Hey guys!

For those looking at full sail to transfer into ai pathway/comp sci/ STEM. They have just upgraded the program. You now get a MSI Vector 16 HX AI laptop with 2 to hdd 32gb ram and a 5070 ti.

What does this mean? You will be taught to locally program and run AI agents, and create your own interface to your custom AI. I Didnt see any if this in the maestro course work.

It's expensive, but you are trained on state of the art hardware with lessons not taught by a human, but overseen by them, the stuff you do is similar to how maestro runs but its not using AI. They will teach you concepts then put those to work on LOCAL coding. BUILDING a repository of projects for when you apply to jobs.

No better time than right now to be serious about your education. STEM is the only job category that continues yo grow at the moment.

If you are planning on moving anywhere else, shout it out below, and what you learned is different or better than Maestro.

Lets show people they can continue to succeed and that thr bare minimum maestro was doing is not the norm!

Any new news on the August disbursement.

I have my grades posted and waiting on form from Maestro have messaged support I'm using my android phone I refuse to use my laptop I bought due to privacy reasons...

I refuse to let the people that back this school access to all my private info so until I get the laptop I can't get into discussions on my android phone...

I’m getting really frustrated with Maestro because I now have two separate situations where I keep getting told something has been sent or is coming soon, and then… nothing.

First, financial aid.

Back in July, Financial Aid sent me a repackaged Award Letter and told me to sign it, date it, and send it back so they could process my loan.

I did exactly that.

Now, weeks later, I still don’t have my funds, and I get told basically the same damn thing again: that my repackaged Award Letter was sent and I need to sign and return it.

Except I already did.

When I pushed back, I was told my July signed letter was confirmed as uploaded, but my current file shows the Award Letter as rejected and says there is no loan request on file.

They also said a new Award Letter was sent to me.

I do not have a new Award Letter.

So somehow we went from:

sent → signed → returned → uploaded

to:

rejected → no loan request → please do it again

What the hell happened in between?

And then there’s the laptop.

I got my grades back almost two weeks ago, I’m eligible for the laptop, and I’ve been told to just keep checking my email for the confirmation and laptop agreement.

I have been checking every day.

Still nothing.

So at this point, I’m getting tired of hearing:

“it was sent”

“it’s coming”

“just check your email”

“just wait for processing”

because none of that means much when the actual thing never shows up.

I’m not saying Maestro is definitely doing anything intentional. But between the contradictory financial aid records, the missing “new” Award Letter, the laptop agreement that still hasn’t appeared, and all the people here saying they’ve been waiting forever for funds, I’m having a really hard time trusting any timeline they give me.

Right now, I’m treating both the loan money and the laptop like they don’t exist until I actually have them.

Has anyone else had this same shit happen?

I serve as a mod in one of the many discord servers, I've shared the link to it here before, but I wanted to share it again to just reassure folks that you can still have a supportive community if you want one. I'm passionate about continuous learning and growth for individuals, so I have a lot of resources that I've gathered for self-study. Most of them are computer science oriented, but I also have gathered a lot of general education resources and have access to business management ones as well.

If you don't feel like joining, that's fine. If you want some of the resources, feel free to DM me.

If anybody is concerned about their MacBook being locked out if they are leaving or have left. Or even if you just don't want tracking, message me and I can help. Mine came with mdm I'm January Cohort.

So I'm helping you guys. If you transferred or if you are waiting it out. And want to keep your laptop all u have to do is request to keep it. Because it is not a loaner especially if you got a scholarship the school should let u keep it and even if not and if u need the computer, just pay the technology fee.

I hope I helped someone

I started this journey with such high hopes, but the reality has been a nightmare. So....

I officially withdrew from Maestro. I decided that I'm just not going to stick around I don't have time to put my education in jeopardy, on hold, or possibly get a degree from a school that really just is laughable. That doesn't count in the long run, a degree that I can't really stand on and be proud of, or get a job with.

I'm in the process of enrolling in a different School. I chose full sail, it's very scary for me after the whole nightmare that we've been going through with our current School. That's why they call it a leap of faith.... I am having faith that I am making the right choice.

I wish all of you the best of luck in whatever you choose to do in the path forward. I will still pop in and be around and say hello, I think this is a great community of people and as long as I'm allowed I will stay and encourage others in whatever path they choose, be that to stay until the end and the doors close orchard withdraw and go to another school.

I don't really trust that they will have a good teachout plan that goes beyond August of 2027 and if the first example of a college that they can transfer us to is an example of other colleges to come it's just not worth it to me. I'm sure they will request the laptop back, which is fine I'll use it until they requested it back. It's not a big deal, it's not worth the stress, and I'm still working with regulatory places in reporting all that has gone on.

Good luck everybody.

My fiance is currently a student, I however am not but I'll tell y'all what I told him about the school closing.

Its no surprise you already heard about the teach out program an all of that going on here.

But I want to brighten some of your spirits with acknowledgement advice on where to navigate next. Don't give up on your dreams !

So, put it in easiest way possible the smart choice would be to wait until the school closure. When doing do you can file something called school closure dispute. And you will get all your pell money back. If you went ahead and transferred that money I'ls maestro and u will not get that back Also I believe the "scholarship money wasn't actually a scholarship so they may send u back the 1000. "Just because your job went out a business don't mean u still don't get the check !! "You can do the teach out program but even then your more likely have to pay out of pocket.. also Everytime who is worried about their macbooks I believe it's apart of the dispute meaning u don't have to send anything back. The choice is yours. But the best choice is to wait it out..

Thank you all for having me as a classmate, but it is time for me to withdraw.

This decision is not because of the accreditation issues or because I am looking for transfer opportunities. In fact, I am stepping away from this whole pursuit of a degree for now. I am taking this opportunity to give myself a break from all of it.

For me, the issue is where Maestro comes from. My household is firmly anti-war, and because of our personal convictions, anything connected to this particular state is simply something we cannot support.

The idea behind Maestro was amazing, and I am genuinely sad that I have reached this decision. I was excited to learn new material, and I did. My husband and children cheered me on, and I was truly motivated. I was even willing to push through all of the turmoil surrounding the accreditation situation—but this is where I personally draw the line.

I am not worried about a piece of technology that can easily be acquired somewhere else, I am not even worried about the information leak, nor am I worried about the degree I might have earned through this institution. What saddens me is that the concept itself had so much potential.

I also believe that many of the problems that surfaced could have been avoided. Whatever decisions were made regarding enrollment and growth ultimately left many students feeling betrayed, and their complaints brought serious concerns into the open.

As for Pell Grant funding, I believe there will be other opportunities ahead. For me, this is not the end of the world—it is simply time to move in another direction.

I wish all of you well, and I sincerely hope every student receives fairness and justice. You deserve that—every single one of you.

Hey everyone! My new classes start next week at fullsail, and thanks to me going there previously they just shipped out an i9 32gb laptop with qhd and an rtx 4070 8gb way better than the maestro ai laptop. I am going to sell my personal laptop and the laptop my aid pays for and go bigger. Right now they have a i9 64gb ram 16gb 5080 on sale for 2100 usd refurbished. Basically a ai compute blade with little power draw.

Dont give up! Continue! I'll still be here as much as possible

BAS computer science with AI. No more messing sroubd with schools that end up under delivering!

When you first clicked submit on your application for Maestro, you had a specific vision in mind.

Maybe it was a skill you were determined to master...

A clean career pivot you were ready to make...

Making good on a personal promise of a fresh start...

Taking the next real step toward something you've been building...

Finding the actual structure meant to keep you grounded as you shift trajectory...

OR maybe... it was just giving yourself the momentum to take a shot at something bigger.

We spend plenty of energy navigating the day-to-day logistics and chaos here, but we wanted to take a beat and look at the original intent. The spark behind why everyone decided to step up and enroll in the first place.

What was the single thing you were most excited to achieve when you signed up?

Drop it below. Just one thing... a single line or sentence, no long tangents. Let's look at what actually brought us all to the same starting line.

Look this subreddit has helped me so much, as I was waiting for my first disbursement and also while I sit here and wait for my second one coming up, and while I wait for my last class to get graded so I can receive my laptop. But man, I have to get this off my chest so please be nice guys, as I mean no harm when I say this.

There are way too many current students, and even former students(recently withdrawn) that were so quick to bash this school.

Do I feel like I may have been scammed? Yes. However everything isn’t said and done yet. Truthfully this school made it easier for all of us to be able to continue on with our lives, while working towards receiving our degree.

Call me crazy, but even though I’m not expecting this to end well, I am actually praying that it does. I am actually praying that somehow maestro can somehow either keep its accreditation, or something happens to where this all works out well for us all in the end(those of us that are seriously wanting a degree) through a legitimate teach-out plan or something.

Trust, these imbeciles pissed me off too. When I originally enrolled I was promised a laptop(MacBook Air) soon as my term started, I signed up and enrolled 5-6 months before I was to actually begin, (June cohort) and long and behold by then they changed the rule to us having to wait till after the first term for the laptop, and the laptop would most likely be a MacBook neo(which pissed me the F off). But at this point I want to continue my degree,

I am hoping these idiots sending me my laptop soon as the next term begins in a few days, and I’m hoping my next disbursement is also sent in the coming week or two as it’s supposed to.

I am not celebrating Maestro’s downfall, and respectfully (not all of you, a small select some) seem to be celebrating it and forgive if I’m wrong for saying this as this is solely just my opinion, but you look like a bunch of idi***.

I’m anxious about what’s to come, I’m anxious about what path I’m going to have to take to ultimately finish my degree, and not a single part of me is celebrating what is happening here.

Again, I want to apologize to all as this may come off as offensive, but that’s not what my intent was here. I’m just already sickened by the current situation, fearful if I’m going to get my laptop sent out within the next week as I was promised(they still haven’t graded my final class from the last term even though I passed which is why I’m waiting on my laptop still-and waiting to give them my info and fill out paperwork) and trust me they pissed me the HELL OFF with their late ass first disbursement delay which backed me up incredibly with my bills, and because it came so late I’m still backed up hoping that the grace of God brings my next scheduled disbursement quicker.

All in all, we need to cheer less, and work towards supporting one another.

People are on this sub talking about reporting them etc etc which is only causing more delays for the things that were promised to us, I’m sorry but does this not sound crazy to some?

I hope in the end one way or another we all get the opportunity to receive our accredited degree, either from this dumb ass school, or one that they designate for us, and I really hope that our next disbursements come in a timely manner(not like the last one which took a whole damn term to be sent to us) and those of us from June cohort and prior, get our laptops sent ASAP.

Guys we need to stick together now more then ever, and that also means not rushing to report this school cuz reporting them I believe is just delaying our shit even longer.

God bless.

Has anyone gotten their August 2026 PY104 grades back yet?