I can't believe how naive I was years ago when I w...

I can't believe how naive I was years ago when I went here for singing class. I was so sad because I never progressed and the teachers did not help me at all- they would only answer questions I directly asked, not offer any new information. Overall, the education AND experience you will get at this school is minimal. Like, 95% less than I expected, and I will tell you why.

When I came to class, the student body was mostly foreigners, from countries I never really heard of. It kind of looked like 90 day fiance in there. Some of the foreigners were even in their 40s and over, and came to class here even though they already had established careers in their country of origin. Which I thought was a bit odd, but I was 18, there was a lot I did not know about the world. This was so deleterious because out of a class of 25 people, you would find maybe 3 that took the class seriously and seemed like they practiced. Often a student would get up and sing a song, very badly like they didn't care at all, with the lyrics on the sheet right in front of them- like at a karaoke bar. If you want to get better, you get around people that are better than you, or that work really hard- and at this class a serious student is a rare rose.

Let me tell you why I point this out. You can go on youtube right now and look up the show "UK Border Force." It's a show about UK airport immigration. Boy, did this naive American learn a whole lot from that show!

Apparently, in Britain this information is well-known, but in America's politically correct atmosphere, this very important information is hidden. To come to America legally, someone needs a visa. The F-1 student visa is for a full-time student coming to America to learn a trade, often that is not offered in the student's country of origin. Are acting lessons and singing lessons such a specialized skill that an unaccredited 'acting school' would be granted the F-1 student visa program? For medical school or a school like Juliard I would understand- but a cheap little acting studio in Chealsea, in a small building, with no professors, that charges $300 for an unaccredited class? Does that sound right to you?

This school is nothing more than a VISA MILL. This is why so many older people came here as "student." This is basically a phony college that can get someone a visa for cheap. Of course it's in New York- what an easy way to get to America, overstay the visa (as most do) or scoot over to Long Island to squat in a sanctuary city. Wow. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. I went for an education and boy did I get one- just not in singing.