Wesley1906
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington, DC
BELOW IS MY STORY...
My university has a program that accepts students to be placed on Capital Hill as congressional interns. This program that is listed on their website states that each applicant must register for a class called 'Judicial Process', in order to fulfill the roles as a intern. To include, meeting other eligibility criteria such as:
-Posses a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale
-Have earned at least 60 credits towards a Bachelor's Degree
-Demonstrate a commitment to public service, and participate in a 15-20-hour per week internship
-Turned in application no later than July 1, 2012
Needless to say, I met all of these requirements except the last one. As a result, I contacted the Director of the department and asked if any exceptions can be made. The Director said yes, and in the end ultimately processed my application [August 21, 2012]
A week later [August 29, 2012] the Director of the department shot me an email stating how I've been approved, due to my credentials that made me a strong applicant. Within the next business day [August 30, 2012] I was told to participate in a mandatory luncheon to learn more information about the program, and also find which office I would be appointed to interning.
When the luncheon took place [August 31, 2012], the Director told me it would be who of me to quit my previous job, since I would start working within the next week [September 3, 2012] as a intern. However, this deal was reneged on their end due to last minute changes that were based on the matters of being enrolled in another class, that the program failed to mention. As a result, everything was put off until this situation could be rectified.
Seeing how this notice was after the registration period, I sought out to pursue the Dean of my department if they'd be willing to override me into the class that wasn't listed on the programs website. Nonetheless, the Dean said no based on the fact that the class would put me over the university's restricted 18-hour credit limit, seeing how I was already registered for 16 credit hours this semester. With that being said, I am now unemployed possessing no means to pay for my monthly rent, nor am I able to purchase food and pay my bills for the semester.
PS. When I contacted the Director of the program about how I am not liable for this along with explaining the loopholes, he pretty much gave me the cold shoulder and ridiculed my intelligence. Yet, he was the one that processed me into the program in the first place along with the other Director that handles students receiving academic credit upon completing the internship.
Is there any course of legal action I can take against the university? Because truth be told, this university has faced various legal issues in the past orchestrated by other students.
BELOW IS MY STORY...
My university has a program that accepts students to be placed on Capital Hill as congressional interns. This program that is listed on their website states that each applicant must register for a class called 'Judicial Process', in order to fulfill the roles as a intern. To include, meeting other eligibility criteria such as:
-Posses a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale
-Have earned at least 60 credits towards a Bachelor's Degree
-Demonstrate a commitment to public service, and participate in a 15-20-hour per week internship
-Turned in application no later than July 1, 2012
Needless to say, I met all of these requirements except the last one. As a result, I contacted the Director of the department and asked if any exceptions can be made. The Director said yes, and in the end ultimately processed my application [August 21, 2012]
A week later [August 29, 2012] the Director of the department shot me an email stating how I've been approved, due to my credentials that made me a strong applicant. Within the next business day [August 30, 2012] I was told to participate in a mandatory luncheon to learn more information about the program, and also find which office I would be appointed to interning.
When the luncheon took place [August 31, 2012], the Director told me it would be who of me to quit my previous job, since I would start working within the next week [September 3, 2012] as a intern. However, this deal was reneged on their end due to last minute changes that were based on the matters of being enrolled in another class, that the program failed to mention. As a result, everything was put off until this situation could be rectified.
Seeing how this notice was after the registration period, I sought out to pursue the Dean of my department if they'd be willing to override me into the class that wasn't listed on the programs website. Nonetheless, the Dean said no based on the fact that the class would put me over the university's restricted 18-hour credit limit, seeing how I was already registered for 16 credit hours this semester. With that being said, I am now unemployed possessing no means to pay for my monthly rent, nor am I able to purchase food and pay my bills for the semester.
PS. When I contacted the Director of the program about how I am not liable for this along with explaining the loopholes, he pretty much gave me the cold shoulder and ridiculed my intelligence. Yet, he was the one that processed me into the program in the first place along with the other Director that handles students receiving academic credit upon completing the internship.
Is there any course of legal action I can take against the university? Because truth be told, this university has faced various legal issues in the past orchestrated by other students.
