Full Sail University

[Jezuz]

I heard about it from Newgrounds, and decided to look into it. I went to their site, and it's amazingly well done and very convincing. I decided to put my info in asking for information about the University, then immediately regretted it when I looked into it further. I heard it was a joke of a college that basically gives out toy diplomas that industries look at as a joke. There was also some people saying that if you have the ridiculous amount of cash it requires to go, they really don't give a shit one way or another about your grades (which is good for me) or your high school portfolio (also good for me). It just makes it seem like a joke of a college that's hard to get excited about.

Does anyone go there/have anymore hard evidence it's bad? Or is it just over criticized, and possibly is actually a decent place to go for college?

[Warhammer]

I heard the initiation rites were brutally physical. They put snails on your face until you can't take it anymore.

No but seriously I haven't heard anything about the school only the campus is supposed to be pretty spacious.

[Jezuz]

At 5/13/08 08:31 PM, Warhammer wrote: I heard the initiation rites were brutally physical. They put snails on your face until you can't take it anymore.

Ouch.

No but seriously I haven't heard anything about the school only the campus is supposed to be pretty spacious.

Meh, that's a plus I guess.

Another one of my threads going largely ignored, however this time I actually care. Mild bump.

[Warrickneff]

I've never heard of the school. Sorry. Thought it could use a bump though.

If you are worried about the legitimacy why not choose a school that doesn't worry you?

[Jezuz]

At 5/13/08 08:59 PM, Warrickneff wrote: I've never heard of the school. Sorry. Thought it could use a bump though.

If you are worried about the legitimacy why not choose a school that doesn't worry you?

Options are amazingly limited as a drop out with a GED... :\

Thanks for the bump, either way.

[ParadoxSaint]

Fail University.

[Simiard]

I dunno' I've heard some pretty good things about the school. Of course they're only from my friends that are going to be attending there.

[Jezuz]

At 5/13/08 09:56 PM, Simiard wrote: I dunno' I've heard some pretty good things about the school. Of course they're only from my friends that are going to be attending there.

Have they been yet? Is it nice?

At 5/13/08 09:55 PM, ParadoxSaint wrote: Fail University.

You know, recently your credibility as a decent poster has been rapidly declining. At least give a damn reason.

[videogamer0810]

At 5/13/08 09:55 PM, ParadoxSaint wrote: Fail University.

Portmanteaus are fawesome.

[Jezuz]

Hate to do this again. Still have no real answers here, sorry for the bumps.

[videogamer0810]

At 5/14/08 05:26 AM, Jezuz wrote: Hate to do this again. Still have no real answers here, sorry for the bumps.

This guy says it's only good if you apply yourself seriously.

But this guy has a completely different view. Scroll down to read the wall of text.

[Racoonmario]

Dull Fail University you say? Never heard of that before.

[Jezuz]

At 5/14/08 08:47 AM, videogamer0810 wrote:

This guy says it's only good if you apply yourself seriously.

But this guy has a completely different view. Scroll down to read the wall of text.

Thank you so much. I can't read the latter in the state of mind I'm currently in, but I'll definitely get back to it after I wake up later on today. Really, really appreciated.

[RageVI]

At 5/14/08 08:47 AM, videogamer0810 wrote:

At 5/14/08 05:26 AM, Jezuz wrote: Hate to do this again. Still have no real answers here, sorry for the bumps.

This guy says it's only good if you apply yourself seriously.

You'll pretty much succeed in anything if you apply yourself seriously, regardless of what school you go to. To put that in other words, that's of no merit to Full Sail. If you are going to apply yourself seriously in the first place, then you'd better be serious about what school you go to. The sentiment that Full Sail is a joke is shared by a lot of people, including ones in the industry.

The marketing makes it look pretty, but that's skin deep. Because they have ads on places like Newgrounds and in game magazines, it draws in a lot of people for being in their interests. However, basing what school you go to on a banner ad is a horrible idea. Look at real schools and do research on similar [better] programs being offered. You'd do that if you were serious about your work, and people who are anything but usually don't get hired.

[Jezuz]

At 5/14/08 09:07 AM, RageVI wrote:

You'll pretty much succeed in anything if you apply yourself seriously, regardless of what school you go to. To put that in other words, that's of no merit to Full Sail. If you are going to apply yourself seriously in the first place, then you'd better be serious about what school you go to. The sentiment that Full Sail is a joke is shared by a lot of people, including ones in the industry.

That's what I'm afraid of. I rather not pay out my ass for a degree, then come job time get turned down because of which school my degree is given by.

The marketing makes it look pretty, but that's skin deep. Because they have ads on places like Newgrounds and in game magazines, it draws in a lot of people for being in their interests. However, basing what school you go to on a banner ad is a horrible idea. Look at real schools and do research on similar [better] programs being offered. You'd do that if you were serious about your work, and people who are anything but usually don't get hired.

The pretty marketing made me suspicious of them in the first place, but I still figured I'd give it the benefit of the doubt for the time being. I'm in such an early stage of trying to find an actual university that I should have plenty of time for research and the likes. I'm a dedicated and serious person if I'm interested in the subject, so being serious about work shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for the advice.