My MCBS Story

Kristin Santiago

My MCBS Story

Before I began the MCBS program I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was important to me and what I wanted to do with my life.

My MCBS Story

Until I was about 19 years old I thought that I wanted

to be a nurse.

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My MCBS StoryBesides one job working at Payless, the only job I have had since graduating high school

was working as a Certified Nursing Assistant.AP Images#060823014083EARNS PAYLESS SHOESOURCE

My MCBS Story. I enjoyed working with people and I wanted to have a steady job so nursing seemed like an easy fit.

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About a year into working as a CNA I realized that even though there were parts of my job I really loved, it wasn’t the path I saw myself on for the rest of my life

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So over the course of the next 4 ½ years I spent time

jumping majors and trying to give myself a direction.

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My MCBS StorySo over the course of the next 4 ½ years I spent time jumping majors and trying to give myself a direction. My majors were anything from Fashion Design to Esthetics and even to Pre-

Pharmacy.

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During this major hoping I took a television production class that I really enjoyed and eventually I solidified my passion for the entertainment and media industries.

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I also got married, my husband joined the Army and I had a baby during this

time.

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When I was still pregnant I came across Full Sail University while I was looking for Game Art

schools for my husband but I actually found a connection with it.

My MCBS StorySo I had my daughter, our family got stationed in North Carolina and I decided to take get serious and go to Full

Sail.

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Initially I thought the way I wanted to pursue my love of the entertainment

and media industries through the Digital Cinematography degree

program but during the Overview of Visual Arts class I finally felt

something click during the publicity week.

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My MCBS StoryHowever, I didn’t want to jump the gun and change majors too quick like I

always do so I took the Introduction to Digital Cinematography class to make sure I really wanted to change.

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My MCBS StoryEven though there were some things I found interesting in that class, I still

found myself thinking about the different trans-media and cross media storytelling from the OVA class.

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So I talked to my advisor and began the change of enrollment.

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I had to finish the semester I was in before I could

switch but ever since then I decided to pursue my

passion for media in the Media Communications

program.

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