Ashton graduated top 2% of his class with bachelor's degrees in both English & Creative Writing and Philosophy; he also graduated Summa Cum Laude as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, with university honors and departmental honors. His GPA stood tall at a 4.06 on a four-point scale. His passions lie within the written word and critical thinking. He enjoys exploring philosophical quandaries within classical literature, and finds the discussions borne from such topics tantalizing.