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Full Sail University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityF Faculty AccessibilityC+
Useful SchoolworkF Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueF University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyF FriendlinessF
Campus MaintenanceF Social LifeF
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsF
SafetyF
Describes the student body as:
Friendly

Describes the faculty as:
Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Female
Quite Bright
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F
Highest Rating
Faculty Accessibility
C+
She cares more about Campus Maintenance than the average student.
Date: Jan 21 2009
Major: Music - Composition/Theory (This Major's Salary over time)
First of all, let me just say I am not a former student of full sail. I am a former staff. And I go to a college down the road (Valencia). Full Sail is by far the worst corporate scam I have ever seen in my life. I worked there for 3 years. If your looking to pay close to 50K for an AA that wont transfer to other universities, text books written by faculty thats made up of mostly recent graduates, admissions thats only concerned about enrollements for comission purposes, student loans sometimes $120,000+ in the hole after living expenses, and flashy gear that you'll never see outside the school unless you make it "big time"… then this school is for you.

If your looking for a real education, experience on real projects to add to your resume, a degree that costs 1/3 of full sail's tuition and competent and knowledgeable teachers.. go to Valencia Community College down the road for the equalivent program.

Here they will talk all the talk and say what they need t say, I know because it was my job, show you what they need to show you, and make it sound economically friendly. When in reality you wont find a financial advisor that will discuss your debt long term, you'll take out 3 or 4 different private loans of 40K each, most faculty just graduated and works at full sail b/c they cant get a job (due to no opportunity for real experience), and most staff view full sail'ers as high school/ university rejects.

Believe me, I am a theater major at Valencia which is equalvalint to the Show Production program. It costs 1/3 of the price, the equipment is older but you get loads of real experience and teachers who know what their doing. Same goes for the film, music, and digital media programs. Do youself a favor and if you check out full sail… Check out Valencia and compare.

Oh and did I mention federal aid maybe covers a 4th of the tuition… and bright futures… forget about it. 75% coverage amounts to about $1200 here out of a $45K - $72K degree.

If you do decide on Full Sail… dont say I didnt tell you so. Take it from someone who not only has lots of friends who attended, but knows the business side of it too…

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questionIf i want to do something in the audio engineer subject is there a university out there i can attend instead of going to a vocational school like full sail?
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