ColonelCorn
California,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, October 22, 2011
Do you not read what you sign before you sign it? If you did, you'd know how their billing works. In any case, Full Sail bills for 4-month semesters, in 8-month billing cycles. 4 months, at 2 classes per month, usually entails 8 classes.
When you go to a traditional public university, you usually register for 3-6 classes for a 3-4 month long semester. If you get past the add/drop refund deadline and drop all your classes, you don't get your money back for any of them, even if you only completed 10% of each class.
This is no different than Full Sail. The only difference at Full Sail is that the classes are faster and taken one after another instead of all at the same time for the whole semester. But when you pay for tuition, you don't pay by *amount of time* you're in class, you just pay for the AMOUNT OF CLASSES IN THAT SEMESTER, which is exactly what any other university does.
Your complaint is invalid, as it is a result of your own dumba**ery.
Sharon
Springdale,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, October 21, 2010
I started Full Sail ONLINE in March 2009.
Ydnar22
atchison,#4Author of original report
Fri, April 02, 2010
It may be what you put in you get out. I had a 4.0 when i left. Taking classes i did not need to take. I Have a AS degree already, i did not need there Gen eds.
They where a complete waste of time and money for me. I need i think 6 hours to complete my BS is business management. So i guess if you have No education above 9th grade Full sail might be a Good place to start. But if you have credits from a Real Regionally Recognized School, Full sail will not even bother to look at them. Even tho My credits are accepted Anywhere else. Hell some of my Credits are from World wide Recognized colleges like the 14 credits from Yale (summer program Junior and Senior year of high school) and 12 Credits from KU
The problem that you failed to Read is there billing, Asking me to pay for classes that where never attended. And there Online not having any substance to it. The different classes might be different. The Classes i took the information was dated by 2-3 years. And in the industry i was looking into it might as well be 100 years old.
tyler
United States of America#5Consumer Comment
Fri, April 02, 2010
I'm a September '08 graduate of Full Sail's Entertainment Business Master's program. It's absolutely true when people say that you only get out what you put in. I mean, really, how can you blame Full Sail for the fact that you didn't read your text books and only did the bare minimum for your projects?
Personally, I loved my Full Sail education. I learned disciplines, techniques, and crucial knowledge about the industry that I use every day. I applied myself 110% in every class to absorb as much as I possibly could. I definitely read my books, and I spent as much time as I could to make my projects the best. In addition, Full Sail's career development department helped me land my first job in the industry, which has since blossomed into an amazing career.
I am truly saddened by your unfortunate experience with my Alma Mater, Full Sail.
Tyler