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CNN: Alumna sues college because she hasn't found a job

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  1. JuanValdez

    JuanValdez Member

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    [rquoter]Alumna sues college because she hasn't found a job

    NEW YORK (CNN) -- A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 -- the full cost of her tuition and then some -- because she cannot find a job.

    Trina Thompson, 27, of the Bronx, graduated from New York's Monroe College in April with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology.

    On July 24, she filed suit against the college in Bronx Supreme Court, alleging that Monroe's "Office of Career Advancement did not help me with a full-time job placement. I am also suing them because of the stress I have been going through."

    The college responded that it offers job-search support to all its students.

    In her complaint, Thompson says she seeks $70,000 in reimbursement for her tuition and $2,000 to compensate for the stress of her three-month job search.

    As Thompson sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials, which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record. But Monroe's career-services department has put forth insufficient effort to help her secure employment, she claims.

    "They're supposed to say, 'I got this student, her attendance is good, her GPA is all right -- can you interview this person?' They're not doing that," she said.

    Thompson said she has fulfilled her end of the job-search bargain, peppering companies listed on Monroe's e-recruiting site with cover letters, résumés and phone calls. But no more than two employers have responded to her outreach, and those leads have borne no fruit.

    Her complaint adds, "The office of career advancement information technology counselor did not make sure their Monroe e-recruiting clients call their graduates that recently finished college for an interview to get a job placement. They have not tried hard enough to help me."

    She suggested that Monroe's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to students with excellent grades. "They favor more toward students that got a 4.0. They help them more out with the job placement," she said.

    Monroe College released a statement saying that "while it is clear that no college, especially in this economy, can guarantee employment, Monroe College remains committed to working with all its students, including Ms. Thompson, who graduated only three months ago, to prepare them for careers and to support them during their job search."

    Thompson says she has not hired an attorney to represent her because she cannot afford one. When she filed her complaint, she also filed a "poor person order," which exempts her from filing fees associated with the lawsuit.

    Asked whether she would advise other college graduates facing job woes to sue their alma maters, Thompson said yes.

    "It doesn't make any sense: They went to school for four years, and then they come out working at McDonald's and Payless. That's not what they planned."[/rquoter]
     
    #1 JuanValdez, Aug 3, 2009
  2. dharocks

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    *blinks*
     
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  3. shastarocket

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    Gimme an effin break! A 2.7, really???
     
    #3 shastarocket, Aug 3, 2009
  4. madmonkey37

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    I thought I was reading something from The Onion.
     
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  5. Sajan

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    nvm i am not gonna bring race into this.

    27 with a bachelors and 2.7 gpa in IT and no job..WHAT A SURPRISE! :rolleyes:
     
    #5 Sajan, Aug 3, 2009
  6. RedRedemption

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    2.7? BUHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.

    That is absolutely horrible.
     
    #6 RedRedemption, Aug 3, 2009
  7. updawg

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    I am sure employers are knocking on her door now. That's just some good marketing
     
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  8. dharocks

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    Seriously though, does anyone's school do this? I mean, we have career days and we're given opportunities to network, but it's not like we get job opportunities handed to us by the school.

    I've got a good GPA and I'm involved in a number of activities, I still had to make a lot of calls and use a lot of connections to get some of my internship interviews (and I'd say about half of them weren't even paid positions).
     
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  9. superden

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    Hey! She has a good attendance record. Effort counts right?
     
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  10. orbb

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    If you paid 72000 for an IT degree, you have other problems.
     
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  11. Kate81

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    Thats good for some people' standards. This article is whatever, but I wouldn't laugh at someone just because their GPA isn't perfect.
     
    #11 Kate81, Aug 3, 2009
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    LOL....try three years removed from college at a cost of $120K total. Then you can talk to me, lady.
     
    #12 baller4life315, Aug 3, 2009
  13. Northside Storm

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    I wouldn't sue anyone if I had that GPA and I couldn't find a job.
     
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  14. dharocks

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    When you're using your 2.7 GPA and "solid attendance record" as a means to justify suing your school for not handing you a job upon graduation, you sort of open yourself up to ridicule.

    I mean, apparently all she's even done to find a job is send out a bunch of resumes with cover letters. You've gotta be kidding me!
     
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  15. Kate81

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    I'm not saying I would either, just saying GPA isn't everything. There's just always those dudes who make straight A's, thinking they're above people because they graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
     
    #15 Kate81, Aug 3, 2009
  16. JuanValdez

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    I have to give her a little credit for figuring out how to file a lawsuit without a lawyer.
     
    #16 JuanValdez, Aug 3, 2009
  17. rockets934life

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    I have a decent job making enough and don't have a degree but I had to start as a tempt because my stupid arse decided to live the world instead of moving up the corporate ladder!
     
    #17 rockets934life, Aug 3, 2009
  18. rockbox

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    GPA isn't everything but a 4.0 is something to be proud of. It's not easy to achieve even at any decent university. I would definitely hire someone with a 4.0 (unless they were socially incompetent) because it shows work ethic, responsibility, and the ability to learn.
     
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  19. Rocket River

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    I thought this college was in Monroe, La. at 1st.

    Rocket River
     
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  20. Baqui99

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    If she wanted a job she should have studied harder in college. A 2.7 from some podunk school in the Bronx won't cut it in this market. To borrow a qutoe from Gekko, the only job she'll have on the Street is sweeping it.
     
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