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Unlike OP, I got no notifications, no prior notice, no e-mail like OP got about this change until when I noticed the 150 dollars raise and I called up my school and they told me I have until 8/18 to pay up the 150 dollars or risk the fear of my classes being dropped. Seriously wtf... In the end, I had no choice but to get 150 dollars in but like OP mentioned, this is absolute bs, charging people's tuition AFTER DEADLINE AND AFTER PEOPLE PAID. Utterly disgusting. (And no financial aid here at all). And is this even legal when they didn't even charge the 150 dollars before the original tuition deadline and charge it afterward? I agree with that Best Buy analogy. I'm glad I'm on my last semester, after all this madness, I have no desires to donate a single penny to my college later when I make lots of dough. | ||
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On August 15 2011 11:35 QuickStriker wrote: Wow this exact situation happened at my school as well. (I go to Brooklyn College). My tuition deadline was July 21st which I paid full at that time and just last Monday, August 8, I get an e-mail saying I have an outstanding balance of 150 dollars. I was like WTF so I checked and it really did show I owed 150 dollars more when my DEADLINE ALREADY PASSED WHICH I ALREADY PAID FOR. Unlike OP, I got no notifications, no prior notice, no e-mail like OP got about this change until when I noticed the 150 dollars raise and I called up my school and they told me I have until 8/18 to pay up the 150 dollars or risk the fear of my classes being dropped. Seriously wtf... In the end, I had no choice but to get 150 dollars in but like OP mentioned, this is absolute bs, charging people's tuition AFTER DEADLINE AND AFTER PEOPLE PAID. Utterly disgusting. (And no financial aid here at all). And is this even legal when they didn't even charge the 150 dollars before the original tuition deadline and charge it afterward? I agree with that Best Buy analogy. I'm glad I'm on my last semester, after all this madness, I have no desires to donate a single penny to my college later when I make lots of dough. The jackasses just resent me the statement as an answer to my email. I told them that was BS and that it was illegal to raise the price after the fact. Here is the lovely nonsequitar I got in response. Dear Student, This was passed by the CUNY Board of Trustees, therefore, making it a legal action. This payment must be satisfied by August 22nd, 2011. T Davis Office of ONE STOP and Call Center Services I keep trying to look up laws regarding fee raising on short notice, but the best I could get was this. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/judge_rules_uc_tuition_increas.php http://abovethelaw.com/tag/tuition/ | ||
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On August 15 2011 01:38 RebirthOfLeGenD wrote: This has me a bit pissed, I half wanted to post it in general, but couldn't justify it. Basically my school sent out an email that they are raising tuition, which is totally fine and legal, even though it sucks for us how expensive public schools are getting. But basically I payed my tuition over a month ago (around 2600$) and received this email on August 9th. + Show Spoiler + August 9, 2011 Dear Students, I am writing to share with you the news that the CUNY Board of Trustees at a meeting on July 21, 2011, voted to adopt a tuition increase for the 2011-2012 academic year. Beginning this fall, tuition for full-time undergraduates will increase by $150 per semester; tuition for full-time graduate students will increase by $240 per semester. Part-time and nonresident students will also see an increase in their tuition for the fall semester in their per credit rates. The new tuition rates are posted on the Bursar’s web page at http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/232.php. Although this tuition increase will cause hardships for many John Jay students and their families, it is important that we enact modest tuition increases to maintain the quality of your education at John Jay. As you know, in recent years, CUNY has experienced deep budget reductions which total over $300 million. As a result of a historic agreement between Governor Cuomo, the State Legislature and CUNY this past June, the University is now authorized to increase tuition by up to $300, each year, for the next five years. This plan will allow you to anticipate the cost of your college education and provide financial stability and predictability for John Jay College and CUNY. In order to assist our neediest students, the legislation also requires that a tuition credit be given to those students who are eligible for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) when annual tuition exceeds $5,000. More information will be available on this program shortly. For information on other forms of financial assistance, visit the Tuition and Financial Aid web page at http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/189.php or contact the Enrollment Management Call Center at (212) 663-7867. If you have already paid your tuition and fees for this semester, we will be adjusting your bill over the next several days. You will receive a notice in the mail if you have any balance due after all forms of assistance are applied. If you are still in the process of registering, the tuition bill in eSIMS will reflect your new tuition charges. Thank you for your understanding and support for John Jay. Sincerely, Jeremy Travis President This is a bit weird, and I check my bill which as of two weeks ago was completely paid off, and its now saying I owe them another 150$. To me this is roughly like going into bestbuy, purchasing a nice big HD Television, then going home and receiving a letter from bestbuy saying they have decided to raise the price of the television you had bought 3 weeks ago and would like you to pay them an extra 150$, even though you purchased the item when it was cheaper. Imagine if any retail chain tried to do that? Shit would not fucking fly, but how is a school allowed to do this? It smells like shit to me and I emailed them about it. The only thing I could find by googling was this link http://www.freeadvice.com/law-questions/can-a-college-university--65132.htm Just as a fun fact, if you read the email they say they are going to raise the cost of tuition by 300$ each year for the next 5 years. That means in 5 years the cost of going to my college will have increased by 30% from about 5k a year, to 6.5k. For those of you wondering, I go to John Jay College which is in Uptown Manhattan. Has anyone else experienced this shit with their school? I imagine this is happening for other schools in the CUNY system, its kind of bullshit. Basically if you don't pay them you get all your classes dropped by them which just feels like extortion. This happens all the time. My tuition was $45,000/year when I was a freshman. It was then $46,500 a year when I was a sophomore. It's over $47,000 for my upcoming junior year. It sucks ass, but it has to be done. Colleges all around the country are going through financial troubles. It's 100% legal as long as the board in charge says it's ok and it's not during the actual school year you're paying for (as far as I know). I'm glad I'm on my last semester, after all this madness, I have no desires to donate a single penny to my college later when I make lots of dough. That's incredibly childish. College's don't exactly have an easy time paying for all of the services college students get. You can't just say that just because they had to raise the price means that they're terrible people. It's not like they're just sitting by and saying, "Lets make more money off college students!" Paying for a college to run takes a LOT of money. Hell, my college (sitting at ~$47,000 a year) only makes about 80% of the money required to pay off yearly fees from yearly tuition. | ||
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