Jobless woman sues college for $70K
 

NEW YORK — A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree.

Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in the Bronx Supreme Court. The 27-year-old is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition.

Thompson says she's been unable to find gainful employment since she received her information technology degree in April.


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dumb.azz.

lol. great reputation she's building there.

She's an idiot for spending $70K for tuition at a college that does its heaviest advertising on the NYC subway. She's a dumbass for complaining about not having a job 3.5 months after graduation in one of the worst job markets we have seen.

Good luck getting a job now, Trina Thompson!

C'mon you all, she's clearly trying to get in on the news and talk show circuit. She wants overall publicity and a few paid interviews to tie her over.

The formula for overnight success/15 minutes of fame are all here.

I guess we should be glad that she is the one sueing, and not her parents.

I kind of wish newspapers wouldn't report lawsuits like this until the suit made it past a motion to dismiss.

No wonder she can't get a job. What an idiot.

She thought finding a job was hard before this? Ha! I am sure companies will be lining up to hire someone who can't take accountability for her own actions/weaknesses, and who, at the first oppotunity will pursue a lawsuit. Yea, companies, looooove litigious-happy employees.

As everyone else has said, what a royal idiot. Good luck with the job search after all this. :rolleyes:

Just when you think you've heard it all, this one takes the cake. Just because you have a degree doesn't mean you'll get a job. It also doesn't mean your school's job assistance office will find you a job. Besides, looking at the upcoming first year college bill for the oldest child, $70k for a bachelor's degree doesn't sound all that bad to me (not that this is directly related, simply an observation).

It's not that $70K is a lot for college (I believe that my undergraduate education cost twice that amount). It's that she spent that much on a pretty poorly regarded school, when she could have attended a local public college for a fraction of that. Seriously, the only time I've ever heard of this school is on signs in the subway, right next to the ads for $200 divorces and personal injury attorneys. I can't feel badly for someone who made a bad investment without doing any research.

Seriously-YDI for going to Monroe lol. She mightve had better chances going to Lehman.

I guess she didn't see the asterisk they put after the "guaranteed job placement upon graduation" disclaimer.

I don't see how she fails to realize that hiring new employees is completely in the hands of the employer. Your college/university can get you the interview, but it can't get you hired.

For the money she spent, she could have gone to any of the CUNYs and still have enough money left over for grad school.

And I'm sure she had the grades for grad school, eh?

There's always DeVry. :p

University of Phoenix...

Could it be that her 2.7 GPA may have been holding her back? In one article she complained about how the students with 4.0 averages seemed to be the ones getting all the interviews. Gee, you think?

I work for a university and I know that at my school you are not guaranteed a job upon graduation and I would be highly suspect of any school with a placement office that gives you a guarantee like that. The schools alum career assistance/placement offices are there to help you with job leads, perfect your resume and make connections. What you do with your degree and the skills you've supposedly acquired are up to you.

Sh'es been out of school less than 4 months. What was she expecting in this economy? To waltz into an ideal job with mediocre grades (*although she did proclaim she had excellent attendance!) when there are applicants with better credentials who are unemployed and also looking for work?

~sigh~ It just goes to show that a college degree does not equal having a shred of common sense.

Seriously, CUNY or SUNY schools would've been better quality with a cheaper price tag.