The academic evaluation I will be evaluating is on Zion Culbreath. Over several text messages, we text about how his biggest push in life, how would he describe himself, and how he was back in high school. Zion has a big push in his life from his had and is planning to graduate as a software developer. He is now in his second year of college and is planning on transferring to Georgia State to finish his degree in computer science. He said his biggest inspiration was seeing his dad becoming a software developer and he wants to follow in his dad’s footsteps.

Zion describes himself as a deep thinker, very expressive, and open-minded. From what I see Zion is a very deep thinker. He always thinks ahead before he does or says something. Even when I asked the question, it took him a couple of minutes to think of the answer before typing it down and sending it. He is also very expressive through his texts. I can see what his motives and back story were like from just reading and analyzing it. Through texts, I can’t see if he is open-minded or not but I can see that he appreciates what his dad is doing and pushing him to become a better student. 

Another question I asked him was what is his biggest influencer in life. He answered his dad and it was the biggest key to success. His dad pushed him in math and reading so much that in first grade, he was reading a senior-level type of reading. He also said without his dad and mom’s push, he would not have succeeded at the academic level today. I’d say he has very high expectations and high hopes because of the push he has from his family. The thing that he added was that they shaped his academic outlook. Personally, I relate to this because my family pushed me to go to college and get a 4 years degree to be successful in life. From his perspective, I can see that his family is trying to pave the road for him to go and has him on the right track right now. 

Overall I think Zion will be very successful academic-wise. He has everything laid in front of him and is currently following it on his own decision. His head starts in 1st grade and through high school give him an advantage in front of other students that are attending GSU. Before interviewing Zion, I thought that most students were like me and were going through school because they have to but he is doing it out of choice.