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[Video: Grace Waltz sits in a video studio. She has shoulder-length brown hair and a nose ring.]
Grace: When I came to IU, I was probably a fourth of who I am today.
[Words appear: IU Bloomington Seniors, Class of 2016]
Grace: I originally thought, you know, I want to go someplace else. Branch out from Indiana.
[Video: Grace sits in the studio, wearing a black Indiana University shirt and a red jacket.]
[Words appear: Grace Waltz, Telecommunications Major, Class of 2016]
Grace: But then I sort of looked at what IU had to offer and I said, why would I go anywhere else because it has everything.
[Photo: Grace, a male student, and a female student stand outside on a snowy day, holding a poster that reads “IU hearts you” and a paper heart that reads “I heart a Hoosier.”]
Grace: It’s a big school but I can make it small where I want to. It has stuff I want to study.
[Video: In the studio, Grace presses a button on a camera and aims the camera.]
Grace: I knew that I wanted to do something with film or TV and that was sort of the goal since I was, like, eight years old. I’ve had it in my brain for so long.
[Photo: Grace uses a camera to take a picture.]
Grace: I still kind of focus on video as my end goal but telecom, the telecom department, the teachers I had there, they really taught me that, like, there’s a lot more to the industry than I realized.
[Video: In the studio, Grace wears headphones and holds a pole that has a microphone on the end.]
Grace: I got to study abroad in Prague, in the Czech Republic, and it was definitely the best part about being at IU.
[Photo: Grace stands with two female friends in front of a wall covered in graffiti.]
[Photo: Grace and several other people smile and pose, with some people holding a sign in a foreign language.]
Grace: Because when I was in Prague, I got to work at a small film production company, and it really kind of helped me learn who I was and learn my style, and it helped me figure out, like, what I wanted to do with my life.
[Photo: Grace is on an escalator.]
[Photo: Grace poses beside a body of water near a city that has an old stone bridge.]
Grace: When I first came to IU, I really wanted to become a part of the Bloomington community more than just a part of the IU campus.
[Photo: Grace stands by a sign that reads “Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard.”]
Grace: I have been volunteering for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard for two years.
[Video: Grace sits by a camera in the studio and talks to someone.]
[Video: Grace walks across the studio and picks up something from a chair.]
Grace: It really made me start thinking about, like, the ways that video can help organizations like that, so I really think that there’s a way for me to morph my volunteering sensibility into my career because I would love to use the things that I have learned here to help communities no matter where I end up.
[Photo: Grace stands by shelves of canned food and supplies.]
[Photo: Grace smiles and looks upward while wearing sunglasses. The Hollywood sign is on a hill in the background.]
Grace: My time at IU really helped me grow into who I am.
[Photo: Grace sits on a beach and looks at a camera.]
[Photo: Grace holds a disc that reflects light onto a woman during a video shoot or photo shoot.]
Grace: It allowed me to, you know, sort of, solidify myself in a way that I don’t really know how to explain because, you know, I met so many new people, I figured out that I’m the type of person that wants to talk to strangers and learn about them, and I found out that I’m the kind of person that wants to, you know, be a little uncomfortable sometimes and figure out how to adjust.
[Video: In the studio, Grace writes on paper with a red pen.]
[Video: Grace smiles and holds the paper, which reads “While I was at IU I found myself!”]
[Music]
[Video: The Indiana University trident appears.]
[Words appear: Indiana University]
[Words appear: Fulfilling the Promise]
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At IU, we encourage you to break down barriers. Study and work with faculty across disciplines. Find a challenge so inspiring and daunting that you’re compelled to attack it from every angle. And take advantage of every experience that will help propel you to a successful career.
You’ll do all of it in a lively, international community of expert faculty and students who, like you, want to achieve great things—and want to help those around them do the same.
Learn more about the IU academic experienceThe promise o Degrees for dreamers, doers, and leaders
See how IU is fulfilling the promiseOur commitment to preparing you for success includes your courses, but also a lot more. Here, academic opportunities (such as research experiences) combine with outside-of-class ones (like 750+ student organizations) to help you broaden your horizons, grow as a leader, and prepare for what’s next.
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