Who's gone to SAM
01-11-2008, 10:17 AM
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Ben ,
You answered all my questions. Thanks. When I am ready to place the deposit, I will call the school before hand.
R/
Jeff
You answered all my questions. Thanks. When I am ready to place the deposit, I will call the school before hand.
R/
Jeff
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01-12-2008, 12:19 AM
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well, i know what im going to be doing when i get out of the army 
Whats the houston area like? ive never been to texas... is housing hard to get around there?
Whats the houston area like? ive never been to texas... is housing hard to get around there?
01-12-2008, 01:11 AM
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It is a lot to take on all at once taking both classes at the same time. I personally took them back-to-back because I had to have a part-time job while I was in school. Taking them back to back also gives you a lot more shop time. But there are students taking both of them together as we speak and they're doing just fine. I guess ideally, if time were an issue, I would start the Block Class and then after a few months begin the Head Class. This would give you a chance to settle in and get a feel for how things work at the School and you would still be able to finish in 12-13 months.
We haven’t had any employers do anything like that. We have had a few employers that sent employees to the school and paid for it however.
Ben
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We haven’t had any employers do anything like that. We have had a few employers that sent employees to the school and paid for it however.
Ben
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01-12-2008, 11:40 AM
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Cost of living is pretty cheap down here, especially compared to Michigan, I don't know how it is in your area.
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01-12-2008, 11:45 AM
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Anytime guys, if you have any questions feel free to contact me here, or you can call the school 713-683-3817.
01-16-2008, 07:06 PM
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i wanted to go to SAM, but i ended up wining 3 drag races that were scholarships to Lincoln Tech, of Indianapolis. so i went for free. Funny thing is, i work at a electric power plant now, lol.
I would have fit right in at SAM, thats for sure.
Charlie
I would have fit right in at SAM, thats for sure.
Charlie
01-16-2008, 08:38 PM
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To answer the houston living issue we were in the same boat as Ben. When we moved here for Joe to attend same we hated it the first few months. Missed family, friends and hated the warm weather. 9 years later and owning our own business, HOUSTON ROCKS!!. SAM is the best place for learning and you won't regret it! Just watch out for the idiots that like to steal F-Bodys. It is like that anywhere though
Amber
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01-17-2008, 03:54 PM
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Very interesting read of the threads. A few years ago I was looking at specialized trainning since up here none is availble for this trade. The more I looked into it the more I was excited but, then I started to hear bad things. Things like its a complete waste of money for the trainning you get. I inadvertantly managed to talk to a head machinist who worked for a sponser on this board (not naming names), anyways they had hired a graduate from SAMS. Apperantly he was let go because he didnt know his *** from his hand. That started to make me think twice, maybe it was a good marketing from SAMS??? Reading this thread makes me think otherwise. Maybe the things I heard were from disgruntled students and other. Still wished I would have taken a tour of SAMS, and actually seen it for myself. Unfortuantly thats not what stopped me, theres something in the registration process that will keep me out and I dont feel like bending over backwards to complete. The laws are a bit different here scholastic wise, and Im to old to start over. I still might like to go for a tour, I hear the BBQ is bad *** in Texas and Im pretty hungry...
Good luck to all the students
Good luck to all the students
01-17-2008, 04:22 PM
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Not trying to step on bens toes but let me help you guys out a little.
You get out of it what you put in. If you are going because you have to or want to get out of your parents house and you party all of the time, you won't go far. If you study, work on the machines and apply what they help you learn, you could land in a great job. Anything from Everham to John Force. It is your tool and you must make what you can.
When Joe was in school there was one student whos parents made him go to college. 1/2 of the time he slept late, didn't attend all of his classes and didn't participate in the school outings to the track. He landed a kick *** job and when he got there had made it like he was the best. He didn't apply himself.
The school is awesome and we use our experience from there everyday. I am glad Joe choose the school and I am glad that I had the privilage of working there while he attended. I sure learned alot and I didn't have to pay.
Darn it now I guess I will have to send them tuition money for what I learned
Amber
You get out of it what you put in. If you are going because you have to or want to get out of your parents house and you party all of the time, you won't go far. If you study, work on the machines and apply what they help you learn, you could land in a great job. Anything from Everham to John Force. It is your tool and you must make what you can.
When Joe was in school there was one student whos parents made him go to college. 1/2 of the time he slept late, didn't attend all of his classes and didn't participate in the school outings to the track. He landed a kick *** job and when he got there had made it like he was the best. He didn't apply himself.
The school is awesome and we use our experience from there everyday. I am glad Joe choose the school and I am glad that I had the privilage of working there while he attended. I sure learned alot and I didn't have to pay.
Darn it now I guess I will have to send them tuition money for what I learned
Amber
01-17-2008, 05:52 PM
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You get out of it what you put in. If you are going because you have to or want to get out of your parents house and you party all of the time, you won't go far. If you study, work on the machines and apply what they help you learn, you could land in a great job. Anything from Everham to John Force. It is your tool and you must make what you can.
Amber
Amber
One thing that I think really makes student think twice about attending any school is the length of the course. It really goes by so quickly. When I looked into SAMS for the second time, I choose in the end to go to college to persue a mechanical engineering diploma. Point, I thought that taking 1.5 years out of my life again was too much, well Im in the third and last year now. It seems like someone hit the fast forward button. If anyone reads this and is thinking well any course it too long, its not. Any course you choose will be over before you know it, its almost scary.
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03-06-2008, 11:32 PM
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I figured I'd post up in this thread too - even though it's old it's better than taking up space in a new thread. . .can i take what i learn from SAM and apply it to forced induction systems? - Basicly if i took SAMs courses is there another school out there that focuses on forced induction systems too?
- Sorry i'm just now looking into this i would love to build racing engines SAM seems like the place for me. but I'm also wanting to learn more about tuning and forced induction aswell. . .
- Sorry i'm just now looking into this i would love to build racing engines SAM seems like the place for me. but I'm also wanting to learn more about tuning and forced induction aswell. . .
