Sylvan Learning Center, St. Louis, MO Took advantage of my desperation and ripped me off in the process!!! Creve Coeur, Missouri

Their tv advertisement said that they could help your child for less than $100. When I called, they suggested that I bring my child in for a free evaluation, which I did and they told me all the problems they thought she had and that it was going to cost $100 a week. When I said I could not afford it, they suggested applying for a student loan through Sallie Mae. Well, the total loan amount turned out to be for $10,000. But, of course, with my child having so many problems, I was desperate. It was very hard to watch her struggle with her grades so much and still fail. She was in 5 grade at the time and I didn't want her to start Middle School with so many problems and just barely passing grades. Well she is now a sophomore in high school, still struggeling and we've discovered that she suffers from depression and ADD. When her year was up at Sylvan, they evaluated her again and found that she could benefit from more help from them, but, of course at an additional cost. By the way, here we are 5 years later and I'm still struggeling to pay the student loan from Sallie Mae, they are now threatening to garnish my wages.

Michelle
St. Louis, Missouri
U.S.A.