http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html Life at - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html I think the school is a joke. I have spent thousands of dollars to learn what I could've learned on my own playing with the software for a day. I recommend saving up and buying all the equipment that ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:43:59 GMT StudentsReview 113-93392 Copyright 2013 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 113-93392 113 49 Music Education Male Undergraduate Class 2017 1st Year Negative I think the school is a joke. I have spent thousands of dollars to learn what I could've learned on my own playing with the software for a day. I recommend saving up and buying all the equipment that you use here. Not worth the money and they leaning is so unstructured. Just random people from the industry talking bout random shit at random times then just throwing homework on you like you have all the time in the world. The labs are hard to get access to because of the amount of people there are with different schedules it just gets booked. The schoo should supply the software for your assignments. For fuck sakes your tuition would cover it without it making too big of a dent in their wallet. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:43:59 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html I graduated with an AA in Graphic Design. It was the best education, ever! It was pricey, but well worth it. I did the entire program online and enjoyed it. The work was challenging and it's not for t... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:53:59 GMT StudentsReview 113-91661 Copyright 2013 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 113-91661 113 14 Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc Male Undergraduate Class 2012 2nd Year Positive I graduated with an AA in Graphic Design. It was the best education, ever! It was pricey, but well worth it. I did the entire program online and enjoyed it. The work was challenging and it's not for the lazy student. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:53:59 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html Major: Fashion Design. The online department is awful, the quality of the students' works is beyond belief, and I mean in a bad way. Majority of them draw like little kids, I guess it's understandabl... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:10:39 GMT StudentsReview 113-88106 Copyright 2013 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 113-88106 113 60 Art & Design Department Female Undergraduate Class 2014 2nd Year Negative Major: Fashion Design.
The online department is awful, the quality of the students' works is beyond belief, and I mean in a bad way. Majority of them draw like little kids, I guess it's understandable since this school accepts ANYONE without asking any portfolios. On top of that, most online students don't have any sense of deadline and turn crappy assignments that are obviously done in the last minute. They don't teach you anything new about construction, everything they teach you can be found in books. I'm very frustrated with the quality of fashion department that they have here. They don't have any prominent career recruiting programs like other schools, once you graduate, good luck in finding jobs or internships. Faculty personnel is hard to reach. Everything is a big disappointment, so if you are interested in applying into their fashion programs, just skip it, don't even bother. Better go to Parsons where the education is worth the money, or FIT where it's a lot cheaper even if you are out of state students. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:10:39 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html If you think this describes you then you might feel the same... In high school I was academic, involved in sports, very social, out going and open minded. My opinion..... Keep in mind I'm not on... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:22:59 GMT StudentsReview 113-88091 Copyright 2013 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 113-88091 113 60 Art & Design Department Female Undergraduate Class 2014 1st Year Advice If you think this describes you then you might feel the same...
In high school I was academic, involved in sports, very social, out going and open minded.

My opinion.....
Keep in mind I'm not one of those students who flunked out and am now writing this to smear aau's "good name". This is coming from someone who was entirely open minded the whole time and didn't trust the other negative messages I've read. Sorry if this is long but I want to break down my opinion into topics so I can fully give you the pros and cons of things.

EDUCATION:
In high school I challenged myself with AP and honors courses, so you can see how I was surprised when I found the course work to be lacking at AAU. My art and design classes were good experiences because I had never had courses dedicated to specific areas of an art discipline. The other classes like astrology, math courses, english courses, were JOKES. Absolute jokes. I learned nothing new and felt like I wasted time and money. I understand they might have made those classes more lenient because it's hard for other students to balance it with their intensive art projects.... but still... we were in college.. and it felt very much like I was being babied. If you're someone who likes to learn about all different types of topics and not just focus on one subject for the next 4 years then this school is not for you!

The teachers I can't say entirely too much for because it's honestly hit or miss. My teachers who were good were AMAZING... but my teachers who were bad were HORRIBLE. Sadly there really was no in between...


CAMPUS/ FACILITIES:
The campus doesn't feel like a "campus" at all. It's only a few spread out buildings throughout san francisco that you use aau busses to get to. AAU advertises the feeling of their campus to be "the city is your campus" but in actuality that's a bit of a stretch. It feels like I'm just going to a commuter school and everyone has to take these ridiculously timed and unrealiable buses. The actual facilities themselves are just OKAY. Even though AAU does cost quite the penny, the facilities provide 'most' of what you need to do what your classes assign. This is a shame though, because think of how much better the facilities could be if AAU didn't pool so much money into advertising and other things to boost their vanity.

Yes the 'campus' is in San Francisco and SF is possibly THE greatest city I've ever been to, it has it's cons. Yes the city has a lot to offer to do in your spare time, but one can only afford to go out so much.(Unless you're one of those snooty rich kids who don't have to worry about this) If you're a freshman this is especially true, because there really arent that many parties around so you'll have to go out and spend money or stay in and be bored. (unless you hear from a friend of a friend that their friend is having an apartment party)
So, if you can afford it, then SF is AMAZING.......


SOCIAL LIFE:
I did make a good group of friends at AAU but not as many as I thought I would because I found that a lot of people at the school were really into themselves or really shy and awkward.... AAU doesn't provide a lot of opportunities to meet too many people outside of your dorm besides the events they host at the cafes.. but those in themselves feel awkward and not at all fun. If you want a school with school pride/ spirit - THIS IS NOT THE SCHOOL FOR YOU.
A lot of people who go to AAU are more into being hermits so they can focus on their work... but honestly I go by work hard, play hard and I didn't find anyone who thought the same. Either the people who play hard are dumb or the people who work hard are nonexistent socially.
If you want to meet lots of new people.... this is not the school for you.


Well those are the main things about AAU I'd want to shed some light on. I hoped this helps someone avoid the same mistake I did. I ended up transferring to another school in cali and I absolutely LOVE IT. Even though I wasted a year worth of money and time because AAU did not transfer my credits, I still feel like it was the right choice for me.
If you're the same type of person I am, then please listen to me and AVOID THIS SCHOOL. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:22:59 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html i just take things the way I see them an ask what I don't know... Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:07:16 GMT StudentsReview 113-87956 Copyright 2013 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 113-87956 113 60 Art & Design Department Male Undergraduate Class 2016 4th Year Neutral i just take things the way I see them an ask what I don't know Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:07:16 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/AAC_comments.html