{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Astra (astra)'s status on Friday, 08-Jul-11 20:34:45 UTC","author_name":"Astra (astra)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/astra","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/260182","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/148\" class=\"url\" title=\"Zambo\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">kingcarcinopony<\/span><\/a><\/span> Ugh! Be careful with those. I've had a few friends get completely hosed over by those culinary schools. :( If you're doing it just to learn, you should be all right (though I know one that, basically, closed its doors, took the money and ran).  If you're setting your sights on a career and\/or a college degree, be very careful, because a lot of these schools are long on promises, and some are ditching their accreditations to go independent in order to reduce expenses. But they'll give you a really pretty certificate printed from PowerPoint that you can show potential employers! (Yeah, I'm a bit bitter on this. Don't like it when my friends are taken advantage of and swindled.)"}