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I attended The Art Institute of Philadelphia". They blatantly lied about the transferability of their credits, quality of education and reputation during the enrollment process/. They violated housing laws by not providing me with a working HVAC for an entire year in student housing?. I had no heat or AC, but they still feel they are justified in charging me 2,500 a quarter for housing'. I complained many times and the problem was never fixed:. They even went as far as to bolt down my windows/. I am in the process of filing a lawsuit against them!. Do not go to this school as you will be stuck with a useless degree and very high student loan debt. 1282061  Comments (44) |
| 1. Written by Mone' on April 13, 2012 from flemington, new jersey, US I start at The Philly Art Institute Oct. 1st. For my Bachelors of Science in Fashion Marketing. I'm super excited to start but after seeing this I'm a lil on edge. |
| 2. Written by Michelle on February 20, 2012 from wycombe, pennsylvania, US These stories bring back a time when I interviewed with AI of Philly for a recruiting job. I was sought after heavily for a period of several weeks, brought back for numerous interviews, called constantly to come back and meet someone else. On the last interview, the person who had been pursuing me did a 180, acted completely cold, and went out of her way to keep me from coming into contact with certain employees. I found out later that one of the employees I wasn't allowed to speak to had already been hired for the job I was interviewing for. I have no clue why I was still being drug into the city to keep interviewing for a job already filled. IDK if there was some speculation that the person chosen wouldn't work out? Still, I hate lack of honesty in the interview process. If a candidate says anything that leads a company to doubt even the smallest piece of information, you are sure passed over in a hurry. Too bad some employers like AI doesn't realize it goes both ways. |
| 3. Written by Alyssa on February 10, 2012 from norfolk, virginia, US I just transferred from Ai Va Beach. DO NOT GO THERE. I am a filipino/white female & I have dealt with so much racism as a housing student there. The director of housing, who is black, tried to make me do 25 hours of community service because I had a friend over past "curfew." But my room mates, who were black, proceeded to rip up my bills & any other mail I received (which is a FEDERAL OFFENSE). Not to mention the constant white girl/cracker remarks ... & after all of this & a number of complaints, the DOH didn't do ANYTHING about it. So unfair. Not to mention the DOH actually spread a RUMOR about me to all of the staff there & even my RA/students ... Ridiculously immature. |
| 4. Written by AI Photo student va beach on February 2, 2012 from kensington, maryland, US I cannot believe I did 7 years of military service to waste my gi bill at this ghetto ***, high school quality "college" The va beach school is tiny, the equipment never works, and its a predominately black school. The dean must be racist because all of the teachers, staff, even student workers are all black, loud, and ghetto! Biggest mistake of my life!!!! Its a scam, dont do it! You will not learn anything, something will ALWAYS be messed up with the financial dept, theyll always have a random weird reason why youre on hold because you have to pay them MORE money!!! I hate my life every single day here! |
| 5. Written by pissed of gf on December 9, 2011 from louisville, kentucky, US This is the biggest waste of time and money. My boyfriend got the 10k scholarship, lost it and now they are making him pay it all back. Scholarships are gifts and you shouldn't have to pay that back. I am beyond mad. I am horrified at everything I've read about this place. |
| 6. Written by OnePissedOffStudent on November 22, 2011 from los angeles, california, US Even as a Senior with a 3.7 TOTAL GPA, I feel like I am not comfortable going into the real world with this lack of confidence in my education/knowledge gained from my instructors. This AI campus is fairly new..... I have been taught "high school quality" education and have been the "GUINEA PIGS" of the my major. They have changed our classes/credits so much, that I was fortunate enough to not have been victim of, but I know of friends who took certain classes that were "required" to graduate at one time, and have been revised so many times that it is not considered a "class" anymore, so basically it was a waste of money AND effort for the students involved. Another "tactic" I believe the school gets money from the students. For as long as I have been a student, I have seen many crooked/under the table/gossip/rumors that keep circulating about how the school runs. I honestly wish I would have never came to The Art Institute. The quality of education and lack of professionalism is unbearable. The $100,000 I am giving to The Art Institute was the worse decision of my life and I regret every penny. |
| 7. Written by Recent grad on November 15, 2011 from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, US Job placement? I really fell for it. I thought I was paying for something other schools maybe wouldn't offer. This school took what I love best art and design and has turned it into a debt. I've applied for the past 7 months to every where in the north west and areas in the south. Perfecting my resume, sending it to career service at AIP...jobs found from AIP! Lol! A big fat joke! Let's see, I have a bachelor of science in industrial design. So you would think a CADD position, fabrication? Product design..furniture? No. Summer 2 months doing art with kindergardeners $1,200. An UNPAYED internship. Now just recently...working with an Independant artist for the past four weeks. Just last week told me not to come into work and he would sent me the 200$ dollars I worked for. Two weeks later no call, email, no money. He said family financial problems. Which could be true. But, I don't know what they call job placement! The economy is ruff right now especially when you are an entry level designer! But here I am worked at a restaurant, and driving a cab paying off $106,000. Do not go here if you do not want to be 22 and paying an amount as expensive as a house morgage. |
| 8. Written by Carmen Blundo on November 14, 2011 from new cumberland, west virginia, US If I could take it all back I wouldnt have ever fallen for their deception they claim 90.4% job placement in video production more like .09% they consider working in field is like running a projector at your local movie theatre as working in the field and $23,777/yr do they honestly think that is enough to live off of that's what the school costs yearly as well. Lucrative career my *** this school is a joke I wonder if they got used to lying to people so much that they believe their own lies |
| 9. Written by spookymari on November 10, 2011 from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, US ATTN HAPPY AI STUDENT Yeah, maybe all the other students here are just lazy. Sure. Or maybe some of us just aren't born rich? Or have too much going on, or no experience, so we can't get 2-3 minimum wage jobs to try to pay our way through school? You are one of a HANDFUL of exceptions. |
| 10. Written by Kristina Readle on November 10, 2011 from indianapolis, indiana, US I attended AI online back in 2004 and after completing almost 2 yrs they contacted me and told me that my student loan amount had been reduced and i would have to come up with close to $700 a month to continue. Obviously I did not have that kind of money, hence the student loans, so i was forced to withdraw. I am now being harassed daily for $13,000 in student loans. I believe they went ahead and charged me for the courses even though I was forced to withdraw. They did nothing to help me continue my education and I found out later when I applied to The Herron School of Art that my credits were useless so now if I go back to school I will have to retake all of my Freshman studies! I agree with the rest in saying this school is a scam! It is so disheartening to know that I will have to pay back the $13,000 for them and in order to get a degree worth something I will have to take out more loans. |
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