Trina Thompson Sues Her College Because They Failed Her

I say, “Go for it.”

(Photo: Monroe College)

Trina Thompson spent $70,000 in tuition for a degree in Information Technology from Monroe College in the Bronx, New York. Now that she can’t secure a job with her advanced degree, she has taken it upon herself to sue the university and get her tuition money back.

Some would call this ridiculous, and the majority of them would most likely be those who had a successful college experience and are in some way still in connection with their own university due to alumni activities or the like. Gary Axelbank, spokesman for Monroe College and the man who says that Thompson’s lawsuit is “completely without merit,” is likely one of those people. He also probably wouldn’t know payday loans or short term loans if they bit him on the backside.

True success comes from struggle and toil

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