I've heard the same type of bad things about GIT. I know a guy from my area who went there and I got the sense that he wasn't all that pleased with it. There is some guy on here named Snikbar, or something like that, who has indicated in other threads that he went to GIT and that he really seemed to like it. You may want to try and track him down and email him your questions. If you are really serious about studying music full time and making it your career, you should think about going to an accredited college or university and majoring in music. I don't know if GIT falls in that category. Berklee would be a good example. I believe they have a website that you could check out.