This profile is a compilation of an interview that was recorded on a phone with Sasha about her academic self. We had 2 interviews in which Sasha was sked several questions about her academic self and her journey of education so far. In this interview we recorded her experiences and got to know how she got here. Sasha is 25 and she spent all her life here in Georgia. Unfortunately, due to her family circumstances she did have to switch between several schools through k-12. She describes as these transitions between schools were very challenging but also interesting at some moments. Sasha did take a break after attending college for one semester as she did not do so well but decided to motivate herself and return to college. When asked about the difference between schools in different counties, she mentioned something very interesting like the pace at which different schools go about their teaching. She said that the cobb county education system is very faced paced versus the Dekalb county education system. She also thinks that it is hard for students to catch up so quick in cobb county rather than in DeKalb.
The three words that Sasha described her academic self as were exploring, adjustable and reflective. She says that she is exploring a lot of things as far as college in concerned as in different ways to learn and how different professors have different styles of teaching. She also says she is adjustable as she is trying to adjust in this new environment, which is college and as a student myself, I can relate to how difficult this adjustment could be. The third word was very interesting to me which was reflective. This word was interesting because she said she still reflects on her past works from high school, and she also does a lot of self-reflecting of how she was as a student in high school versus college. Overall, her three words were very interesting to me. Sasha seems to be a very interesting person and seems like she has a lot of experience from different school systems and her life experiences indicate that she has seen a lot in life. After meeting Sasha and listening about her academic self, I could relate her understanding of studying and revision to Dr. chew’s metacognition video in which he talks about how to study in detail.
Sasha says that she sees herself in the healthcare field in a couple years down the line. It is very interesting how she describes why she wants to be a doctor when she says she wants to save lives which was very heart touching. She says she is very proud of the way she has been consistent in anything she has done so far in her life. Sasha is also very much invested in writing, and she feels that writing might change her career path in the future.
Overall, interviewing Sasha and getting to know her was an amazing experience and it was very interesting to know a person who has been through so much and has had a tough path to reach where she has today.
work cited
Radford, Sasha. Interview. Conducted by Ayaan Lakhani, Jan 26, 2023.