Money and School: Today, I owe about $18,000 for a useless degree. Why? I graduated...

By Imthatfirstguy1 - 10/04/2018 15:00

Today, I owe about $18,000 for a useless degree. Why? I graduated in 2016 from the ITT Technical Institute, a few months before the school shut down for good. The kicker? They misspelled my name on the diploma. FML

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By poor_college_kid - 15/09/2016 12:39 - United States - Tucson

Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/05/2015 03:31 - United States

Today, my college charged me for tuition for next semester. I graduated two years ago. I have a degree from a place too stupid to only charge current students. FML

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By bamrd - 01/07/2016 01:20 - United States - Boulder

Today, my university is capable of sending me two diplomas in short succession due to a clerical error, but can't recognize that I've graduated and won't be taking classes with them in the fall. FML

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By BlueyedKat - 27/02/2016 06:03 - United States - Huntsville

Today, I found out that the money I spent on a very specific degree was wasted, because apparently, I don't qualify for a job at the place that told me I had to have that degree. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2009 04:46 - United States

Today, I applied for college graduation. Turns out my advisor screwed me over and now I'm 1 credit hour short of getting my degree. Now I have to wait another semester and pay $3,500 just to take a one hour class on Bowling so that I can graduate. FML

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By krissysays - 25/10/2010 02:16 - United States

Today, I heard on the news that the average debt one is in when they graduate college is $24,000. I've been in college for one year and my debt is already $20,000. And it turns out that my school's accreditation does not exist like I was told. $20,000 in debt and no college credits to show for it. FML

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By boned - 27/01/2010 05:25 - United States

Today, I checked my university financial account to discover I owed them over $1000. The reason? They had apparently given me too much money when I applied for a loan and now want it back. Oh, and I spent my loan money on books and a laptop for school. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/06/2016 16:21 - India

Today, a few weeks after moving back to my home country, I found out my diploma isn't recognized here. The only training provider I can find that can upgrade it to something valid wants another 2 years of my life, 500 hours of work experience and $16,000. FML

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By optimist - 26/01/2010 19:03 - United States

Today, after wondering why I didn't receive a grade for a summer course I took in 2007, I realized that I gave the professor the wrong student ID number. Someone else received credit. I've been waiting on this grade for 8 months in order to graduate. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/04/2017 00:00

Today, I learned that the college I'm going to in the fall has been tampering with their ratings on the internet and actually only has a 5% graduation rate. Everything's already been paid for and I can't transfer elsewhere. FML

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Piccillo 4

Tuesday 10 April 2018 17:12

"Students who attended ITT Tech may be able to have their debt forgiven by applying to the US Department of Education for a borrower defense to repayment.[5]" Right from wiki. your welcome.

rufus_t_firefly 9

Tuesday 10 April 2018 15:23

Legally change the spelling of your name. I don't think it costs that much.

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rufus_t_firefly 9

Tuesday 10 April 2018 15:23

Legally change the spelling of your name. I don't think it costs that much.

HayNow 11

Tuesday 10 April 2018 16:36

sucks man...

Piccillo 4

Tuesday 10 April 2018 17:12

"Students who attended ITT Tech may be able to have their debt forgiven by applying to the US Department of Education for a borrower defense to repayment.[5]" Right from wiki. your welcome.

ChakatBlackstar 29

Wednesday 11 April 2018 6:52

"might" would be more accurate then may. It depends on how recently they graduated as last time I checked you had to have attended within the six months leading up to their closure.

joeyl1990 28

Tuesday 10 April 2018 17:37

Yeah I wasted about half my GI Bill going to that damn place.

monkeytater96 23

Tuesday 10 April 2018 18:05

Legally change your name to the one on the degree and be like I’m not obligated to pay for a bill whose name doesn’t match the diploma.

Serneum 3

Tuesday 10 April 2018 18:36

I don't see how it's useless. You still gained the knowledge from the classes you took. I've never had anyone ask to see my degree when paying for a job, either.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 10 April 2018 19:31

You need to hire one of those fancy lawyers who graduated from Trump University!

loveelolo 3

Tuesday 10 April 2018 20:06

#lawsuit

Lobby_Bee 17

Tuesday 10 April 2018 20:45

If they don't exist anymore, who do you owe money to?

BrotherPhil 35

Tuesday 10 April 2018 21:38

Tho whoever loaned them the money to pay their college fees.

themouseman1212 16

Wednesday 11 April 2018 14:17

Federal student loans, likely.

TheMean1 6

Tuesday 10 April 2018 21:33

I'm Obviously going to be the bad guy here for stating the Obvious... but what were you thinking going to be Fake college in the first place?? You would have been better off going to a real accredited institution, and probably cost far less over all. Even community/Junior colleges have classes online if there isn't one near you.

aninconle 4

Wednesday 11 April 2018 1:34

To answer your question, the school was accredited and has been around for almost 60 years. It was even ranked among the best two year colleges. The problem was that the school lied and forged a lot of data. That is the reason for the lawsuits as well as students being able to get possibly get back their student loans. Also why CEO and CFO were charged with fraud.

TheMean1 6

Wednesday 11 April 2018 19:08

Again, I find it hard to sympathize since even a community college here in CA would cost a fraction of that for 2 years of attendance including fees and books... if student loans were really a concern to begin with... just saying.