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Legal issue involving a college or just a simple complaint?

I consulted a college advisor who used my buisness background to my disadvantage and made me the so called "adminstrative glitch"

By that, I mean that because of by skills and expirence, I had to follow a different admissions procedure and would definitely have to pay all my tuition out of pocket. In addition, she attempted to deter me from personally interacting with the financial aid office, by telling me that it is "unprofessional (to apply for financial aid)" and providing me with student's negative comments about the office including:

1) financial aid is the worst office of all (name of college)

2) financial aid staff is mean and rude

and further implying that I had much to lose. Well, anyways I got upset over this whole thing cause come on, she basically insulted her employer and I started telling other college staff about this and even filed a formal letter of complaint against this advisor.

The thing is I can't even make sense of this mess now and I was hoping one of you would have websites or names of lawyers to contact in the case this is discrimination.

I want to know because I do not know if I have to take it to the state level (I live in Illinois) or not and I am also concerned that my two page letter is not that specific. Well, anyways the last incident/meeting occured April 24

(now, I have to make you aware that there were incidents, but I really was not going to put a confidential letter on this forum)

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  • Neil
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Even if this were "discrimination," people with business skills and experience are not a protected class.

  • 8 years ago

    I don't see where there was any discrimination. Calling the financial aid office rude and the worst office of all time is unprofessional and MAYBE could get her fired, but that's about it and I doubt even that would happen.

    It's not discrimination to try to steer you away from financial aid, get over yourself.

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