AIU - American Intercontinental University I was told by Financial Aid the cost of my program would be 16.000 now they are saying that was for the 1st 8 months Hoffman Estates Illinois

I contacted AIU the summer of 2004. I asked a lot of questions so I could make my decision as to transfer schools or not. The admissions advisor could not answer how much my program would cost me, she said I would need to talk to Financial Aid. Well, you don't talk to them until after you are accepted and they receive your funds from Stafford.

When I did get to talk to a Financial Aid advisor named Ricci I asked him how much was my program. He said my program would cost me 16,000. I then said for the whole program? He said yes. I thought that was great because the school I was with the program was 22,000. Then I was advised by him that I would need to come up with out of pocket 6,300 because Stafford would only pay 10,500. He said he would have to put me on a cash agreement since I could not come up with it upfront.

Who could? I paid one month and then found that there was no way possible I could make the payment they set for me. I decided that after January I would apply for another Stafford Laon and then after ti was granted AIU could get their 6,300 and I would get some cash in my pocket to cover some financial obligations.

Well lo and behold I was contacted by FA in April 2005 saying I now owe for this next term 1,700. I was totally confused then. Then they told me the 16,000 was for the 1st 8 months and it would be 11,000 for the next 5 months. I told them I was not told this from the beginning and if I were I would have just stayed at the school I was attending.

Now they are adminstratively withdrawing me cause I cannot come up with 2,800 in 1 week. I only have 4 classes to go. FA, Advisor, no one will help me with this. They all just say oh well. I would not recommend this school to anyone, this is very much a ripoff. They need to be discredited.

Jenny
Florissant, Missouri
U.S.A.