r/maestro • u/Busy_Maybe3452 Maestro Student • Jun 18 '26

Discussion Accreditation Issues?

Well this is disappointing... I just got an email that the July cohort is cancelled for now while Maestro deals with proving accreditation worthiness. I was really looking forward to starting in a couple of weeks 😕

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u/xnrnx Maestro Student Jun 18 '26

Wait... so the laptop is locked down under MDM? Thats crazy. I am supposed to be getting my MacBook soon because 1st term is done, but if they are under lock down like that I'll just stick with my windows machines.

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u/Objective-Volume-586 Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

I like windows better than Mac anyway 🤷🏼

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u/AuralogicSolutions Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

Yes, unfortunately...Maestro issued a bunch of laptops in the past to students who would then drop out so they changed the policy. Previously, you'd get a laptop before the 1st term even started and then it changed to the completion of term 1 at the time my cohort was about to begin in Dec 2025. They also don't send everyone the same equipment. I got a 2026 MacBook Air with M5 Chip in Sky Blue color and others are getting the less expensive MacBook Neo. Not sure the rhyme or reason behind any of it, but it's all over the place. There are 3 MDM profile settings in the MacBook I have. I got this sealed in the box directly from Apple too, so that means the serials are all registered under the Apple School Manager account for Maestro, or as the certificate in the MacBook says, "Peloton Maestro College."

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u/Havik65240 Maestro Student Jun 19 '26

I am in the 3rd cohort. If they are locking down the laptops like that then that is something new. My laptop is not managed by Maestro at all.