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I became really great friends with other students in my major because of our shared dedication to being the best students in the department. However, out of the 4 friends that joined me in being top of our class there is currently only one left at AAU. 50% of the students don't drop out because it's too hard. 25% drop out because they can't afford it and the other 25% can't deal with the administration.
Ahh, the administration. I will never ever attend another school that functions for profit. It?s very much so a dirty business with the people at the top only making decisions for financial reasons. There are so many controversies; the wikipedia page references only the nice ones.
I had read all these reviews before I attended AAU and dismissed them as disgruntled students or completely lazy art kids. It definitely is some of that. I graduated with a 3.6 GPA and I was an RA, I was deeply involved at AAU and I still recommend you consider all other options before attending. The best thing I can say about AAU is that it helped me create a strong portfolio (although I did teach myself) to be able to transfer to a ?real art school? (one that requires portfolio reviews).
It took a 11 months for me to receive my diploma, after countless angry emails and telephone calls. Trying to transfer my credits to my new institution is not a hassle because they look down upon AAU credits. It?s because AAU doesn't give out syllabi or course outlines, all they send me are the course description paragraph that is a bunch of fluff.
I met so many great and richly diverse people.
I definitely fell in love with San Francisco.
I am in debt.
I am infinitely happier at my current university.
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