I had little options of what I could do when I was graduating from high school. I wasn't too sure what I wanted to pursuit or who I wanted to be. I had family members who were sales reps for clothing companies and who had started their own clothing shop. I thought that could be a career that I might enjoy as well. One day I hopped on google to search fashion merchandising to see what career and education possibilities would pop up. Brooks College came up in the search, I liked what I read about the school and sent an e-mail for more information. Two seconds later a rep from the school phoned me and quickly sucked me into the fashion merchandising program. Next thing I knew I was attending Brooks College. I came from a family that was not able to be financially supportive so I was all on my own. Brooks College made it very easy for me to get a student loan through sallie mae. Nearing the end of the program I was $25,000 in debt without any interest. When it came time to get an internship to complete the program I was working full time and taking 6 courses. I had to graduate that semester because I could not take out any more loans. I looked to Brooks for help to find me some where I could intern near by because I didn't have a car at the time. The counselors recommended that I get an internship when I returned to san diego and I could record my hours that way and finish my degree.
When it came time for me to leave I needed help finding a job they guaranteed I would have by the end of the program. The counselors brushed me off and told me they only helped students who stayed in Los Angeles. I returned back to San Diego and quickly started searching for jobs. Every where I went I came back empty handed because the education and experience I had was insufficient. I decided to continue my education but quickly learned that all of the credits I earned at Brooks were non transferrable and I would have to start at the very bottom at a community college.
It has been two years since I left Brooks. My loans are now deffered and already up to $41,000 because of interest. I feel that I was very misled and deceived by Brooks College and their sales staff. Now I have learned that the school is shut down because of all the lawsuits against it. I have many friends that I met through brooks that are suffering from the same situation with their student loans. We need justice with this non-accredited college!
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