The student office contacted me about the next term, asking me to 'confirm' that I won't be coming back. I wrote them the following letter to explain how shitty they are. It will be interesting to see what they respond back with. Copied below is the letter in full:
Hello,
As requested by Alicia, I'll provide those four points of information.
I'm [student name], an honors student and junior with a 3.84 GPA, and I'm not planning on returning in the fall.
My LU ID is [number].
My reason for leaving is from frustration and disappointment.
My frustrations:
--Two of my classes this semester had required books that the school's bookstore did not have, nor did the bookstore ever get them in despite my repeated requests. I had the book dollars, or flames cash, set aside from the beginning so I could get my books, but I did not have money to get the books from another source, so I got behind in the classes because I couldn't study the books.
--Too many of the professors are incompetent, and I feel like I am not learning enough from this school experience. I've been here for 5+ semesters and I haven't got much to show for it, other than to say, "Yeah, I know how to read a book, and jump through some hoops to meet deadlines."
--For the web design class I took, I just couldn't believe how pathetic the teaching was, and also for the CompTIA A+ training course, the students were promised a voucher to take the A+ exam for free or next to nothing, but then towards the end of the class when I asked the professor about it, he said the school didn't budget for it, so no exam for us.
--I got an email saying I owe the school about $800, and this happens very shortly before the financial check-in is due. It said the balance was from the previous school term, but I'm positive that I had no balance from the previous semester. It's not easy to magically come up with $800 within a few days before the financial check-in. This school had done this to me before, also, and the other time it was for $2,000. The timing for these things is ridiculous. This is the main reason I'm not coming back in the fall, because I couldn't chuck up the money in time before the check-in deadline. I get the impression that this school is unorganized and that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
As for where I'm going, I hope it's toward success, but it's doubtful. Despite my almost three years of education and good grades, no one seems interested in taking me on for an IT internship. I've applied to many internships, even had some interviews, but no luck. So much for my education.
If you're touched and want to help me, I'd love to get a job at this school, as I recently became unemployed, and I know I have the vision to make things better. If you know any connections or can put in any kind of "good word" or what have you, I'd greatly appreciate it.
