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Full Sail University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB- Faculty AccessibilityC+
Useful SchoolworkB- Excess CompetitionA
Academic SuccessA Creativity/ InnovationC
Individual ValueA- University Resource UseC
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyA- FriendlinessB-
Campus MaintenanceA+ Social LifeD
Surrounding CityA- Extra CurricularsD
SafetyA+
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable, Broken Spirit

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Unhelpful

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Date: Feb 10 2013
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
Full Sail is nothing like other schools, and if you're considering going to this school, there are some thing you need to know. However, only keep reading if you're interested in the Recording Arts or Show Production degrees. I've heard it's drastically different in other programs. I'm currently in Recording Arts, and I will be as blunt as possible.

1) Just like any school, some teachers are bad and some are good. Contrary to normal schools though, the good teachers are REALLY GOOD. Like, grammy-winning, multi-platinum. These guys know everything there is to know about anything in the industry, to an inhuman degree, and they love teaching and interacting with you. However, the bad teachers are REALLY REALLY BAD. Like, they're usually a full Sail grad who couldn't get a job anywhere else. They frequently show up to class high or depressed or falling asleep. They don't wanna talk to you, and they don't care about your education. In fact, they rarely know anything about what that they are supposed to be teaching.

2) Some of the classes are completely useless and a waste of time. They are easy A's, with no real purpose whatsoever, and you'll die of bordom if you had at least a B average in high school. Other classes can be quite difficult with the accelerated pace, especially if you've never worked with real audio gear before. I'm an exceptionally smart person, being one of the top students in my high school class, and probably the smartest person (or within the top 3) in my current Full Sail class, and even for me the classes can be difficult sometimes. Of course, this is partially due to me spending at least 4 hours per day with my girlfriend (by the way, you have to be a good-looking guy to have a girlfriend in Full Sail, because there is only about 1 girl for every 10 guys, and 60% of those girls are very unattractive or unapproachable. If you're a girl, congratulations, you get any guy you want, unless you're really really unattractive). Anyways, the difficult classes are few and far-between. Many classes are just right for someone who has never touched pro audio gear. But yes, some classes are way too easy and a waste of time, particularly in the first several classes of the degree program. In the difficult classes, the difficulty is never the work load, but the study-load. Trying to remember every detail of technical specifications for microphones and MIDI equipment can be daunting at times.

3) You get what you put in to it. This is true for almost anything in life, but it's immensely true at Full Sail. Teachers will not hand you success, and they will only teach you the science and basics. To learn the true "tricks of the trade" of how professionals get amazing audio productions, you have to talk to teachers after class, ask them specific questions, and make friends with them. Ask if they would like to show you their personal audio techniques during free hours. Also network with students, and find the right ones. Only network with the truly smart, motivated, an talented. There are a lot of talentless "dream-chasers" at Full Sail who talk a lot and do very little. Also, be a do-er AND a talker. Ask people to do projects with them, and be persistent. The only loser is the one who gives up.

4) Only network with the RIGHT teachers. Just like I explained before, some of the teachers here are LEGENDARY, and those are the ones you want to make connections with and learn from. And ask A LOT of questions. Any question that you can think of, ask it. They will likely be delighted and have am insightful and fantastic answer for you.

5) You've seriously got talent and a dream, don't give up on it. Full Sail can be very demoralizing and dream-killing. Half of the teachers will tell you to give up your dream of being a famous mixer/producer/singer/songwriter. They'll tell you to be realistic and get a 9 to 5 job at a standard studio, like a good little Assistant Mixing Engineer. But the teachers who tell you this are the Full Sail grads who failed and have no talent and lost faith in the school (and the industry) years ago. If you talk to the good teachers, the ones who have Grammies and personal studios and years of success on their back, they'll tell you the exact opposite. They'll tell you that it's gonna be tough, and you have to put everything you have into it, but if you have talent, don't give up. Don't stop striving for your dream. The second you give up, you lose, and the industry needs talented people like you. If you don't have talent, and you want to go to Full Sail to "learn talent," don't go to Full Sail. Full Sail is a school that gives you tools necessary for the talented to strive. If you are planning to learn talent at Full Sail, you will likely end up with a 20k-30k salary job at a cheap-to-average studio or Guitar Center. If you're okay with that, I'd highly recommend a cheaper State-funded education in Recording Engineering.

In short, there are a lot of problems I've noticed here at Full Sail. Big problems that could easily be fixed. But if you have talent, you like working with people, and you're a friendly, easy-to-work-with person, Full Sail will be great for you. You'll still have to put up with a lot of crap like a few pointless classes, some poorly structured classes, a few dream-crushing teachers, and 110 degree weather. But if you can deal with that, there are a lot of great learning opportunities to be had here at Full Sail: being taught by legends, making audio-passionate friends, working on multimillion dollar equipment, and making connections that will help you succeed in the ever-demoralizing audio industry that often leaves so many people crushed. If you think you can be one of the few that has what it takes to succeed in that field, Full Sail would be a great choice for you. If not, don't come here, as you'd make more money and have more fun at a normal college.

Oh I forgot something: Full Sail is also a great school if you want to be part of the 70% of the Full Sail student body who pays 80 grand to party every day, get drunk/high daily, and fail classes, leading to a horrible, miserable future of posting on the internet about how Full Sail is a "scam" because you didn't get the Grammy that you thought you were promised with your Full Sail acceptance letter.

Thanks, and I hope you learned something.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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