I'm Leaving the Art Institute of Pittsburgh!

Kinda ironic but I'm leaving due to money issue, I also put in my 2cents on my opinions here though you will see me mostly ranting.

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[UGotMad]

Thank god. I was starting to get sick of hearing your bullshit about Infinity Ward every 5 fucking minutes. It's too bad you were too shitty of a student to stay in the GAD program. I'll be happy to see you off.

[FLIPINOM4D]

@UGotMad lets see how long u last, the odds are insanely against everyone who goes into it.

[Clash836]

They charge $10 for a tour? WTF?! They sound very greedy. Tours should never cost money! God damn... Sounds like you've been liberated, my friend!

[FLIPINOM4D]

@Clash836 $10 tour is just a figure of speech lol.

[naruto180]

what college are you going to in CT?

[FLIPINOM4D]

@naruto180 maybe Connecticut College or ECSU (i think its called that).

[mikehext]

@thesexysnake10 His argument is valid. Ai is scamming kids into 150,000 debts with no way to pay. They just want to lure people in for the government loans and grants. employees have come forward against them. the company was telling their employees to get in anyone and everyone. They're open enrollment. Employees admitted the fraud and now the government is suing their parent company for 11 billion dollars. his argument is valid as ever.

[Thndrcougrfalcnbrd]

I left the Art Institute for the exact same reason. I was going for my Bachelors in Graphic Design, but after a year I realized that I wasn't learning anything new in class. I knew more than my teachers, and I learned more by finding information myself compared to what the teachers taught. It's too expensive, and it's smarter to freelance in the Graphic Design world, rather than trying to get into the cutthroat professional world and not make a great salary.

[ZombieKiller222]

I agree with you i went there for two semesters and couldn't afford plus like none of there credits transfer at all so basically you are washing your money down the drain

[KyleMcGyle]

I'm going to this school now, and i Have to say I do enjoy the school. I recognize that shitty dorm (which actually arent to bad besides the fact its an extremely dry campus)

He has valid points granted, but some things that are needed to know; the school is obviously a for profit school so you should of know what you were getting in to. im questioning my going here as well but i enjoy the school far to much.

ps

Talerico is awesome and beautiful

Milligan is cool but kinda lazy

[SupremeNamvel]

one last thing, if you aren't learning anything than it's you. a teacher teaches you one subject not the whole major. pursuing a degree is a job itself. not to be judgmental here, but you sound like you gave up on school the first six months you were there.

one last thing, are "you" even paying for your education?.

[SupremeNamvel]

well i have a question for you. you sound "surprised" by everything your saying, but how much research did you really make before entering the school in the first place?. and also, paying $2,000 a quarter for dorms is nothing compared to actually living in an apartment and paying $550-$600 a month. add that up, it's double what your merely collecting in debt and you were there for a year. you had plenty of time to change your situation.

[bavarianwerks]

@thesexysnake10 For most people, the price isn't the main issue. It's the fact that the education you receive just isn't worth 25 grand a year. I went through a couple quarters and didn't learn shit. AI is a terrible school

[bavarianwerks]

Fuck Art Institute!

[thesexysnake10]

@mikehext Yeah I figured that out a while ago. Hence why I decided to check out other schools instead for Film. Didn't know they were being sued though. I think I'll pass that along to my friend Brenden who's going there.

[aQuariusDancer93]

O..shit i'm on my way there

[futureanimatior]

@XRvd15X Just go to a normal college that offers graphic design. It's a lot cheaper or if you want you can just try to teach yourself how to draw and try to land an art job when you are good enough. A lot of artist don't even have a high school education. My one friend who is a teacher she's proud of me for doing so well without having any teaching and she's an art teacher she even said that art college isn't worth it so I wouldn't go to it I almost went but too much money.