New grad can't find job, so sues college

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<p>From "Higher Ed Morning.com" by Tom D'Agostino. This is what's known as being a "professional victim":</p>

<p>"A recent graduate of a New York college is having trouble landing a job. But is it the college’s fault? She thinks so — and that’s why she’s suing.</p>

<p>"Recent Monroe College grad Trina Thompson completed her course of studies in April and graduated with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology. But Thompson is still searching for a job, and she says the school hasn’t done enough to help her.</p>

<p>"Thompson claims the school’s office of career advancement dropped the ball by failing to give her enough career counseling assistance. She says it’s the school’s fault that her phone’s not ringing with calls from potential employers. “They have not tried hard enough to help,” she claims.</p>

<p>"Thompson’s suit has asked that the college be forced to return the tuition she paid – all $70,000 of it. For good measure, she wants another $2,000 to compensate her “for the stress I have been going through looking for a full time job on my own.”</p>

<p>"The school says on its Web site that its Office of Career Advancement offers a variety of services to all current students, including workshops and individual career counseling services. It insists the suit is meritless."</p>

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<p>I think there is a thread on this already. Also, you should post the link when you post a lot of text from an article; the moderators want to make sure sources are cited.</p>

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<p>I find that just amazing.</p>

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<p>Several threads about this. The consensus was that the college is a diploma mill and woman suing is an idiot.</p>