Jim Merrell – Aspiring Producer

I love Full Sail so much that I want to stay here another year!

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I Know Fun

I like to think of myself as a fun and outgoing individual.

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I Can Also Make Fun

I have the technical background that allows me

to create fun games.

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I will be a Full Sail Alumni

I’m certain that Full Sail would be proud to have one of their own

staying on for their graduate program.

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Boy Scout

I’m an Eagle Scout and I’ve never let go of the values that

I learned in scouting.

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I’m a leader, & I have the hardware to prove it.

I won a national leadership competition when I was only 19.

& I deployed three times as a Marine.

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Team Work

Working with a team is my favorite way to work and is my inspiration

for being a producer.

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Video Game Production

For more than a decade I’ve wanted to make games.

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My Inspiration

Jaime Griesemer Sucker Punch Productions – Lead Designer

Bungie Studios – Lead Game Designer

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I understand that what I want takes a lot of hard work. I’ve been a skilled bricklayer for 10 years. I was a Marine for 6. I understand very well the

meaning of hard work.

Hard Work

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I qualify for only 90% of the GI Bill.

Even though I have three deployments I only have a total of 33 months on active duty. 36 would have gotten me 100%.

The GI Bill

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The Yellow Ribbon is additional funding for veterans who qualify for 100% of the

GI Bill. The VA will pay a matching value of what the school is will to grant towards

tuition.

Example: If a school gives a student $2,000 the VA gives the student another

$2,000.

Yellow Ribbon

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Full Sail’s Contribution

Full Sail is generous enough to make tuition completely free for these veterans by paying half of any remaining tuition costs not covered by the GI Bill. The Yellow Ribbon pays the other half.

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I don’t qualify for the Yellow Ribbon, so I had to take about $30,000 in student loans.

That means that Full Sail saved about

$15,000 on my undergrad.

The Difference

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The Game Design Masters program costs about $35,000 in tuition.

I will have enough time remaining on my own GI Bill to cover half of the Masters program.

Game Development Masters

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What I Need

I first need to be excepted into the program.

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Secondly I need motivational support. My undergrad degree is so valuable in the

market that I am very tempted to cut my dream short and get to work. I don’t like it, but money has a real influence in my

decisions.

What I Need

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The third thing I need is to learn here, at Full Sail. I know that this

is the best place to study video game design.

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Lastly, I need the funding.

I’m asking for a major contribution from Full Sail towards my continuing education.

It’s my goal to get Full Sail to cover

whatever tuition is left after all of my grants and scholarships have been applied.

What I Need

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My Contribution

I’m a developer first. I can speak the technical language. Of the

people that work within games, it’s often the developers that are

hardest to communicate with, and that’s my specialty.

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My Contribution

I know Full Sail. This is my school. I love it here

and if I continue my education here I can help

in the continuing excellence of Full Sail.

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Thank You

For more information contact me at JimMerrell@hotmail.com

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