Can I sue my college university?

Question

I attend a university that is a "private college".

1.) False advertising.
2.) Completely irrational contracts that I was pretty much "tricked" into signing because a cover-up of information by the school.
3.) Severe emotional damage.
4.) Breaching their contract with several things.
5.) When I ask or file a complaint it takes weeks to be resolved, and is almost never resloved. Many other students have run into this problem.


How much can I sue them for?
Can it be way more than the money i will still owe them for the faulty contracts (because even if they are faulty, i still signed them ignorantly without reading)?

1.) False advertising.
-The school told me that i would be learning immense amounts of material that would help me in the future and so far during the time that i have been here (6 months) I have learned hardly anything at all, but if i drop out I must pay 60,000 to them.

2.) Completely irrational contracts that I was pretty much "tricked" into signing because a cover-up of information by the school.
-The school blocked out sites that had an immense amount of material that if read, my decision to attend the school would have instantly changed.

3.) Severe emotional damage.
-For the time that i have been down here, since the school does not offer dorms I had to live in an apartment. To meet people in the first place you are placed in one class. The same class with the same people for the entire program (2 years). They do not have dorms and have very little information on their website about upcomming events or anything for that matter. I moved 2000 miles away from my family and the love of my life for this "education" that I have not gotten at all. Recently I have gone to see a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with severe anxiety, depression, and, dementia. I had never had any of these problems before I moved here except slight depression and even then it was not diagnosed. The doctor told me that it was a compilation of problems all ending up leading to the school itself.

4.) Breaching their contract with several things.
This college has an attendance pollicy in which i had signed an agreement for. This areement stated nothing about how my schedule changes randomly throughout the month without notice. I almost had to pay to retake several classes so far that I had recieved a C (83.7%) or above in grade wise but was under in attendence by 3% because of mistakes made on our school website. When I went in to talk to them about my these changes it took forever to get an answer back and fix the problem. Even when i had asked for my e-mail and schedule program to be fixed because it was not functioning properly they told me to go talk to somebody else about it while not giving me a name, website, or e-mail adress.

All in all it is almost like they sucked me into the school by using somewhat "false" advertising, tricked me into signing forms that had very basic rules stated, tried to get me to drop out of the school because of the extremely easy classes at first followed by one extremely hard class that i had failed grade wise because an unfair 5 minute final, and finally not teaching the information nearly as well as they should or could because of an extremely terrible teaching staff.

Answer 1

Sure. Anyone can sue anyone for anything. The question is, would you win? You would need documented proof of all of these allegations. And, keep in mind, that even if you did, universities have more money than you could ever dream of having. They would keep you tied up in litigation for years until you gave up because your money ran out.

Answer 2

Well, I don't doubt that you're not happy with your current situation, but I don't think sueing the school is going to be your answer.

You stated "They do not have dorms and have very little information on their website about upcomming events or anything for that matter. I moved 2000 miles away from my family and the love of my life for this "education" that I have not gotten at all." Did you visit the campus before signing the contracts and moving there? That is the most basic step when choosing a school. No offense, but if you didn't even visit it first, then I would have to say that a little bit of foresight and wisdom needed to come into play.

Good luck though.

Answer 3

No. You wont win. It also cost a lot of money to get a lawyer and sue a college! You can complain to the dean of students or the dean of your department. If you withdraw early from a course you get some of the money back. You are most likely out of luck because I am sure some students did well in that course which makes your story look completely like it was your fault not the course or professor's fault.

Answer 4

You can sue anyone for anytrhing you want. Proving it is the next thing and if you do not you can be sued in return.

You will need well documented evidence. A good lawyer and plenty of money.

If you feel you strongly about it then go for it. Do not start a sjit before preparing for it though.

Answer 5

I think you're to late for suing, this worked a few years ago.
do to greed (by the insurance company's) they only want your premium and not pay anything. they go all the way in court with there lawyers and it will take you at least 5 years to get a court date. the jury will go against you, cause most people are sick of people like you, suing for your own fcuk ups.
see it as a learning experience and pay up, you will not win.
but good luck anyway

Answer 6

You can sue for any amount you like.

The proper question is, can you win? Sounds to me like you made a bad life decision and want someone else to pay the price.

Answer 7

60,000 for a technical school?? YIKES, they saw you coming.

You could probably sue but I doubt you would win....you signed the contract.

You were royally rooked, though. But once you sign a contract, you agree to the terms.

Answer 8

Well, since we do not have all the facts, all I can say is that you're just going to throw your money away filing a frivolous lawsuit.

Answer 9

Yes you absolutely should. Situations like yours often result in lots of opportunities lost rather than gained.

Answer 10

we need more info? what did they falsely advertise? What contracts? what are they for? what emotional damage did they do? there is no way for us to know if u can sue? to be honest...doubtful.