Compliance:
Hi fellow nairalanders, I need urgent and serious advices. I applied for a masters degree at Walden online university in 2013, I always had one of their agents calling me to consider studying with them since I showed my interest. He suggested the course I should put in for. That was masters in public health administration. Sincerely, he was too really on my neck then and I got his calls almost everyday. I guess is a white man. He's always calling to intimate me of the processes, until I got the admission letter, at a point he asked if I could be paying monthly.

I was sent some hard copy textbooks too. I started a few classes online, but when I started it was entirely something, I attended about 3 classes, did an assignment but didn't click with the way things were going. I wasn't used to all online lecture stuffs. Besides, I didn't flow because the course was basically based on the American system of health care delivery. I am and agric graduate, that course was like Latin to me.

I then lodged a complain to an advisor that I couldn't cope and besides its difficult keeping with classses due to several Nigerian factors. He said he'll look into it. Since that time I stopped attending the online classes and stopped totally. I attended the class like 3 times or four before I stopped. My laptop was latter stolen some few weeks after that and all materials were even gone.

After about a year I was called to pay up my school fees, I was like, what school fees? I didnt understand, I never wrote a test or exam let alone of obtaining a certificate. I told them I stopped long ago. They sent a few mails too trying to threaten me to pay up or they'll involve a third party, after about another year, They sent me a mail again, and I replied them the same thing, I even told them I would send the textbooks back to them, to me that was the only thing I can say I'm oweing them or I pay for them so they won't say Nigerians are corrupt. I told them my plight, I stopped working, and had no means of livelihood, a graduate looking for job and trying to make ends meet.

Some weeks ago I was contacted by some agents in Lagos about my indebtedness and that I must pay, I repeated the same response and explained to them that I'll pay for the textbooks and that I only did few classes not up to three weeks. They replied me that I must pay for those classes and the books when I converted the bill to Naira, it was above 400k. I was at first laughing it off, but I got a reminder again tonight.

Please I need urgent advises on what my actions could be. That amount is far too outrageous, even if they sell all I have right now, t won't pay the bill. Anyone that has encountered similar issue should please help with suggestions.

ademega:
hmmm.
one chance study.
let them arrest u and deport u to London to face charges now

if that happens please me too wan study online

Vanquay:
OP, Next time do your research on terms and Conditions.

College admissions process and offficers don't give a fvck about you..during my SATs as a senior, I was getting tons of emails, I was feeling like a boss, it shocked me when only 4 accepted me out of 8

They just want your deposit money

bigtt76:
confusion somewhere.

1. I did not study with Walden University

2. I did not study MSc MPH

So I cannot give you details about their programme or method of delivery. Rather the following applies

1. I did a Masters programme with University of Liverpool

2. I did an Information Security

3. My final degree certificate did not bear 'Online' it was same with the regular students.

4. Seminars and final Thesis is all you are required to submit for grading towards the award.

5. Its quite hectic looking at it from the Nigerian environment except you are able to mitigate against factors such as your commuting from work daily and getting home tired, lack of steady electricity, Internet access, meeting with submission schedules and self-motivation. If you can solve these then bingo ...you're good to go.

6. You can pace your studies and payment too (but note that the more you space out your study, the longer it takes to finish)


Goodevning pls I would love to know more about how you went through thw MSc program from scrath. Cn I send u a pm pls?

Amefrica:


What does this have to do with what OP has said?

OP, it is very possible you are owing the school. If you complete registration (registered for courses and stuff) you get charged and the money goes/adds into your student account, since you did not register for another semester then you only have to pay for the one semester you attended. Do you remember if you complete any registration online?

I am just criticizing his rash decision and advising others to be careful of how they approach college admissions process

Vanquay:


I am just criticizing his rash decision and advising others to be careful of how they approach college admissions process

sapiosexual1:

cc compliance
You sef threaten them back, tell them ur lawyer would get across(don't tell me you don't have lawyer friends ooo) , contact ur lawyer friend and let him........argue ur case properly, demand to see the breakdown of the cost amounting to 400k (may God forgive President Buhari for making our Naira soo worthless). Let them know in no unclear terms that they should cease to embarass you else you would pursue the matter with the police. Wetin sef, that jagbajantis university that has become soo common like a secondary school, their adverts are everywhere soliciting for enrollment. Beta schools no dey make noise, even Nigerian universities don't advertise and solicit that hard. Mtschew.!

layilo:
are there no masters programme on our Nigerian universities cause I'm beginning what u were thinking that made u apply for an unknown course in an unknown university in an unvisited country by u. Do u need an unknown certificate? sodat ull be working in an unknown company and be paid an unknown salary or no salary at all??

Compliance:
Hi fellow nairalanders, I need urgent and serious advices. I applied for a masters degree at Walden online university in 2013, I always had one of their agents calling me to consider studying with them since I showed my interest. He suggested the course I should put in for. That was masters in public health administration. Sincerely, he was too really on my neck then and I got his calls almost everyday. I guess is a white man. He's always calling to intimate me of the processes, until I got the admission letter, at a point he asked if I could be paying monthly.

I was sent some hard copy textbooks too. I started a few classes online, but when I started it was entirely something, I attended about 3 classes, did an assignment but didn't click with the way things were going. I wasn't used to all online lecture stuffs. Besides, I didn't flow because the course was basically based on the American system of health care delivery. I am and agric graduate, that course was like Latin to me.

I then lodged a complain to an advisor that I couldn't cope and besides its difficult keeping with classses due to several Nigerian factors. He said he'll look into it. Since that time I stopped attending the online classes and stopped totally. I attended the class like 3 times or four before I stopped. My laptop was latter stolen some few weeks after that and all materials were even gone.

After about a year I was called to pay up my school fees, I was like, what school fees? I didnt understand, I never wrote a test or exam let alone of obtaining a certificate. I told them I stopped long ago. They sent a few mails too trying to threaten me to pay up or they'll involve a third party, after about another year, They sent me a mail again, and I replied them the same thing, I even told them I would send the textbooks back to them, to me that was the only thing I can say I'm oweing them or I pay for them so they won't say Nigerians are corrupt. I told them my plight, I stopped working, and had no means of livelihood, a graduate looking for job and trying to make ends meet.

Some weeks ago I was contacted by some agents in Lagos about my indebtedness and that I must pay, I repeated the same response and explained to them that I'll pay for the textbooks and that I only did few classes not up to three weeks. They replied me that I must pay for those classes and the books when I converted the bill to Naira, it was above 400k. I was at first laughing it off, but I got a reminder again tonight.

Please I need urgent advises on what my actions could be. That amount is far too outrageous, even if they sell all I have right now, t won't pay the bill. Anyone that has encountered similar issue should please help with suggestions.

ademega:
hmmm.
one chance study.
let them arrest u and deport u to London to face charges now

if that happens please me too wan study online

bigtt76:
E yaaa. I feel you. Don't be scared those guys in Lagos are just marketers too aiming for their own commission.

If they disturb you too much involve the police armed with all correspondence with the course advisor etc. It's a bad debt and you dropped out. They can't force you.

It's a lovely course though. Finished one with University of Liverpool and it was quite interesting. Wished you could finish it though.

Compliance:
Thanks so much, was already thinking of contacting a lawyer and get the legal implications. Was wondering why I'll pay that much without a certificate. I started aasters programme in futa but dropped out due to lack of funding, no one is chasing me around to come and pay for the lectures I attended.