Doctorate degree
I passed my comp in my educational doctorate program which made me ABD. I was to start my dissertation in May. Being an early bird, I applied for financial aid and was approved by the Dept. Of Ed. Then came the bad news from Argosy's financial aid officer (Who was at the very least unhelpful and rude); I would only be able to borrow tution costs. Being on unemployment and out of work and trying very hard to finish my doctorate with a 4.0 GPA, I am now unable to finish this program. There are costs associated with the dissertation such as an editor for one at the cost of 1800.00. There would be transportation costs, books, copies, faxes, and other expenditures. I also needed to borrow money for off-campus housing since I am making very little on unemployment and have been unable to find a job. (I might have the degrees but I have no experience since Argosy's internships are -8 hours, etc. So, with not enough funding, I had to withdraw from my program today. All the money I have spent and borrowed to make this happen is now at a loss. My credit will be ruined as with no experience and no job, I cannot pay the loans back. I will forever be, "ABD, " with no doctorate which would help to over-ride the lack of expereince. (Such as at the college level.) I even applied to Argosy...after all, if you have such a high grade point average you would think they would want to hire you...but they don't. I am 56 years old and Argosy University has destroyed my life in old age. Do not waste your time or money on a college that has no heart, no support, and that has a very high turnover of both professors and staff. Find a state school that must answer to someone higher up.
