What a rip off! I moved up here JUST to go to the AI, and everything I researched on the internet said it was ""the best."" Upon attending one semester, I realised that the staff is just a bunch of talented salespeople. Once they know they have taken your money, you aren't worth the dirt on their expensive shoes. WHAT A RIP OFF!!! Unless you are a very rich trust fund baby, don't even bother. Many of the classes are totally useless, they just make them up to take more of your money. (A photography class where, the ENTIRE semester, all you do is tear out magazine pages? For a thousand dollars? Give me a break!) And the staff is rude, uncaring, snobby and pretentious if you actually ask for any help. Also, FORGET about getting sick! My daughter had pneumonia for two weeks, so I could not attend. When I came back, and asked the teachers what I missed, they said, ""Too bad."" When I, a single mother of two, asked for help finding grants, they gave me a badly photocopied paper which was essentially just a ""google"" search that they did, and all the sites wanted me to ""give them $300 for info on how to get grants."" What a joke. All they care about is money. A few of the teachers are nice, but most everyone there is blatantly rude and uncaring. They have ripped off EVERYONE that I have known who ever went there. Literally. I don't know how they get away with this. (But luckily for them. their marketing is GREAT!) I now owe $3500.00 for schooling I never really got! In short, SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE! (And the money!!!) YOU know whether you have talent or not, so just go to another small college, and gain the knowledge you need. You'll thank me.
Pros: The ability to say snobbishly, "I graduated from the AAHT Institute" if you can afford to be financially taken advantage of for 2+ years.
Cons: Being financially raped, and putting up with the rude and unhelpful faculty who genuinely enjoys lying to your face. (Think TALENTED timeshare salespeople.)
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