Getting to Know You by Deetra Washington

What are your top three hobbies and interests?

• Reading

• Travel

• The Arts (Dance, Photography, Theater, etc.)

• Watching paint dry, counting blades of grass, staring at the wall

How do your hobbies and interests contribute to your personal growth?

• Hobbies and interests contribute to personal growth by providing opportunities for learning, skill development, and social connections.

• Hobbies and interests contribute to personal growth by causing distraction and wasting time.

• Hobbies and interests contribute to personal growth by making people lazy and unproductive.

• Hobbies and interests contribute to personal growth by isolating individuals from society and hindering social connections.

Tell us about your family background and any traditions that are important to your family.

• My family background is not important and we don't have any traditions.

• My family background is diverse, and we have several traditions that are important to us, such as celebrating cultural holidays and gathering for family meals.

• My family background is irrelevant and we don't care about traditions.

• I don't have a family background and traditions are not important to me.

How has your family background shaped your values and beliefs?

• My family background has shaped my values and beliefs by instilling certain cultural, religious, and moral principles that have influenced my worldview.

• I have completely different values and beliefs from my family background

• I don't have any values or beliefs influenced by my family background

• My family background has no impact on my values and beliefs

What are your educational goals for the future?

• My educational goal for the future is to pursue a master's degree in my field of interest.

• My educational goal for the future is to take a break from studying and travel the world

• My educational goal for the future is to drop out of school and start my own business

• I don't have any educational goals for the future

How do you plan to achieve your educational goals?

• By relying solely on natural talent

• By randomly choosing courses

• By setting specific, achievable goals, creating a study schedule, seeking help when needed, and staying motivated.

• By avoiding studying altogether

What are your career aspirations and why are they important to you?

• I want to be a successful professional ______ because I heard they make a lot of money and I want to be rich.

• I don't have any career aspirations because I don't see the point in planning for the future.

• My career aspiration is to become a successful professional ________ because I am passionate about the field.

• My career aspiration is to become a professional video game player because I love playing video games all day.

How do you plan to work towards your career aspirations?

• By gaining relevant education and experience, networking, setting goals, and seeking mentorship.

• By avoiding education and experience, and relying solely on luck

• By not seeking any mentorship and trying to figure it out alone

• By procrastinating and not setting any goals

Share a personal achievement that you are proud of and explain why it is significant to you.

• I am proud of transitioning from middle school to high school because it required hard work and dedication.

• I am proud of binge-watching an entire TV series in one day because it shows my commitment to entertainment.

• I am proud of winning a hot dog eating contest because it shows my dedication to food.

• I am proud of getting the highest score in a video game because it shows my superior gaming skills.

How has this personal achievement impacted your life and future goals?

• The personal achievement has had no impact on my life and future goals

• I don't think personal achievements have any impact on life or future goals

• The personal achievement has positively impacted my life and has motivated me to set higher future goals.

• The personal achievement has negatively impacted my life and has demotivated me to set future goals