Hello peers. I would like to introduce Asma Nadir. During the over an hour phone call we had, I learned quite a bit about her and her academic self. Asma is 20 years old and is a current sophomore here at Georgia State Clarkston campus and has been attending since she first started as a freshman. She is a middle child and she values family, friends, loyalty, and education. She currently works at Target as a cashier and has been for the past 2 years. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends, watch Turkish shows, and play badminton. 

     Asma attended kindergarten through middle school in Afghanistan, then came to America when she was 15 and attended Clarkston high school. She graduated high school with a 3.95 gpa being top 10 in her class. Asma decided to go to college immediately following high school. She chose to attend GSU’s Clarkston campus because it was the cheaper option compared to other popular colleges/universities, but she still wanted the college experience.  As of right now, Asma plans to earn her associate degree majoring in engineering at GSU Clarkston, then transfer to Georgia Tech majoring in architecture this fall. She wants to earn her master’s degree and be an architect. Her goal is to design homes for the less fortunate here, and back in her country Afghanistan.

     The three words Asma used to describe her academic self were: hardworking, social, and independent. Those words go to show a lot about Asma. The biggest influence on her academic self are her friends, teachers, and the people she follows on social media because they are very hardworking. When she sees them it’s like positive competition for her, and they motivate her to stay on track. When it comes to her academics, she is proud that she is responsible for the work that is given to her and always manages to turn in her assignments on time. Asma’s favorite video that we watched in class was the “How To Get The Most Out Of Studying” video series by Dr Chew. Similar to the topic, the video series is simply just tips and tricks to train your mind to study. Which Asma found very beneficial.

     Something that Asma finds frustrating about college is the fact that advisors don’t care about what students need based on their major. They often throw students in classes that they don’t necessarily need, and it seems to be a waste of time and money. She believes that the classes taken in the first 2 years of college aren’t a necessity, but the classes more related to your major are what really counts. So essentially, it comes down to the classes being taken.