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Applying for College? Take Notes on Westwood College Lawsuit

August 24th, 2010. By AbiK

Here’s a little tale of a consumer fraud class action lawsuit for you…

Girl finishes high school.

Girl wants to go to college.

Girl wants to be first in family to go to college.

Girl visits Westwood College in Denver, Colorado.

Girl wowed by representative at Westwood College.

Girl really wowed when told she’d be making $65k in fashion career upon graduation.

Girl signs on.

Girl takes out loans.

Girl graduates. In debt.

Girl makes $12 an hour as a bank teller.

Girl not happy.

Actually, girl pissed.

Ahh, the joys of the college go-see. The pre-admissions promises made. The distinguished alumni stories told. The bullshit, quite frankly. Not that you don’t leave most colleges with an education and a diploma in the end—and let’s face it, try getting a higher paying job without that little slip of paper. But my heart goes out to this girl—who happens to be Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Class Action, College Recruiting, Consumer Fraud, Krystle Bernal, Westwood College
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