The Academy of Art University

I feel like I've wasted 2 years of my life. If you want to go to an actual film I beg EVERYONE to look past this school!!! 40k down the drain for me. I would say I have 3 instructors that have been helpful, 1 that I will remember for the rest of my life. He helped me develop my screenwriting skills. Other than that, AAU is a waste.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2013

Campus Maintenance: A, Faculty Accessibility: F

Stay away from this school...You will regret it....
It is not accredited and even if it was somewhat accredited, no one will hire you in the industry...I had a friend that graduated 2 years ago and to this day, still cannot find a job in the advertising industry because most companies said that his portfolio was not impressive, and he graduated #2 in his class...

No one is impressed by this Diploma farm...They give you a worthless diploma and say you have a BFA that only the school will acknowledge...The staff does not give a shit about you...I talked to a teacher, lets just say his initals are M.R. (I don't want to get him in trouble, he's cool) He told me to just take my money and my talents elsewhere...THis is coming from a teacher at the school...The only reason he's working there is to make money and once he sells one of his scripts, he's quitting and moving to Hollywood....

Stay away from this worthless school...I'm not saying this out of spite...I would love to graduate and get a BFA in Motion pictures and TV...but not from this school...

I tried to keep an open mind about this school halfway through the semester, but as soon as I started seeing my classmates dropping out every week of class, I couldnt do it any longer and realized that I was wasting my time and money here...

Do the right thing...go to a Community College and transfer to a state or private college...This school just plain sucks...Especially the acting department...

1st Year Male -- Class 2011

If you are an interior design student.... It would be helpful to have taken a basic drawing course that includes the fundamental basics of sketch, perspective drawing, adding value/shading, basic figures, and drawing interior/exterior environments. These principles will be used repeatedly throughout every class in the architecture and interior design course. Without this basic knowledge, you will be struggling to complete the assignments within a reasonable amount of time. This is a very expensive college at $2,200 per class. I just don't feel this is a correct match for my creative goals. I cannot reiterate enough that basic drawing and basic skills in photoshop will be beneficial to anyone enrolling in the AID program

1st Year Female -- Class 2018

Scholastic Success: A, Education Quality: F