, and there were none in Savannah, but he also saw it as a fresh start, a new opportunity to get to know different people and have something new in his life. His favorite read was “COVID-ERA College: Are Students Satisfied?” He hated chemistry in high school, but now it turned out to be his favorite subject. He has also found a new appreciation for math and science.

Citations:
Bornstein, Gal. “Academic Self Interview.” 30 Jan. 2022.