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School: Media Arts & Studies

 

Major: Games and Animation

 

Current job title and location: 360潞 specialist for the IMI at the GRID Lab

 

Honestly, I didn鈥檛 want to. I was planning on going to SCAD the entirely of my high school career. But because tuition was so high, I ended up having to go to 91视频 because it was the only university I could afford that taught film. In the beginning of college, I wanted to primarily focus with film. I still focus on film quite a bit, but it鈥檚 not my major. 

 

I was bitter towards OHIO at first. I didn鈥檛 want to like it because I didn鈥檛 think I would get out everything I needed to, in terms of learning. And that鈥檚 true. OHIO isn鈥檛 a specialized school. But I'm really glad I鈥檓 here because I learned how to really learn on my own, how to teach myself with online help. And the network I have here is why I鈥檓 going to work at Warner Bros. I made amazing friends and connections. 

 

The environment in Athens is wonderful. The nature scene is incredibly relaxing and encourages me to keep on exploring because it鈥檚 impossible to see everything Athens has to offer in just four years. The social environment as well is amazing. It鈥檚 the feeling that Bobcats are really just a family. You have your butts and jerks, but Athens has a place for everyone, and everyone鈥檚 accepted as long as they don鈥檛 spread hate or discrimination. 

 

Scripps provided me the resources I needed to succeed. I was given the programs needed to create and enough guides to know what to do with them. Some of the professors at Scripps, as well, have helped me tremendously. Specifically, Eric Williams, who connected me to Warner Bros as well as pushed me to become a more professional and successful version of myself. Roger Cooper, who oversaw the LA program this summer, was also a huge help in getting professional connections and making me feel like I was actually making progress in my life. 

 

The people I鈥檝e made them with has made experiences memorable. My big motivator is being able to help others and just be needed in some way. The adventures we鈥檝e gone on, such as saving our friend from the Hocking River when he tried to ride across it on an inflatable boat; or staying up until 2 a.m., fully planning on pulling an all-nighter for a game project, and all having really deep conversations about life; or playing on the playground by the Ridges at 3 a.m. Athens is a really easy place to make memories.