I applied to a for-profit university (Globe) and then cancelled the next day. After 2 weeks, they have not attempted to refund my application fee despite me leaving 2 messages. I was thinking I could threaten to give the press a story about my negative experience with them, like tell them I have connections with a paper or something (even though I don't). Is this legal? Or is there anything they could do to me?
You paid a fee to apply and then you applied, they can keep the fee. It is legal for you to threaten or actually go to the press but no one will care. If you keep contracting the company and ask nicely and tell them how you really need the money they might refund the fee.
check your fine print on the application. usually application fees are not refundable. and yes, it's legal.
You aren't entitled to a refund. Not illegal to threaten, but you will just look foolish. You applied, and that costs the fee. You changed your mind...that isn't their fault.
It is legal, but they don't care because you sent in an application...period. The fact that you cancelled the following day is not their fault. That application fee will not be refunded. I would laugh at this threat.
LOL....go to the press?? Best laugh all morning!! You must have a fairly elevated sense of self worth if you think the press is going to write a story about an application fee not being refunded. Who would want to read that story?
