never admitted to school, tuition collection
Later I was denied financial aid because I was never admitted to the school. The administration tried to admit me, but they did no know the requirements. I appealed to sit in the classes while my financial aid was being held up. After taking two quarters of classes I was not able to be admitted or able to get financial aid.
Without admission I could not continue in the program nor receive the funds to pay for them. I wasted two quarters before I was told there was nothing they could do. I started from the beginning at a different university where there were no problems.
Evidently, I was charged for the three classes even though I was never admitted. I was not told of these charges until now.
Almost three years later I get my first contact from a collection agency stating that I need to pay for these classes or else face wage garnishment.
What legal recourse do I have? I do not want to pay five thousand dollars to receive nothing in return. I do not want to have to pay for somebody else's mistake. I have considered a suit for the lost wages due to graduating later.
You were auditing the classes? How could you not know you were
You were auditing the classes? How could you not know you were not admitted? DId you get a class schedule? Do you have anything in writing from them?
answers and further issues.
I have nothing in writing at the moment, I was under the impression that I would never have to deal with those people again. I will be asking for everything today to be mailed to me. Obviously the appeals I made will be available. Each appeal stated the reasons concerning not being able to be admitted.
I did not know I was not admitted at first. 1. They told me I was admitted. I do not know if they have anything in writing stating that. I was told, later, by my student loan lender that I was not admitted. The school then confirmed this. Since I was taking classes I thought the matter would be straightened out. They thought the matter would be straightened out and allowed me to continue for a total of seven units.
As I stated before, I was not admitted because when they tried to admit me they did not know the requirements. I did, however, do everything I read in the student handbook to be admitted.
2. I took the classes by an appeal to the board. They allowed me to take classes while the matter was being taken care of. In the end, because of the delays, I was not able to be admitted for the third quarter.
3. I did receive a class schedule. Why do you ask?
Concerning another matter, I completed a masters degree program earlier with this university. I received an A from a professor for all three classes including the last class. I worked with teacher for a year. There was another paper mistake made by the university. I was never registered for the final class. I appealed for late registration and was granted it. The professor claimed he could not remember me. I still have the thesis I received an A on, but no supporting documents besides my credit for the first two claases to show I was there. The damages in this case amount to about three thousand dollars a year in lost wages due to not having a diploma for the degree.
I want to hire a lawyer regardeless of whether I will lose my case. It is not so much about the money as it is the principal. I have heard many complaints of this nature from other students and feel they are negligent in their paperwork. I have tried to fix this matter through their appeals. They told me there was nothing they could do about either matter.