FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising steered my daughter into a bad deceptive contract that was confusing and tricky. She signed a contract in November 05 for FIDM. They steered her into the 9 month contract.
She started in July of 06 and in went for 8 weeks. She decided FIDM was not for her and told the counselor she wanted to go to regular community college.
They kept talking her into staying one more week, and then one more week.
Finally I (her father) had to call then and tell them she wants to go to regular college. They then let her withdraw from the school. Then we got a bill for 7100.00 for the rest of the year. FIDM is trying to charge for almost the whole school year, even though she went only for 8 weeks.
Because of the tricky bad contract, they say she owes them 7100.00 even after they have taken almost 14000. Already from her loans and grants.
They claim that since it was a 9 month contract, that she owes almost the whole amount. But the counselor steered her into the 9 month contract, even though she said she wanted the 12 month. And each week they could talk her into staying at the school, increased how much my daughter would owe, even if she dropped out.
So bottom line is: FIDM is using deceptive contracts to scam students into paying them far more than what is reasonable.
FIDM is deceitful.
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