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Old 02-09-2009, 06:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm confused!

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Ok, so my wife went to the local community college during summer term, she signed up for online classes so she could work a normal schedule and do school in her spare time.
First question: How much were these online classes that she signed up for?

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she ended up dropping the classes because she needed a teacher there to explain stuff and she was going to enroll in classes when we had money for her to go back.
Second question: Did she drop the classes within the school's prescribed time for a full refund? Schools usually have a policy that dictates that you only have a few days to drop and not pay full tuition.

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The college sent us a bill for $811 this fall saying that it was for unpaid for online classes that she had taken fall term. Only problem is she never took any classes fall term. The classes they say she took, she isn't even eligible to take because she didn't even meet the prereqs for the classes.
Third question: Are these the same classes she originally signed up for?

Your letter makes it seem like you had no previous contact with the school and suddenly received a bill in the mail or at best they "auto-enrolled" her in the follow-on classes assuming she had successfully completed the original course work she'd signed up for in the summer. I can't imagine that a school would just send a bill for something that you or your wife hadn't agreed to/signed up for at some point, although I could be wrong!

I think your best bet is to find out what the school's refund policy is on dropped classes and ensure that you met their deadline for a full refund. Assuming you did, or at least dropped in time to get a partial refund, you should reference their policy in all future correspondence.

Last question: Did you really give this to an attorney to handle?
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