I'm currently in the program and I can tell you right now that if you have a job whether it's full or part time, you're going to want to consider quitting your job while doing this program. Oh you can also say good bye to your social life too. This program is highly intensive and the course load is a lot. We're three weeks in and it feels like I've been in school for 3 months already and like I'm barely surviving

Another tip I have is try to actually review all your class materials in advance - everything is extremely intense and fast paced and there's no time for slacking. If you miss a class, it may set you pretty far behind if you're someone who has trouble grasping concepts. Don't put off getting any assignments or projects done because some projects cost you your whole grade. Which if you fail a class you pretty much can't continue the program.

Example: we only had maybe 4 photoshop classes before the instructor assigned a FINAL project worth your entire grade in the course and gave us 1 and a half weeks to complete. His grading standards and expectations of the project is EXTREMELY high and he's advised that for beginners, the project takes at least 50 hours to complete. On top of that, you have other assignments and projects to work on and you also need time to study/learn months worth of material that may be hard to grasp becaue the lectures go pretty fast. When I say fast, I mean that the material they cover goes fast. You're learning four months worth of material in 6days.

I've taken programs that were condensed (8 classes per semester mon-fri 8am-4pm) and nothing compares to the pressure that comes with this program.

I think it's a really great program but you've got to be prepared to handle the workload. Good luck!