My brother just finished it up in December and he quite enjoyed it. The thing that might be intensive is the amount of projects and the deadlines as I think it's suppose to simulate a real work environment.
If you wanted to see some work/portfolio stuff, here's his portfolio from this year. He actually won the best portfolio award so it's a good thing to look at!
http://iamkylehay.com/
And his demo reel.
Good luck!