Photography AA degree $46000.00 ??? with a "Free $700.00 Nikon" -- THOUGHTS PLEASE ??

Dahrol · Mar 25, 2012

mommy-medic said:
Poor kid isn't even suited for product photography, because even that involves people skills. *facepalm* I know I certainly wouldn't want to be a potential "client" with his attitude! Yikes!

To have people skills calls for actually dealing with real people...

cgipson1 · Mar 25, 2012

and by the way.. They said you have the "EYE"! They lied! Your photos don't don't demonstrate that at all! Sorry!

Majeed Badizadegan · Mar 25, 2012

Dahrol said:
cool

No, bro. What's "cool" is that you have "the eye" according to your AA recruiter. Your last 5 recent threads:

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/277921-congressman-mayor.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/277924-indiana-governors-office.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/277919-u-s-congressman-speaking.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/nature-wildlife/277727-tired-dog.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/landscape-cityscape/278021-2012-superbowl-sign-indy.html

So is it just AA, or would you consider branching out to private tutoring? If I walk you around a pretty building and tell you "you're just cut out for this kid, you've got the eye" can I have your $46k?

Dahrol · Mar 25, 2012

MTVision said:
Dahrol said:

...uhhh....perhaps I actually went there and toured the entire building with the admissions director?

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Really? So the that whole picture is the campus?? Where do all the other business fit in?

First one's the AI (the entire pyramid) the second one's the University of Phoenix, and the third one's a Culinary school.

The building houses a photography studio, computer labs, classrooms, equipment lockers, culinary classes upstairs, and other student resources and offices related to the school

Dahrol · Mar 25, 2012

cgipson1 said:
and by the way.. They said you have the "EYE"! They lied! Your photos don't don't demonstrate that at all! Sorry!

FINALLY! That's what I've been waiting to hear this entire time!

Bossy · Mar 25, 2012

I started at AI of pittsburgh for a photography tech associates and all the credits transferred to the local community college fine. I liked the classes, learned a lot, and they wrapped about 1500 worth of software into the financial aid so that worked

ETA-- I did the online courses, and I only did half a year or so. I have no idea how much it cost because I didn't pay for it.

MTVision · Mar 25, 2012

Dahrol said:
First one's the AI (the entire pyramid) the second one's the University of Phoenix, and the third one's a Culinary school.

The building houses a photography studio, computer labs, classrooms, equipment lockers, culinary classes upstairs, and other student resources and offices related to the school

Really?? It says online that Ai has the 1st and 2nd floors of pyramid 1 and 2. Maybe they expanded more. But you failed to mention where all these business fit it (as well as all the available space)

Company Name
Adayana
American Academy of Osteopathy
Art Institute of Indianapolis
AT&T
Axis Home Health Care, LLC
Big Red, Inc.
Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc.
Breeden Legal
Cadre Computer Resources, Co.
Cain Brothers & Co, LLC
Cassidy Turley
Crenshaw Rinehart & Associates
Crowne Castle
Cypress Communications
Eagle Land Title, LLC
Federal Express
Firebelly Technologies, Inc.
Frank Leyes & Associates
Great Expectations
Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation
Hoover Financial Advisors
Indiana Institute of Technology
Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association
InSphere Insurance Solutions
Jean F. Younger, MA, LMFT
Kappa Kappa Kappa
Katzman & Katzman, P.C.
KX Simulation Technologies
LANtech Training
Mahler & Company
Materials Processing, Inc.
Midwestern Engineers, Inc.
National Independent Statistical Service
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
NCS Pearson, Inc.
Northwest Psychological Health Services
Oasis Cafe
Pathfinder
Pediatric Nursing Specialists
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
PHI Air Medical
R&L Transfer, Inc.
Randall Law Offices, P.C.
Senex Finanacial Corporation
Smitson Communications Group, LLC
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Symetra Financial Corporation
Talagy
Transitions of Indiana

http://www.indypyramids.com/indypyramidstenants.php
United Parcel Services
Worley Financial Group
Zark Productions

Dahrol · Mar 25, 2012

Rotanimod said:
Dahrol said:

cool

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No, bro. What's "cool" is that you have "the eye" according to your AA recruiter. Your last 5 recent threads:

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/277921-congressman-mayor.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/277924-indiana-governors-office.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/277919-u-s-congressman-speaking.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/nature-wildlife/277727-tired-dog.html

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/landscape-cityscape/278021-2012-superbowl-sign-indy.html

So is it just AA, or would you consider branching out to private tutoring? If I walk you around a pretty building and tell you "you're just cut out for this kid, you've got the eye" can I have your $46k?

sure

Dahrol · Mar 25, 2012

MTVision said:
Dahrol said:

First one's the AI (the entire pyramid) the second one's the University of Phoenix, and the third one's a Culinary school.

The building houses a photography studio, computer labs, classrooms, equipment lockers, culinary classes upstairs, and other student resources and offices related to the school

Click to expand...

Really?? It says online that Ai has the 1st and 2nd floors of pyramid 1 and 2. Maybe they expanded more. But you failed to mention where all these business fit it (as well as all the available space)

Company Name
Adayana
American Academy of Osteopathy
Art Institute of Indianapolis
AT&T
Axis Home Health Care, LLC
Big Red, Inc.
Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc.
Breeden Legal
Cadre Computer Resources, Co.
Cain Brothers & Co, LLC
Cassidy Turley
Crenshaw Rinehart & Associates
Crowne Castle
Cypress Communications
Eagle Land Title, LLC
Federal Express
Firebelly Technologies, Inc.
Frank Leyes & Associates
Great Expectations
Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation
Hoover Financial Advisors
Indiana Institute of Technology
Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association
InSphere Insurance Solutions
Jean F. Younger, MA, LMFT
Kappa Kappa Kappa
Katzman & Katzman, P.C.
KX Simulation Technologies
LANtech Training
Mahler & Company
Materials Processing, Inc.
Midwestern Engineers, Inc.
National Independent Statistical Service
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
NCS Pearson, Inc.
Northwest Psychological Health Services
Oasis Cafe
Pathfinder
Pediatric Nursing Specialists
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
PHI Air Medical
R&L Transfer, Inc.
Randall Law Offices, P.C.
Senex Finanacial Corporation
Smitson Communications Group, LLC
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Symetra Financial Corporation
Talagy
Transitions of Indiana

Tenants
United Parcel Services
Worley Financial Group
Zark Productions

take a tour

OscarWilde · Mar 25, 2012

Look... you don't have any obligation to listen to ANYONE on this site, or to even care if you do decide to listen. But I will (for my own sanity) try and give you one piece of advice.

I go to university, and I can tell you that student loans aren't fun. Owing that amount of money to something while not being able to really have a full time job to pay it back isn't fun. And defaulting on a student loan is a SERIOUS deal. So before you take that step look at the whole picture.

Am I trying to tell you the school is ****? No. Am I trying to tell you not to do it? No. Just step back and figure out whether the juice is worth the squeeze.

What is this degree going to get you? What is it going to cost you? (and I'm not just referring to money) Where else could you get it? What are the differences? Just know that 46,000 dollars of debt is no joke and there is NO guarantee that you will make decent money as a photographer after. Photography as a career is a difficult field to get in to and a fancy degree doesn't really change that.

People aren't going to look at you differently because you have it; they are going to look at your photos. And you need to know if you are really going to get 46,000 dollars worth of improvement!

Do what you want man; but don't forget to think before you leap!