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This is an echo of above.
Santacore has it absolutely right. I went to Full Sail as well, and while I gained a very broad introduction to post, it was in no way the true preparation I needed to do the job. Somehow, I managed to land an engineering position right out of school and with no experience, though that is totally the exception. I had never even considered doing post before Full Sail (wanted to be a music mixer). I do credit it with the intro, but I think most have a direction in mind already.
My true education happened on the job. So apprenticing as an intern is the way to go. Also, you will typically get hired as an intern based on your personality and drive, rather than on what school you went to. I could care less whether my intern went to Full Sail or UCLA. I can tell in five minutes whether the candidate is bright enough and desirous enough. AND if me or my clients are going to interact with them in confined spaces, I want to know that they will WANT to be there and won't drive me up the wall.
The amount of information available to us all is unprecedented in human history. Learn all you can for free and get an internship and work your way up. There is NO educational substitute for being in the studio and learning from those who already know.
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