I am so frustrated with University of Phoenix Online and if anyone is REALLY going for a class action lawsuit... I am IN! I was a single mother when I found this 'godsend' of a school! I had a baby at home and thought that it would be a perfect way for me to get my degree. I started the classes and I really enjoyed it! I started getting frustrated when 'team members' started dropping out and noone was accepting accountability, not even the teachers! I ended up doing an entire Powerpoint presentation and was very upset that my teacher never even made a comment about this.
I got pregnant again, and had to leave school for the delivery. The school seemed to be very understanding.in fact, my 'advisor' told me that I would not be penalized and congratulations!
Well, when I returned to the school it was another story. Apparently, the loan had been 'returned' and now, in order to resume 'classes' — if that's what they were — I needed to pay back the loan (total of $580.00). I didn't question — looking back, I should have — and paid back. Talked to a new advisor and they said that it was too late to pay back the loan — which they never told me — and that I would need to re-enroll.
Of course, I tried to re-enroll, and they asked me for all kinds of documentation, and believe it or not, MORE money. I was really getting tired of this, but I had a great 4.0 average, and did not want to let that go to waste. They also informed me that, with my transfer credit from another university, that I had qualified for an Associate's Degree. I was thrilled, but still have not received any solid documentation stating this.
Now, about 3 years later, I am looking to go back to school now that my children are not babies anymore, and I cannot contact anyone for my transcripts! I am so frustrated. And I am worried, now, after reading everyone else's reports, that this school has just been a TOTAL waste of my time! I was depending on that Associate's Degree, so that I could go on to pursue my Bachelor's!
Oh well, maybe I should just forget about it and move forward, but I'll tell you — I know what you are saying about being taken advantage of, because I was a single mother when I started this God-forsaken school, and now I am going through a divorce with 2 children and I just want my degree, dammit! I worked hard at these classes (staying up into the wee hours of the night practically every night — try that with, not one, but 2 screaming, fussy, colicky babies — it was hell!
There, I said it! Well, if there is anyone out there who is serious about this class-action lawsuit, I AM IN!!!
By the way, has anyone ever heard of NelNet Student Loans? Are they a real loan agency and can they interfere with transferring to a new (real) college with financial aid? I am really worried, because they sent me a bill (I never applied to their company) for close to $3,000.00 and, due to my divorce I can't pay it right now. While they are being understanding about it and 'freezing' the account, I want to know if I owe them at all for these last few years of University of Phoenix crap!!
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