Thank you guys for liking the first-semester video, and a lot of you guys had come to me to ask about the school. I figure I can organize the questions and answer all them here. Hope it's helpful!
If you enjoy this, feel free to check out my latest video on “2.5 years after graduating from AAU”: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zLr79URfdPw.html
As a current student who is at the half way mark Id have to say its very worth it. Many of the things you can teach your self if you're super dedicated and self driven, but with that said the thing Ive found is you get so much support and insight from real professional. The best way Ive heard the school described is that its a school you work to stay at, not a school you work to get into. Its no cake walk school, so if you come here dont expect things to be easy. Dont come with an ego. Many of the teachers dont appreciate that and its not conducive to learning. If you come, then come to learn and be prepared to really push your self. As a side note: Im a Navy Vet and so the G.I. Bill covers my tuition. Ive also been in the past 2 Spring Shows and gotten awards both times for sculpture. If youre worried about the cost then I still think its worth it as long as youre very serious about your craft. If your unsure then you may not be ready.
Hey brother I will be getting out after next year and would love to speak with you about the school. My instagram is jaquepesanka if you do not mind speaking!
@@mateoscary In my experience its mostly yes. Ive been able to buy most supplies with my book stipend. Something else to note is projects where you have a lot of freedom. For example, in my welding and metal art class we were allowed to make anything we want. The school had basic materials but I wanted to make something that required special materials. So I had to pay out of pocket. With that said though...the monthly housing allowance, if you used wisely should be way more than you need. Each semester im able to pocket at least 3k after paying rent, bills, and everything else in order to live. If you have anymore questions with veteran benefits and stuff just let me know. My Instagram is Homunculuscreations
Yes AAU's tuition is expensive but here is how it compares to other art schools Academy of Art University: 23k/year Savannah College of Art and Design: 38k/year School of the Art Institute of Chicago: 50k/year New York Academy of Art: 38k/year California Institute of the Arts: 51k/year Rhode Island School of Design: 52k/year Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: 40k/year Maryland College Institute of Art: 50k/year I know it may not be for everyone and employment is definitely never guaranteed but I've always wanted to go into the high fashion industry which without a doubt requires some school time and a degree. The programs and alumni from AAU, in my opinion, are super promising for me. But you're right it really does depend on the person I just though this comparison might help some upcoming students like me sleep better at night :)
This helped a lot! I am still researching on Universities even though I don’t graduate till 2022! The Academy of Art University caught my eye so I did some further research and this is a university I’m considering for Animating and Graphic Arts
Jessica Ignacio I prefer GNOMON university. That’s the top animating school. You can take it online too! They provide a tablet, some other stuff and all you’ve gotta do is listen at home
Yes to Community College. I managed to transfer a bunch of classes (especially pre-requisites). Just make sure to speak with counselors from both schools. Doing this saved me a ton of money. Agree. Money gets tight in the city. It was expensive in 2013, so I can't imagine how much it is now. I grew up across the Bay in Berkeley so I lived at home until I could move to move out in Emeryville.
For me it wasn't worth it. I attend AAU back in 2014 for 1 year for film. Honestly for film it's not worth it for the price especially as things start to get more expensive if you continue. I was lucky enough that all, but one credit was accepted. For acceptance rate, anyone can get in if you apply and send $100 and be able to afford the tuition. A lot of my friends left after the first year as well. I learned more from community college and saved a lot of money. Now I'm living in Los angeles getting in the film industry without worrying about debt. I was lucky I learned that you dont need to go to some fancy school to get in the film industry, unless your RICH.
Hey Can You Suggest Me about this college For Visual Effect Please..I am From India ( Mumbai).Currently In Degree In Vfx film Making And Animation. and i want to go for Master's In Vfx So which college will you recommend me. please do reply.it will be very helpfull for me
thank you so much for sharing your insights. really helpful. it has been a year since you've posted this video. could you make a new one with more "updated" opinions and experience?
I was one of the originals !!! I miss the Academy soooooo much! Class of 2010 MPT before we branched out to the acting department! I feel the people who really have negative reviews to say about this school they really didn't take it for what it was worth. Every school has it's challenges, But here I was able to become my own person. I lived at all the dorms 1055 pine, 1080 Bush, 620 sutter and 860 sutter and had that meal plan that would make you gain weight..Lol but man I enjoyed myself, I made a bunch of friends that I still talk to them today!
@@jittertoonz8360 I forgot to thank you! I appreciate your reply, and it’s made me feel a lot more confident, especially now that school is back on my mind. Thanks again!
AAU tuition, if you have to pay cash with no grants, is over 100k. If you are doing housing, if they video author is right, is 1000 a month. So for 4 years it's maybe an extra 40 to 50k. So that's 150,000. Assuming you can somehow get federal rates for loans at 4.6 (which I don't believe you can as it goes over max limits, meaning the rate is higher at maybe 7%). But, on the most optimistic calculation you will be paying 1500 bucks a month for 10-years. Pro Art jobs are typically in the most expensive parts of the country, and starting salaries for great pro artists is around 45-50k. So, in SF for example, you will be paying over 3k a month just in loans and studio apartment rent. After taxes for CA and Fed are taken out, you will make almost exactly that amount in wages, meaning you are underwater or break even every month.....that means no money for food, car insurance, transportation, unexpected healthcare costs, buying art supplies or a computer, or even paying for Netflix. Remember that 4.6% rate? If you have to get private loans, you will be paying maybe 1700 a month in loans, so in that situation you will be going into debt every month hundreds of dollars even if you eat from the salvation army, and have no car, and never get sick, and never go on a date. And that credit card debt you will be accruing will be 18-15% interest rate. The only way things will work out is you need to be absolutely amazing, and become a senior or lead, or principal artist at a studio and make 80-90 a year, which will still take you at the least 5 years, maybe 10 to work up to that level. There will be 3-4 years of grunt work for 50k pay. Oh yeah, and this assuming you are the top level in skill. A lot of people good enough for Spring Show still may not be good enough for a job. Pro Art as a career is wonderful, but it's highly, highly, competitive. To sum it up, you must be either very poor and get grants to defer costs, and/or live with your parents to pay no rent for it to make sense. This is not an AAU thing, it's most art colleges. Places like Art Center will have you in for 300k of loans, which means you are paying over 3k a month in loans. The very nice lady who makes these videos in fortunate that her parents are rich enough to afford the costs, in which case it makes sense, but please consider all these costs when considering education and career path costs.
It depends from person to person but I honestly wouldn't recommend this university to anyone. For one, they began harassing me by calling so many times a week trying to get me to apply. My mom had to tell them to NOT CALL ANYMORE because it was getting to the point of harrassment. Considering most students are minors when applying, it's just shady that they're calling so much, even on the weekends. And so many people have the same issue with how much it cost and what they're teaching. You can probably become a better artist from paying for a skillshare subscription from your favorite artist and learning from that 🤷🏽♀️
I was planning to go there as soon as I finish high school and with the expenses of living dorms/housing, school supplies, plus books. not to mention the whole living cost of San Francisco
For me I’m doing Online courses off on Zoom classes. It’s too far from my lol 😂 but I’m currently going there right now. I’m majoring Illustrator/Comic Books
@@reecekordzikowski3671 Life Update Make it short and sweet. It was Too expensive I did a scholarship and I win 🏆 out of the whole people who gonna attended but the college is still expensive so I didn’t go. But now a year later I’m going to attend a art program by Marc Brunet he is a RU-vidr that can save you from expensive colleges from 2-4 years of colleges.
Hi, I'm an AAU student also (photography). I agree with your advice and you make really good points. I hope the experience will be worth it for you in the long term.
@@isaiduran07 I got in for the spring semester of 2019 and after financial aid I have a remainder of $9,825 , so I'm going to have to take out loans or work and do 4 equal payments of about $2,477 per month. This does not include dorms
With your G.I. Bill youre covered. The school will pay for tuition fees and youll get about 4000 dollars a month for living expense. Id suggest finding a room out in town for the cheap with a few roommates. That way you can just pocket the rest. If you just using active duty tuition assistance though then you may want to find a VA rep to talk to. Some of my buddies who went to school were only able to take one class while on active duty
I want to attend that school since I heard a lot of positive comments about it also I heard it's the right way to go if you're looking forward to be an artist
I've heard the opposite and that former graduates are not recommending anyone to go there and to stay clear off. Many of them have said they are in deep student loan debut, no job related to their degrees, school has fraud charges, something about illegal extra tuition money, law suits, and so much more. And more importantly not knowing where the money was going to. As well the graduation rate is less than 13%, but 100% people can get in, anyone. Doesn't make sense to me. I would advise to do heavy research/reviews from varies former students who have graduated, who almost applied, former staff members, a couple of Forbes articles who wrote about them, and just gathering as much information as possible before applying. Because I've also heard that at open house, faculties are force to (former teachers) only say good things and forcing new students to go to the school. That is what I've read from so many people who went there. Different experiences varies yes, but the majority complaints out ways the positives.
I would save the money especially when the school accepts all who applies. Therefore go to a community college and get all your prerequisites then transfer to another university.
Is this school good for singers? I saw there is music composition courses but yet again I want to be a regular singer not an opera singer. Please help me understand this😅❤
Ive been gettin more info for now but for everyone else this school is actually the cheapest art school you can go to other than the odd one or two that arent accredited or anything
@@maggiefoxx1371 From what ive seen so far yes its pretty good in most areas but housing and such is confusing and you'd have to look real deep into it
Thank you for this video, I needed this. One quick question, I now understand that you pay $1000 a month for the student residence. How much do you pay overall each month for your education and for the student residence?
I live outside campus, I think campus dorm may be a bit more expensive. Tuition fee we pay before the semester starts, I usually pay around $10k for 4 classes each semester (4 months). Living expenses can be $1000-1500 for me i would say. Hope this help!
Can anyone inform me about how good their online classes are? I've read their website and stuff but I need some better insight from someone who has or is doing it. I'm active duty military so my only real time doing it would be after work during the week and then I have the weekend
Ya! I have taken history of animation, urban sociology during summer, as well as art history (currently) online, for Liberal arts classes, I think they work well for me, it really depends on your study habit and the way you like to learn. I never taken studio classes online.
According to the website, it's tuition free. www.academyart.edu/academics/pre-college-art-experience/ I would assume that you would have to pay for incidentals, like art supplies, housing, food, and so forth.
Thank you for your inspiring video. I am a foreigner and I saw that I just have to enter some information on the site and pay directly without them seeing any of my documents. Is this normal? And after this step, what's the next one?
@@factarchive9576 I get it. I applied but quickly regretted it when they started harrassing me by calling multiple times a day 🤚🏽 I knew it was a scam then.
I went to the Academy of art, and graduated from there. I don’t feel it was worth it. I got a few small jobs out of it, but not enough to live on. If I could redo my life. I wouldn’t have gone there.
The fee structure is the same for everyone. the main difference is undergrads pay less and grads pay more----> www.academyart.edu/finances/cost-of-attendance/
I'm in the photo program (on-site). It's a standard 4 year program (BFA) www.academyart.edu/degree/photography/?degree=bfa They also offer A.A., M.A. and certificate programs (click the tabs on the photo page) The school is on the semester system. As far as I know, the online program is the same as onsite but you should talk to an advisor who can give you more info. I don't take any online classes. Link for the online info ---> www.academyart.edu/academics/photography/online-degrees/
Hey there! I do not stay on campus, but i am pretty sure you can find the rate on the academy's website. I filmed a video before talking about the place I lived, it was $1000 per month. Hope this is helpful. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s6q2kLqP7jk.html
Difficulty level varies from class to class, instructors also affect for sure, but the school provides workshops to help with anyone who is willing to improve. I am not sure about the dorm situation, I never stay on campus
Kim Chi-Chi I’m a year late but I’m curious to know if you can only take one course? What if I’d like to take acting and photography for example, is that possible?
Thank you for the viedo, I just requested info for their acting program for spring 2020. I have associate degree in Journalism, I been told since high school that I would be a good actor. I did a play In high school for my English class, my English teacher said I would make a good actress.
I went to Academy of Art, not worth it at all! Specially now that San Francisco is filled with homeless people and addicts! You would have to travel across the city to get to another class at times. Most of the students are sold on an idea one day theyll work at Pixar, Disney, etc.. most of the students max out their loans by third year, forced to drop out. If money is not an issue, I still wouldn’t recommend. Most of the professors are graduates from other Universities some dont even speak good English. Great instructors dont teach you everything because they know one day youll be competition. At the end of it all I switched careers because of my lifestyle. I could have gone to state univ and not waste all that money.
@@lamingtongirl123 Its so low because many people drop out or are forced out if they dont meet the mark. The school has high expectations and many people come here thinking they get to just slouch and make art. I dropped out my self 10 years ago. Later i returned with a more focused mindset and am killing it.
I see they closed and I was doing this online college with Pittsburgh for 5years so where my credit information!? Or send me back all my money. I need a lawyer
Hi, I'm sree chetan from INDIA.....i wanted to send application to academy of art university.... For MFA programme (animation and visual effects)... That I'd for 3 years.... How AAU will help... Is this best school for Animation and placement coming out after from campus.....is there any other better schools
I will advise you do as much as research as possible, pros and cons. Keep track of writing down your notes and questions while researching. Read tons of former students/former staffs who has attended/work there, look at the graduation rate, a Forbes story that wrote about this school (Black Arts: the $800 million...is how the article starts), and trust your gut. Please take this as a caution and helping you. Because I heard not a lot of good things about this school as a whole and I want to make sure that you are prepare and feel sure the school is right for you before even applying. I did come across it's website of their ink for upcoming tattoo artist, but sounds like only 1 person has done this.
@@marleymarss how am I trolling I’m taking the college right now and what ur saying is lying so idk wym. I’m taking the college right now as we speak u telling about nothing harsh about this college this girl on the video Literally graduating this year and you telling everyone how bad it is lmao get a life man
It’s probably a chinese ran company. They contacted me multiple times and they are trying to make me vip when they don’t even know me and anything about me. I’m a senior. They don’t need any requirements just money.
Hi there, It's not a "Chinese ran company". It's a family owned business. Elisa Stephens, the current president of the school, is the grand daughter of the founder of the school Richard S. Stephens. There have only been 3 presidents: Richard Sr, Richard Jr and Elisa. www.academyart.edu/about-us/our-leadership/
Stay away from their PSYCHO Fashion Department... which no one actually gets hired out of. This school is really just a Visa Mill for Asians and a San Francisco real estate holding company.
