The College of Charleston

Date: Mar 12 2013
Major: Philosophy (This Major's Salary over time)
Being from the Charleston area, this university provided me with nothing as far as the beach, downtown, night life, etc. as I had already been exposed to it.

I picked a worthless major for anything other than a higher degree; to spend so much for a generic liberal arts degree is a slap in the face nowadays.

I didn't meet any long-term friends or have any unique experiences, especially considering I commuted for the last two years.

The worst part of my college experience came afterwards. Without going into too much detail, there was some sort of problem with my last payment to the college… The problem being that I made one, and was told that all money owed for services was satisfied. Fast forward a year and I start being harassed by debt collectors because the college had sent my debt to an agency. I received no notice that I owed anything, considering I was told that I had paid.

Apparently I was lied to, so I still owed money. Unfortunately because the college did not bother to contact me, it was a debt collection agency that was now contacting my cell phone and work daily. This also needlessly showed up on my credit report.

Fast forward two more years, and this debt has been paid off. I call the state department of revenue to verify my information because the SSN hacking scandal. I was informed that my tax refund was being appropriated by the College of Charleston because of debts owed. Debts that I had paid off well over a year ago. Hopefully I can get my money back so the college can't double dip.