CTU online college Financial aid scam Internet, Colorado
I started CTU online because i had a bad issue with virginia college online i attended virginia college for one month and been charged over $10,000 not including what they recieved from pell grants and none of the money was returned so i had a long talk with the ctu advisor and was assured this will not happen and even told i would recieve refunds from my financial aid and even sent a higher one card to withdraw from well ive been attending since ay of 2010 and was due a pell grant 7/14/10 and i would have recieved a refund of $1959 as told by the financial aid and accounts department i was to get it in august now i can check my account and see where i recieved disbursements from my stanford loans but nothing from the pell grant yet it has been a long time and all i get is the run around one tie someone in financial aid slipped up and said they did recieve the pell but they dont know why its not showing up on my credit balance the last time i was told that the goverment put a hold on all pell grants i need to know is there someone i can report these schools to and how can i get my money back these are loans and such i have to repay and i just dont think its right!
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Jeanski
Buffalo,New York,
USA
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#2Consumer Comment
Fri, October 01, 2010
It would seem that you are a victim of your own ignorance. From what you wrote it appears that you dropped out of Virginia College and withdrew after the refund date, or just stopped attending. In either case, you owe the money. When you owe a balance to a college they typically won't release your financial aid transcript, which would be needed by CTU to process your aid. So I'm a little curious as to how they managed to process the Stafford (not Standford) loans.
Your best bet would be to go to your local community college where you can receive the remedial courses you need. It's apparent from your writing that you would benefit from some basic English courses. Students who are "at risk" are a prime target for these online schools because they are easy to deceive.
For students considering online schools, PLEASE make yourself smart on how financial aid really works. The Department of Education website has all the information you need.
http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/