My Full Sail University ONLINE Experience! 

(Life Update After 4 Years) It amazes me how much views, likes, and comments this video keeps getting so I figured everyone deserves an update since I don't post videos as often as I hoped. Do I still recommend Full Sail after 4 years? If you can afford it, maybe. If not, no. Of course a lot can change in 4 years so I have no clue how it is today. The student debt crisis is continuing and I have not bothered to pay anything back yet since COVID. Where I am now with my life? Do I have a job??? Long story short, I was jobless for 2-3 years throughout the pandemic, nobody would hire me, even with a B.S. in Web Design and Development. I painstakingly discovered that web designers are typically contractors and not full-time employees with benefits. Now web developing is a little different as it can also relate to software engineering (this is where the money and jobs are). Unfortunately, I gave up on coding. Deep down, I wanted to learn, but I also hated it. I think Full Sail gave me a bad taste and maybe one day I will learn to code again. But, not today. Anyways, I moved to Brazil, got married to a beautiful Brazilian woman and now I have a 2 year old. Oh how life can change so unexpectedly. After years of searching for a job that would allow me to work in Brazil, In 2023, I was hired by a remote first AI company as a full-time long-term contractor. I am still working with this company and it has been an amazing blessing and I work with a lot of fun and passionate people that I can share gifs with on Slack everyday. Thank you all for watching this video and reading this comment. God bless! Put God first in your life and all things will come together eventually as long as you are patient and wait on the Lord.

My brother laid around on the couch for like 3 years and one day, he just got up and was like “well I graduated. Sweet.” Didn’t even know the dude was doing college classes. Crazy.

I’m on my 5th month of the same degree you did and I’m struggling so hard. 😭 but you inspired me to stay strong and work through it!

Hey man, thanks a lot for taking the time to put this together. It provided great insight and helped me with my decision on whether to actually attend this institution. Also, I personally would benefit from some "coding for dummies" style videos!

It’s definitely challenging but it’ll be worth it! November will be a year since I enrolled and it’s been challenging but I’m still pushing. You have to find your balance, we work, have kids and have personal issues every day but once you find your balance you will be fine just stay on top of your assignments

Really appreciate this video! I start this March 2020 :) super excited for it! Can’t wait :)

Wow! That's alot of info but it's very informative! I love it :3

Thank u so much, i'm very encouraged right now :D

BWAHAHAHA "So far behind everyone else that I graduated by myself" I feel like this would be me in the upcoming program. Thank you for the course review, I'm currently looking at their course for the web development/design. This gives me a nice view of the student/grad side if things.

Thanks for the honesty. I've failed one class but passed it the 2nd time. I'm in fundamentals of physical science now. All my vlogs are about Full Sail. Hope to hear back from you. We are learning C#

I start Jan 4th, 2021! Thanks for the helpful info even though it’s a different program! Definitely needed this!

I never knew a valedictorian who failed and STILL topped the class.. whoa

Nice. Good down to earth testimony

Hey man I just want to say congratulations on getting your degree I know it’s not easy I felt like how you were feeling I was in the same boat at one point I was at another university before coming to Full Sail University and I was taking up computer science unfortunately things didn’t work out and that’s because it SUPER Hard I also didn’t have a great support system Around Either I just want to say thanks for sharing your story because I honestly felt like I was the only one who was struggling everybody around me was smarter than I was and it felt like I not in competition with them with this Major Computer Science/ tech degree

Great video sir! Very informative. I'm interested in this school for their Sportscaster program. So I'm gathering as much information as possible. Also, you should damn sure go forward with the idea of posting videos for people that have never coded before and are interested. Too many people use verbiage familiar with that industry, but foreign language to outsiders interested. Best of luck and great video!

well i do say i will be going into IT CERTificate and i know some in`s and out around my computer and can make one but dont knoww all the tech -words but it woeks well .but i thank you for you info on how the online school is but cause thats how i will roll with this.thanks for youre input..i hope you got so work by now...

Don’t give up man!

Hey, you look like a smart kid who takes advice from his parents. I'm in the DCBS Program at Full Sail, I been there for 8 3/4 months now this Sunday coming begins month 9 but anyway you will get a great job and you will be glad you went to Full Sail but I understand what you are saying about outdated videos I pissed off a few of my Instructers cause everything I come across that needed updated video-wise I contacted FSO and they sent letter out stating they needed to be upgrading but I don't care I'm old and If It was me it would be updated. Plus I'm set in my ways. But I liked your video and you are going to do great you probably already got a job. take care.

Check out LA there is a lot of jobs down there. That's not bad 30k is about average. You got lucky where I used to go to school they would throw you out after retaking 2 classes and or failing. You have great parents keel up the great work.

finishing up my 8th class now. I've gotten an A on every class aside from the 7th one. Hasn't been too hard so far and I'm really enjoying it

Sounds like the problem was not choosing a field you already knew. If you took graphic design you would have aced it all. I am an artist. I 3d model.and sculpt. And I'm good at it. So I'll be going for 3d animation. I would LOVE to do game design but I dont know enough that I would feel comfortable. It would be hard. But taking something I'm already great at means it all will come easier. Increasing my chances of graduating but also during my time there I will be less stressed. My son uses Blender and is amazing at it as well. He also is good at making music. So if he goes either of those routes he will have a better chance to slide through it all. He codes a bit in LUA too so he may do well with code. But he mostly is aiming to do animation like me. It seems smarter to go for something that you are familiar with for sure.

I had done the graphics design at full sail it’s my 3rd month I have a feeling it’s going to get harder but I will most definitely put all my effort into my time at full sail

I agree with the distraction. I’m on my third month for audio production and there were times I missed assignments

Thanks for the video! My major is Digital Cinematography I'm on month 7/29 and so far its been pretty idk lol a lot of work but this is something I really want! Right now I'm applying for Internships.

Thanks bro!

I actually just applied for the Entertainment Business Bachelor degree online since I don't live in Florida.

You kind of look like Andrew Garfield a little bit lol. Thanks for the video I’m on month 2 and I’m super excited and nervous for the actual film portion but I’m ready to put in the effort!

There are Excellent teachers and shitty teachers I feel ya Bro. I got accepted at Full Sail to continue with by BA. I have my AAS in graphic design but need to upgrade portfolio. I'm starting to just consider relying on youtube university and brushing up on programs yet the same time I would appreciate the bachelors degree. Decisions decisions....

I went to full sail years ago for web design and development. It was hard. No joke. This school has some good, tough curriculum. I had to retake classes as well. I had to take college mathematics 3 times before I passed. Had to drop out due to financial issues. I’m really considering going back now that I’m able to. I did enjoy the school. I did online.

Actually going for my bachelors from fullsail and should be starting April 3rd. I'm really nervous and starting to second guess myself on going

Thank u so much. This was awesome!!! Love your hair!!! 🤙😎😊🤣... I’m looking at the digital program and web development!! I’m also looking at UX/UI. Did they incorporate that into your degree???

God Bless to those peeps that Parents help with your college....If not you could consider the Military as well. The Army has helped me wiith tuition assistance not even touching my GI Bill. Just a though and something to consider and research. If any other questions let me know. I was in Arm recruiting as well. 25M FYI is mulimedia illustrator in the Army. 25B you'll get to be qualified in network and security plus for free !!

VERY LONG - BUT PLEASE READ THIS, FOLKS Hopefully I can help someone who is reading this before it is too late for them. Full Sail credits do not transfer to other universities and the degrees are often not recognized by hiring firms. National accreditation sounds better than regional accreditation (most established universities), right? It isn't. Regional accreditation ensures your credits will transfer almost anywhere (even to universities with different regional accreditation - hell, the bulk of your credits will transfer to a different country in all likelihood) - and even if you do not transfer, no employer will question whether or not your degree is legitimately a degree. This is not arbitrary - regional accreditation holds students to a higher standard, a consistent standard. With all due respect to the poster of this heart felt video, the reason some of you are surprised that a valedictorian could fail so many classes and still graduate - let alone be valedictorian - is because in a typical, regionally accredited institution, this would result in academic probation and dismissal within about 6 months (2 semesters or so). Many employers are aware of this, and no shiny piece of paper will convince them otherwise. I am from Florida, and every friend I grew up with who went to full sail (now well into their 30's) have failed to pay off the debt incurred from going there - the only one making progress had to get a separate degree from UCF (regionally accredited). That entire degree cost him less than a year at Full Sail. DON'T GET ME WRONG, one could argue that these more "standard" schools will also drain you of money by forcing you to take and re-take credits that are unnecessary for your major or that you have already shown yourself to understand. That they are just as self interested... AND YOU'RE RIGHT. That's not the issue. The issue is that those standard (often state-funded) Universities/Colleges also rely on keeping a hard earned regional accreditation, and high performing students, to even entertain the idea of having transferable credits, as well as state and federal funds. In other words, they are actively incentivized to hold you to a higher standard - and dismiss you if you don't meet it. I am currently transferring to a 4 year institution after getting straight A's for an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Programming... I owe no money to my college. Because after a while they paid me to go there with scholarships (and some external scholarships that I applied for). I am graduating this semester and have already gotten 3 job offers from large (billion dollar) firms. Of course, this too is something of a trap. These firms want to sign me to 2-3 year contracts and teach me mostly in-house software. This way, they keep me at the company without a Bachelor's Degree while telling me that I don't need one (inflating my ego while paying me less, common practice). I'm old enough now to know this from past work experience for corporations and the military. AND STILL, every job offered me MUCH more than the average salary for the Full Sail students with the degree this gentleman in the video earned (you can look these figures up yourself). These weren't interests - they were offers - and I turned them down to continue studying. But why is that? Well, despite only having an Associate Degree - there were no real do overs and no second chances (not necessarily a good thing, but its reality). I had to deliver working programs with documentation on time and take in-person or proctored exams administered by PhDs and Masters with 20+ years experience - who sat with me in actual classrooms and offices to walk me through a concept. Had I failed to deliver, I would have been dismissed, and no amount of money would have changed that. I was just honest about what i was good at, accepted what I wasn't good at, and worked my ass off at a regionally accredited institution. And the firms that offered me jobs know this. They are aware that my GPA and scholarships weren't "try and pay until you get it right", and that I will be 2-3 times more expensive once I get my Bachelor degree. Again, this is because said degrees are from/for a regionally accredited institution and are recognized everywhere. I am not trying to be rude. I just don't want to see more people live in crushing debt for the remainder of their lives when there is an objectively cheaper, more comprehensive, and widely accepted alternative. You'll have to deal with endless bureaucracy, admit your shortcomings - it won't be glamorous - but you will likely have manageable debt and a worthwhile degree at a regionally accredited community college or typical state school. Please, swallow any pride you may have, and be honest with yourselves.

This video had some good content on it. Will You be able to make a video about your graduation Commencement?

Subbed & liked hommie! He said,Too the:. "RU-vid's"! Lol Buhaha

Does Full Sail require their students to work for an internship? I'm currently on month 11 of the DCBS program Online and we've done job search assignments but I've never thought anything of it.

Are you only allowed to use Adobe programs only on college projects or can you also use them to practice on your own as well?

Very interesting video to know better about that school. Could you tell how many students gratuated in Game Design there in 2019 or 2018, on-campus and online ? I am trying to understand why so many F.Sail alumnis are presently working in the game industry compared to others as the quality of their programs seems less good than other schools, like University of Southern California for instance or DigiPen.

I wonder what cinematography is like there. Could it be as hard? I'm worried. I need help.

If I get a computer science degree, I can opt for a masters degree in any university, like machine learning? Struggling to see at certification level, what is the diff between fullsail and a 4 year university...

Did you ever find a well paying job? I go to Full Sail and I’m on month 5 3D models and I’m pushing harder then I was. Because you said to work hard and not that it’s not worth it like other videos thanks dude I hope things are great after full sail

Going to start the web design program and have been looking to see what tech and software is included in the project launch box. Do you know?

Do they have online classes for audio engineering?

As far as online goes are you able to take breaks?

i'm actually thinking about signing up for full sail but not sure if I should do web design & development or app development. but I've never done coding, is there any advice you could give or how it is for someone who doesn't know anything about coding?

is the Financial Aid like Fed loans enough to cover tuition and the Launchbox package?

Yea baby C# is for 👑. Do the C# and become a full stack master like me

How was the first day??

How much was the tuition for online?

Oh, by the way, I always wanted to know what was all involved in making apps for your phone so maybe you can make an app.

what is the name of the text books?

I found Online courses at Full Sail to be easier. I have kids and one of them has special needs. I only had one or 2 months where I had 2 classes those months. But everyone is different and how we handle things is different.

How much did you pay in total for bachelors degree ?

how did you afford to go to full sail? I'm trying not to be afraid about being in debt but I haver no idea how I will be able to afford this.

How much was your classes

I want to do IT or web development and I'm trying to decide if Full Sail is a good choice for me. I don't really have any experience with coding. Could you help me decide if it's worth it to me?

How easy was it to find a job after u graduated.?

i'm currently in full sail for graphic design im doing good but this english class kicking my butt im also online

How was discrete math ?

Do you have any idea how the Computer Science program is? Or the Mobile Development program? Have you had any issues with employers not recognizing your degree?

You also forgot to mention GPS I think that’s plays a huge role in your grades like let’s say your not doing as well in the class like you would hope and You’re GPS is 100 that can ADD towards your Grade so like if you have a D then it could potentially bring that up to A C ya know

I have only now learned of how tough their curriculum is. Still, I am looking for a school that will provide me with the quickest bachelor degree possible, while maintaining a flexible online schedule. 2.4 years for a bachelor sounds ideal. Any thoughts?

Bro I am signing up for video game design & video game testing I am gonna be 💯% dedicated students PLEASE LET ME KNOW BRUUH! ANY ADVICE PLEASE MAN! I AM SOOOOOO STOKED BEYOND BELIEF I AM A TECHY CHILD MYSELF MAN! & I THINK I HE GUY TOLD ME I EILL BE LEARNING TO CODE AS WELL from there on I am looking too be an entrepreneur or work for big-time companies like Blizzard™, Activision™, Epic Games™or work along side Steam Powered Video Game selling forum for big game producers or entrepreneurs. I really value your opinion & advice also one LAST THING I am proud of you for sticking through it man it's not easy AT ALL nor will life ever get easier life is life, & you just have to ALWAYS have a plan A, plan B, & if your ass don't have a plan C chances are your S.o.L! I am VERY STRONG WILLED like yourself. This will be my very first college in general,straight up NOOB status haha.

I just signed up im from California im moving to Florida. Please wish me luck

I'm in my 5th year of senior bachelor's. I'm hoping to finish up this year so I can finally get my degree and pay off my $53,000 of student loans from FASA

So is that a yes then?

My first online class at Full Sail is this Monday Feb 3 2020

I had 0 experience in piano and expected me to learn from scratch in a month O.o people spend years of their life figuring out not only how to play, but to get their fingers to flow along the keys or get comfortable pressing multiple keys at once. I got the boot for having to retake the class. That and a class where we take music and program it into a game but that 1 was easier since it was pretty much done step by step.

You should come to Cleveland,OH you’ll find a job in a snap of a finger with that degree!

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I was thinking of going to Full Sail. I'm retired and like to learn but after watching this, I don't want it to kill me! lol

And actually now full sail tells you like say if you were going for computer science or web development it says you only get 2 tries and after that you’ll be dismissed from the program entirely so maybe that’s how it was for you I’m not sure but you did say that you failed a lot of times in your classes.

What languages did they teach you?

I start my graphic design courses at full sail in a month and currently i work 12 hours a day and have 2 kids haha fml

I wanted to quit

Is that Griffindor in the background?

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Be careful of this "retaking" courses stuff. I went to college a long time ago, and you either flunk a course or pass. And then maybe you'd rethink your major. It sounds fishy, especially if you have to pay again for taking them.

Look like you are about to cry

You look like Andrew Garfield

Do you have a girlfriend

As far as online goes are you able to take breaks?