No!

It's her responsibility to go out and find a job not the schools!

It's recession no one can really find a job so???

Wendy's & Mc Donalds are always lookin for new employees

What's the whole point of going to school in the first place..?  I have news for some of you,  McDonald's or Wendy's will not hire you if you have alot of experience and have made lots of money in the past.  I tried,  I didn't even get a phone call back.  This woman may as well go on welfare because her degree IS useless.  She should get her money back because she obviously wasted her money and her newfound education certainly has not helped her.  Unless she has some kind of mental disorder or personality defect as the reason why she's not getting a job,  then she could be unemployed for who knows how long and OUR tax dollars will pay for her to sit at home and collect welfare for at least the next  2 years. We taxpayers can not afford that;  PLEASE someone give this woman a job already..

What is her degree in?  Is she trying to get a job along the lines of her degree?  Is she trying to start at the top of the ladder because she has a Bachelors degree, or towards the bottom/middle?  Did she get involved in any internships/fellowships while in school to help herself? 

The school's job is to educate her, and unless it was a technical school where the schools work with corporations to ensure graduating students have somewhere to go, she should probably seek more schooling or a job that will pay the bills.  Not too many people are fortunate enough to start working in their chosen degree (as someone else is trying to hold on to that position, especially in these economic times). 

There are people with PhD's out of work, tell her sorry, but join the club.  If she wins a suit, then every college student in America will be trying to do the same thing.  You think college tuition is high now, what do you think will skyrocket (a just-in-case measure to cover a possible lawsuit).  Her lack in whatever area will eventually hurt every college student in America.

If since she earned her BA Degree:

• she did apply for jobs ( proof needed); 


• if she has no criminal record ; and


• she has no personal problems.

Then she or the College Career Office should find a decent paying job for her level. 

  On the other end, why do we attend college and encounter high debts? Isn't  to improve our income and get out of debts????   

College is NOT a guarantee for finding a job.  College degrees are to QUALIFY you for a job.  It is not anyone's responsibility to find a job except YOU!  Times are tough and jobs can be very scarce these days, in which case, she should try to get some help with deferments on her student loans.  Suing the college because she can't get what she wants is much like a two-year old pitching a fit when Mom says "no".   And where is she coming up with the money for this lawsuit anyway?

Bottom line, life isn't a bowl of cherries.  And even if it was, you'd still have to pit them! 

okay i see her irritation at not having a job after college when she spent so much time and money in getting the degree in the first place, but sweetie, college isnt gonna hold you hand once you leave!! :)

like for reals. college is an educational help. Like life is about making it with your own claws; you cant expect the college to make sure all of its graduates have a job. Yeah it may have made promises but the economy looking like it does right now, job promises are very thin. Just get over it and instead of filing such a horrible lawsuit, find a job!!!!

p.s. a degree doesnt guarantee a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry about ranting

jess

The report was a bit short, so before anything, we don't even KNOW half the story, and I see a lot of people passing judgment and being kinda one-track about their answers. Just sayin'...

Knowing what we know though, both sides of the argument make sense. Why was that school so expensive? And if it was so expensive and (presumably) prestigious, how come she can't find a job? (I'm afraid to think what'd happen to me, going to a smaller and lesser known school T_T)

Also, we don't know how hard she actually looked for a job. Maybe she just expected too much with a bachelor's degree. Has she not read the articles that say even having a bachelor's degree is not enough anymore? We have to get ready to be much more competitive. As I see it, she has one of many choices:

1. asking for a deferment or forbearance on loans

2. get some temporary job (you guys are exaggerating by suggesting fast food, ya know...there are a bunch of things a person can do)

3. going back to school! Loan payment is temporarily forgiven if you go back to school, and it goes with what I said about getting a degree higher than bachelor's. And maybe she'd consider going to a SLIGHTLY cheaper college for that... and getting internships to get a foot into her industry.

4. make a reasonable out-of-court settlement with her school

IT degrees are in high demand today, and if she did all she needed to find a job and still hasn't found it, she should get SOME help. Not all her tuition back. 'cause of course, like someone else said, that'll just screw us ALL over. Tuition will shoot sky high and that'll just plunge us into more and more debt. I haven't even started school and I'm already $9500 in the red. (that is true though... if she's so in debt... how does she pay for a lawyer?!)

*sigh* oh lawsuit-happy America...

Hey UCSoon, you know that pinkie of yours that's on the A key? Move it 7/16 of an inch over, and turn the caps lock off.

And also, that degree CERTIFIES you have those skills you mentioned. Just like your high school diploma certifies you can breathe.

First of all, yes 70,000 is a lot of money, weren't there cheaper schools for the same education?  It was her choice to go to that college.  I don't think the college guarantees that they will find her a job, does it?  If it's in writing, then sue away, but does she not realize what this lawsuit will look like to future employers?  Who wants to hire a person that sueing her college....doesn't look too good on a resume, huh?  And how does she represent herself?  I see so many applicants show up in shorts, dirty clothes, uncombed hair, smacking gum and such.  There are just sooooo many people looking right now.  After being laid off my job of 8 years, I figured if I was going to get a decent job I would have to get, at least, my associates degree.  Full-time student at 51, scary, but I did it.....almost.  Got a job...a perfect job for me. 

Maybe she needs to work on her interviewing skills, check her attitide, so on. 

What a loser. She needs to be accountable for her future; not the school. What a loser!!!!! This is characteristic of the stupid, extra pointless, meritless, and just plain silly lawsuits that actually make it to court! Like that foolishness about the lady who got fat from eating fast food everyday.... Man.... Seriously? Take responsibility for your own lives!!!!! Your school is not your personal assistant! Schools have far too much to do to be following everyone they every gave a diploma, rigging their resumes to look good, and getting them jobs! She probably just isn't a good hire. Perhaps employers see how completely STUPID, LAZY, and IRRESPONSIBLE she is!!! Get over yourself, you silly female! I seriously hope she doesn't win that. I hope that whole case rots in her silly mind. What a mess.

If the college, this woman attended, guaranteed job placement or job recommendations/assistance she may have a case.  Much will depend on her efforts to find a job.  How diligently did she try?  and exactly what, or if the college promised her.  She should consider relocating to an area where she would have more opportunities to gain employment in her career field.  That's what I'll be doing when I complete my B.A., moving to an area where I'll have a better chance of finding work in my field.

Lbanderson says ...

So, a New York City woman who says she can’t find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor’s degree-- she wants the $70K she paid in tuition back!

Should she get her money back?

 

RebecaN2 says ...

i have read a lot of other replies and i know that the majority of other correspondents think diffrently BUT i think that this woman should get her money back. She paid $70 probably because the school WAS prestigous, and if that was the case then she must have worked hard to stay in that college you keep your grades up and yes some colleges GUARANTEE that they will find you a job after you graduate, i assume this was the case or else the case wouldnt have made it to court. so if the college couldnt find her a job why did they guarantee it?

why did the college charge her so much for a 4 year degree anyway?

 

It isn't necessarily true that the case only got to court because the school guaranteed job placement. Case in point for stupid lawsuits across America: A woman went to McDonald's and bought a coffee. You know, the coffee they sell and that they tell you is hot so you should be careful?? Yeah, that. She got into her car, put the hot coffee between her legs, and it spilled and burned her. She sued McDonald's AND WON. Imagine that. They tell you it's hot, and you put it in between your legs. She blamed it on the caps they provide, saying that they don't fit on the cups. But they fit rather snugly, in fact. She would have had to be squeezing it with her thighs for it to have opened up and spilled out. But anything can go to court and win these days. So, no, the fact that this lawsuit made it to the news does not mean that there's any real merit or reason behind the suit.

And even if they did guarantee job placement, the most anyone could do would be to find a job opening and get her the interview. They likely assume that she's mastered the skills she's in school for, and if she hasn't presented herself to the school's employment aides for advice and training, well what the heck does she expect? It's up to her to get the tools she needs to succeed. Like they say at a college I attended, "Get your groceries." She's the extra "smart" person who paid $70, 000 for college, so she should at least be smart enough to take advantage of everything that 70 grand paid for.

A lot of people seem confused as to why she paid so much for school. But school is a lot more expensive than it used to be. Granted this includes more than tuition, but going to a public, SUNY school, which is considered inexpensive compared to private schools, I will have paid the SUNY system 80,000 dollars by the time I graduate (and yes I am graduating in 4 years). So don't think that that's insanely expensive, at least not for a private school.

what happened to the master's degree?

also, it's her job (how ironic) to help herself get a job.

If she takes back all the money, it's not fair for that college because she took in all that education.

she can't take the money and not give her education back. it doesn't work that way.

she should suck it up & also realize we're living in a recession. there are people who need jobs more than her & because she can't find one she thinks she can just sue the college to get some money?