KATE GOTFREDSON / ANIMATION ‘17
“All of our assignments in animation are project based, so I don’t have to stress over studying and memorizing as much as I stress over meeting deadlines. It’s such a collaborative major, because you’re constantly working with other people. Making sure that you’re working with responsible people, collaborating well and getting everyone’s schedules to work together can sometimes be stressful.”
WHAT CAUSES YOU THE MOST STRESS?
“Creative control and different visions for the project can make
“Being involved in too many things. I have my schoolwork, I’m an
collaborating with others difficult. Everyone in the film school
assistant manager at my work and I’m also part of a service org.
has good ideas, but it’s hard to get them all to fit together.” WHAT ENCOURAGES SUCCCESSFUL GROUP PROJECTS? “Whenever I’m in a group and we’re trying to figure something out, we’ll meet somewhere other than the film school. We’ll go to
Balancing service hours and deadlines with a job, all while trying to have a social life is pretty tough.” HOW DO YOU COPE WITH THAT STRESS? “Mostly through the friendships I’ve made. Friends that I’ve made
the beach to walk around and talk there, and figure out what we
in my major can help me with projects or homework and we often
want the story to be and what we want the characters to look like.”
study together. Going to service with friends in my service org is
my limits
HOW HAS COLLABORATION CHALLENGED YOU?
OLIVIA RAGSAC / BIOLOGY ‘17
I push past
WHAT IS THE WORKLOAD LIKE IN YOUR MAJOR?
nice because we can stay on top of our hours together.”
“Sometimes I’ll play Ed Sheeran or music like that to calm myself down. For example, I had a test this morning and I played Ed Sheeran’s new song and it calmed my nervousness. Listening to music like that helps me tell myself, ‘You got this!’” MALIA MURPHY / SCIENCE UNDECLARED ’20
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