Jamaica, NY asked in Contracts, Personal Injury, Consumer Law and Education Law for New York

Q: can i be able to seek legal remedy if the college i attended does not recognize my leave of absence and charging for it.

i had a justified reason to withdraw from college but the college says it didnt recognize the withdrawal i did because due to what kind of withdrawal i did at the time i applied for it. They are saying that i couldve took an medical leave of absence and i would have to sign extra paperwork with their counselors to make it so that they do not charge tuition.But, it was contingent based on their medical boards policies, so i would have to had been treated by a psychologist to sign paperwork saying this was the reason i left. but the reason i left was because of how depressing the environment was, thinking id never graduate because of the courses offered.i feel i shouldnt have to had done any of those things.And i withdrew within the timeframe of actually being refunded money, by February. I only withdrew, and now im responsible for paying over six grand for this because of their policy. i dont want to sue because its a lot of money. thank you. the school's name is St Johns University.

1 Lawyer Answer

A: The policy is standard and you are going to have to follow through with it.

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