Full Sail

[Anonymous]

Two friends have recently told me that their child really wants to apply to "Full Sail" college and the parents are seriously considering it.

what's the deal with this school? It sounds like a scam school. Is it legit?

[Anonymous]

I too am skeptical of for-profit colleges and ones that are narrowly focused. Other ways to get the skills for the entertainment field.

But I also think it is a MYOB situation

[Anonymous]

Sounds like the kids got suckered into the marketing materials. For profit university = scam, by definition.

[Anonymous]

It’s been around for a while. My HS ex-bf was interested in that place in the late 90s. I really don’t remember or never knew if he ended up going or not.

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard it’s good for certain programs. But not accredited and for-profit? No thanks.

[Anonymous]

The for-profit is what bothers me. Both my friends are not wealthy and full pay families. They and their kids are going to have to take loans to afford the tuition. And I think this is a really, really bad idea. Sure, if you are wealthy, you can afford to pay for your child to be foolish and get a “degree” that won’t be recognized by any reputable grad school. But the idea of taking out a loan to send their children there… Makes me really nervous for them. Yes I know it’s MYOB.

[Anonymous]

It’s a for-profit. It used to be a non-degree certificate program in sound crew work only. It confers a “Bachelors” degree in about 2 1/2 years but most of that time is barely supervised, thinly instructed internships that seldom directly lead to jobs. It has more on line students than in-person students. It is accredited only by the vocational trade agency and not by the usual college accrediting agencies. It has only offered a Bachelors program for like a dozen years. Earlier this year NBC News did an expose-type story on them. You literally would not believe what some of the graduates have to do for a living. Sorry OP, NO. Nope.

[Anonymous]

FFS, no. Do a little research. A scam with a worthless degree and lots of debt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FFS, no. Do a little research. A scam with a worthless degree and lots of debt.

I work on higher ed policy. This is correct, just terrible school, owned by a private equity firm, open enrollment (they'll take anyone with a pulse and access to pell grants and student loans), 75% of students are enrolled in cookie-cutter online courses, terrible completion rates and job outcomes.
https://www.ta.com/portfolio/investments/full-sail

[Anonymous]

I would hope my friends would bring this kind of info (expose, etc.) to me if I were about to do something stupid like this. What are the child's ambitions? Why haven't they figured this out?

[Anonymous]

If the student cannot find any affordable college where they would be admitted, then community college, followed by transfer to a 4-year state school, would be a far, far better route to a college degree than Full Sail.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why these things are even legal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, no. Do a little research. A scam with a worthless degree and lots of debt.

I work on higher ed policy. This is correct, just terrible school, owned by a private equity firm, open enrollment (they'll take anyone with a pulse and access to pell grants and student loans), 75% of students are enrolled in cookie-cutter online courses, terrible completion rates and job outcomes.
https://www.ta.com/portfolio/investments/full-sail

Look carefully at the job outcomes. Carefully. You will be surprised by what industry seems to have, umm, attracted a number of the graduates. Must be zero credibility in their industry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, no. Do a little research. A scam with a worthless degree and lots of debt.

I work on higher ed policy. This is correct, just terrible school, owned by a private equity firm, open enrollment (they'll take anyone with a pulse and access to pell grants and student loans), 75% of students are enrolled in cookie-cutter online courses, terrible completion rates and job outcomes.
https://www.ta.com/portfolio/investments/full-sail

Look carefully at the job outcomes. Carefully. You will be surprised by what industry seems to have, umm, attracted a number of the graduates. Must be zero credibility in their industry.

Where do I find this information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, no. Do a little research. A scam with a worthless degree and lots of debt.

I work on higher ed policy. This is correct, just terrible school, owned by a private equity firm, open enrollment (they'll take anyone with a pulse and access to pell grants and student loans), 75% of students are enrolled in cookie-cutter online courses, terrible completion rates and job outcomes.
https://www.ta.com/portfolio/investments/full-sail

Look carefully at the job outcomes. Carefully. You will be surprised by what industry seems to have, umm, attracted a number of the graduates. Must be zero credibility in their industry.

Where do I find this information?

Google. Wide search parameters for actresses.