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‼️‼️Long post - Alverno College is pocketing student's REFUNDABLE $100 tuition deposits ‼️‼️

Back in January I was accepted into a graduate program at Alverno College in Milwaukee. After being accepted I was urged to put down $100 as a tuition deposit to "hold my spot" because spaces were very limited. Excited to start this program, I eagerly put the money down the day I found out I was accepted. I couldn't enroll in classes until I was awarded financial aid. I submitted my FAFSA file to them when I applied and was waiting for Alverno's financial aid department to let me know what I was awarded. The total cost of the program is roughly $52,000. I was only awarded $20,500 (my credit isn't good enough for personal loans and I have absolutely no one to co-sign for me). Like most people, I could not afford to pay for the rest of the program out of pocket and had no choice but to tell Alverno I couldn't attend. Last week I realized that they never refunded my $100 that was meant to go towards my tuition. They emailed me back saying the $100 is nonrefundable, and that it was stated as such on my acceptance letter. That much is true, it DOES say the fee is non refundable on my acceptance letter. Out of curiosity, I looked at the Admission Policies on their website and it states that $100 tuition deposits ARE refundable until May 1st. The DEMSN program guide states that the $100 goes towards a student's first semester tuition. If I never had the chance to start the program, where did this money go? And how many other students have they done this to? I spoke with the Enrollment Director of the DEMSN program (Sean Walker) and he did nothing but argue with me on the phone, cutting me off and comparing my situation to the time he "put down $500 on an apartment and decided not to take it". I told Sean that it's INSANE that this college is taking students money AT ALL, let alone in the midst of a global pandemic. His response was "there was no pandemic when you applied."

I've accepted that I probably won't see my money again, but people need to know about their shady business practices and how little they care about their hard working students that are giving EVERYTHING they have to make a better life for themselves. These are NOT Christian values and I'm so sick of big companies stepping on the...

I will be as blunt and honest as possible. The business office/financial aid office has absolutely the worse kind of people. The women in this office are super rude to you and even when they make mistakes on their end regarding payments...they still don't apologize!! They make you feel like a criminal standing in there being accused of not paying, when payments are made in advance! Oh and when they are proven wrong...all they have to say is, oh this is taken care of now..TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE. You would think with the amount of money they make on students tuitions that they would get their business office together. Just get it together Alverno..your students are not your enemies. In fact, your students are why you even exist. Also they don't transfer credits, so you are either there until you graduate or just threw away a boat...

1 start too much for them. Worse college ever! Especially the DEMSN program they are liars. They also treat you like your stupid when you are simply experiencing hardships in life, but if the teacher or Dean have something in their life our grades, assigments, and class all the sufren dont matter. The people here almost made me loose hope in healthcare staff. Which is so dissappointing. One of the teacher in master's class literally was making fun of the older patients private parts. Which is disgusting imagine that type of person being your parents or your nurse. There is so so so much more. But also lots of HIDDEN fees. I would not wish this school upon my worst enemy. It has rotten souls leaving the...