Interview

My first interview of an Oxnard college student was with Sandra Magallanas. I was very excited to meet someone new from class and am lucky to have been paired up with such a cool and interesting fellow student. Sandra has lived in Oxnard her whole life, has four children ages eleven to sixteen, and is engaged to her fiance Chris. She is motivated to attend college because she wants to be a good role model for her children hoping to set a good example and show them that higher education is extremely and is necessary for success.
Sandra is currently attending Oxnard college full-time taking sixteen units Monday through Thursday. While not at school she acts as her fiance’s secretary and is a very busy taking good care of her kids as a full-time mom while also, somehow, planning her own wedding. Sandra keeps a tight schedule and balances everything well but always focuses on her children’s school needs first and then about everything else, which can be a lot. She looks up to successful people that she sees around her and hopes to be just as successful her self after completing school.  To Sandra’s children and and their friends she is a role-model setting a great example everyday while promoting a healthy and happy lifestyle. Three words that she says describe her are busy, achiever, and giving.
In five years she sees herself working as a social worker dealing with domestic violence and helping families. Sandra hopes to give back to the community as much as possible and hopes to travel the world with her family someday. Her philosophy is that you can only be as successful as you permit yourself to be. Some specific things she likes about Oxnard college so far are the teachers and the financial aid. Things around the college she thinks can be improved are parking or lack there of, and stricter rules in classes. She believes that in some classes the students are a little out of control and that it is distracting and makes it extremely difficult to concentrate at times. Her Hispanic culture has taught her that family and good family values are very important but she believes school and a good education should be held in high regard also. One thing about college that has surprised her is that it is less difficult then she thought it would be and actually pretty easy.
          I had a lot of fun interviewing Sandra and am glad to have met someone with such a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and fun personality.  I am sure she will reach all her goals and be even more successful someday.