Brandon Miller is a 19-year-old part-time student of Jamaican ethnicity living with his parents, cousin, and uncle. His goals are to pass all his classes, graduate, and become successful in the future. He plans to attend college for 2-4 years and then transfer to a university. His biggest challenge will be writing classes as he struggles with essays. He enjoys studying computer engineering because he is skilled with computers and finds them interesting.

1. Activity Sheet:
Define Your “College Self”
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NAME: Brandon Miller
Making the most of the opportunities that college offers starts with knowing, as much as
you can, about whom you are and what you want. Analyze your "college self" using
questions like the following to think through your personal profile.
What is your student status—traditional or returning, full- or part-time?
As of now my student status is part time.
How long are you planning to be in your current college? Is it likely that you will
transfer? As of now I think I will be here for about 2-4 years depends if opportunities
come up for me in the future but as for transferring yes when I get my degree’s I will
move on to a university.
What goal, or goals, do you aim to achieve by going to college?
My goal as of now is to pass all my classes and do go in my labs and graduate so that
in the future I will be able to become successful.
What family and work obligations do you have?
Currently I am not working but I did have a job at toysrus and that required fixing the
items formally and placing wrong items to their correct origin. As for family obligations
my job in my home is to clean and take out the trash that’s all I really have to do.
What is your culture, ethnicity, gender, age, lifestyle? My culture? Well I would have to
say I have a Jamaican backround, I am a Male, I am 19 years of age and my lifestyle I
don’t really know.
What is your current living situation?
Currently I live with My parents, cousin, and uncle.

2. What do you feel are your biggest challenges in college?
I feel my biggest challenge in college will be my writing class because I am not so good
with essay’s.
What do you like to study, and why does it interest you?
I like to study computer engineering because I am very good with them and for me it
makes life a bit easier for me most of the time.