If you've read my previous entries, you know I was quite ready for a change of some sort. So, when I went into the school to take a tour, unless something was horrendously awry, I knew I would be enrolling. This is not always the case. If I'd jumped right into something every time I needed a change, I probably would have joined the Tom Savini school for Make-up FX or the Industrial Design Program at the Art Institute of Philadelphia a long time ago (but that's another story).
All the same, when I arrived at the school I was impressed. Although the school was located in a plaza that I found very unlikely, the outside of the building was appealing and professional looking. You can't see the whole sign and appreciate the building, but I thought that it was still decent looking in this photo.
The interior was extremely professional and very nice. I appreciated that despite being a larger school chain, with a long history, nothing about the facility was dated in the slightest. Everyone there was very welcoming and professional without that cold or stodgy feeling. For me this is very important, because I don't know about you, but when I walk into a salon that I feel is putting on airs, I don't think “oh, this place must be high class,” I think, “oh these people aren't going to listen to a word I say.” I didn't get that feeling here. The tour only served to reveal more of the nice, modern, high-tech, facility and I realized that this wouldn't come cheap.
It doesn't. The school tuition is around $19,000 and that number was, and still is, scary to me. However, when compared to what I could be paying at another school, it isn't much to pay for a chance at a stable career. This did raise a lot of questions. How much money would I receive in grants and just how much debt would I be in after everything I was done?
Until you are enrolled in the school, they can't tell you what your financial package looks like, and to enroll it costs $100. I've never understood this. To me it stands to reason that if you don't have enough money to pay for the school, then you likely do not have $100.00 to pay for enrollment before knowing if you'll be able to attend for certain. I can't really complain, though, as the school was willing to work with me considering I presently have no income.
There's a decent amount of paperwork involved in enrollment, but nothing too tedious. Generally, they file it over their computer system. I didn't have this luxury. When I returned from the tour and settled in to enroll, the main network at the school went down and we had to do things the old-fashioned way. That wouldn't have been a bad thing, but I was informed that usually, when papers are submitted, they get kicked back and items on them need to be fixed. I suppose that it could be because there are certain things that are supposed online, like initialing next to a signature, that need to be physically represented on paper. Still, I found it odd.
Wow, catching up on these posts can be rather tricky, I can't wait until I'm back up to only writing about what happened to me on a given day and not weeks ago. The more fresh the material the better it is for the readers. If you want more information or have specific questions, simply comment and I'll do my best to answer it for you!
Thank you!
Jami-Lee
(Next: Orientation Day)
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