This is an academic profile on Louis Tran, an individual who is maintaining college life step by step. Louis is a classmate of mine who I had the pleasure of getting to know academically and personally. Nineteen-year-old Louis is a part of the graduating class of 2021. He is in his third year of college. Which was achieved by joining the dual enrollment program.
Which Is an early college program you can enter when in high school to fast-track your undergraduate years. Louis’s dream profession is to become a divorce/family attorney or social worker. He loves working with the mind and communicating with others. He thinks this profession is best and hits two birds with one stone.

Louis went through Georgia public schooling along with going to a private Christian charter school throughout his high school years. Louis already was a part of GSU throughout his high school years. Which made the transition to a GSU campus all that much easier. He completed his college courses online and graduated high school with college credits. His academic life has been an accomplishment for him. Which was a result of him striving to pass each assignment. Despite Louis’s supportive parents, he still faces pressure from them like any student. Although they want the best for him, the pressure can be overwhelming. With that, the class Louis often struggles with is math. Math is a subject Louis could do better in and hopes to do better in. The classes that he feels are the easiest are history, literature, and critical thinking. Louis’s favorite class currently is drug & behavior. He loves to see how drugs can impact the mind and the behavior of the human body. He does hands-on tasks in that class which makes him enjoy it even more and positively impacts his academic stance.

Louis views his academic self as “moderately okay”. Three words that Louis describes his academic self as-is: determined, not afraid to ask questions, and slow to get started. Louis views himself this way because he makes A’s and B’s and to him, that’s just okay. Although he knows he can always do better he is proud of where he is. Louis’ expectations for this class are to do his utmost best and pass this class with a B minimum but he hopes to finish the class with an A. Louis comes to school to go to class and only to class. He does not participate in any on-campus activities. This correlates with the reading we did call “ COVID-Era College: Are Students Satisfied?” Where it discusses how college life and social life have changed. The normality now is to go to class and straight home. For Louis, this is the usual routine.

Overall Louis is a hard-working student who continues to do his best to achieve his dreams and goals. He has high hopes for this class and looks forward to passing with an outstanding grade. To also better himself in the subject of math. Lastly, Louis wants to better his social life by going to the library more and exploring other buildings. College life is hard but maintaining a life out of school is important. Ask yourself if your school-to-life balance works and how you can improve it.