i really appreciate your input. it's crazy how many people on here have either gone or know someone who has gone to this school. i guess at first i figured not many people at all would know what i'm talking about. i understand and totally agree about a lot of success in this industry is all about being in the right place at the right time, and the connections you make with people (who you know). i did participate in a year of a "real" college (GSU), but they had no real solid music production course. i think that SAE gives you more practical experience, while traditional colleges would be more of "textbook" learning. i find the former to be more valuable IMO (this is not to say SAE does not offer or require learning from a textbook, as you obviously stated it does). i also agree that what may be right for one person, may not be right for the other, options must be weighed in everyone's situation as they are all unique. SAE is cheaper regarding money compared to 3 more years of a traditional college, however those 3 years would spit you out with a bachelors, while SAE only produces an associates. i don't think this is my primary concern though, as it's the experience that i think puts it above the traditional schools. and by experience, it's not that i think i'll be hands on with the neve every day, but the fact that i'd at least get to interact with industry-standard hardware and software, it's just something you can't quite find in the traditional schools. i value practical knowledge over the empirical, and i think that's what SAE will give me.
i did post this question here because i do want feedback from anyone who has experience with this school, i think you can think all you want about something, but until you really have a first or second hand account, you're basing it off of a website and your own imagination/hopes. i've also contacted a cousin of mine who is heavy into audio engineering and asked his opinion on it. trying to get a well rounded view of it before i get too far in. thanks for everyone's input!
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