Today, I heard on the news that the average debt one is in when they graduate college is $24,000. I've been in college for one year and my debt is already $20,000. And it turns out that my school's accreditation does not exist like I was told. $20,000 in debt and no college credits to show for it. FML
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Today, I was watching a TV show about people with shopping addictions. One girl was $15,000 in debt and I thought how horrible it would be to live with that. Then I realized that I'm in medical school and currently $135,000 in debt. At least they have something to show for their debt. FML
Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML
Today, I owe about $18,000 for a useless degree. Why? I graduated in 2016 from the ITT Technical Institute, a few months before the school shut down for good. The kicker? They misspelled my name on the diploma. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, I checked my university financial account to discover I owed them over $1000. The reason? They had apparently given me too much money when I applied for a loan and now want it back. Oh, and I spent my loan money on books and a laptop for school. FML
Today, I applied for college graduation. Turns out my advisor screwed me over and now I'm 1 credit hour short of getting my degree. Now I have to wait another semester and pay $3,500 just to take a one hour class on Bowling so that I can graduate. FML
Today, my college charged me for tuition for next semester. I graduated two years ago. I have a degree from a place too stupid to only charge current students. FML
Today, I learned I have over $10,000 in debt, despite never owning a credit card. Apparently, my ex-roommate had been replying to the credit card offers I was receiving in the mail. That also explains my missing driver's license a few months back. FML
Today, I did the math: back at college in 2011, I had a $20,000+ reimbursement from my school. If I had invested even half my cash into Bitcoin then ($2.50), I would be worth over $120,000,000. Instead, I said, "Fuck that! This is stupid", and am now over $200,000 in student loan debt. FML
Today, I learned that the college I'm going to in the fall has been tampering with their ratings on the internet and actually only has a 5% graduation rate. Everything's already been paid for and I can't transfer elsewhere. FML
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1kings67 0
should have researched the college first
BoyFromTheFuture 0
go to a different school asap. it's obvious accreditation means something to you or you wouldn't have mentioned it. Don't pay 20k a year for something that's not going to earn it back for you.
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Comments (57)
hahachun 4
first
Battledog5006 0
#18 is win lol
claireful 4
You fail for having a shirt that says 'no fat chicks.' I understand that Justin Beiber is more your type, but you look like a 12 year old tool.
sallen0046 4
So instead of doing your own research, you went by what you were "told" about the program's accreditation? That's just ignorant. Transfer. The reason people have an average $24,000 debt when they graduate college is because they WORK while they're in school.
Chandy_fml 2
Or earn enough scholarship money so that they can focus on classes. :)
claireful 4
Or their parents pay for school. When I was looking at universities, it came down to two schools for me. My first choice cost approximately $28k a year after scholarships, so I decided to go to my local university for approximately $6k a year, and have my parents pay for it (I'm no spoiled FYI, so please don't jump to conclusions. I'm extremely blessed my parents can afford to help me out.). Yay for being responsible and graduating debt free!
heysteph 2
Yay for your parents being responsible and you graduating debt free*
richjumba 0
stop bitching and warn money and pay
MarryMeFry 10
That's what you get for going to one of those colleges that advertise on late night TV.
Brittneyyyy 7
The first part of this FML seems a little irrelevant to the actual FML. Anyway, FYL op. Unless you didn't do any research at all, then YDI. I'll be paying more than $80k for my schooling and you can bet that I've done a lot of research on my school's accreditation. Seems like common sense.
hahaalolz 0
legend name :)
Mr_Zachary 0
you mean daddy's paying? mortal kombat *Fight!*
19990231 29
57, not everybody who goes to a good school makes daddy pay for them.
babygirldhayes 0
wow get a life don't post it online thts not a story for fml. no1 wants to hear that it's so boring it's your fault for not researching the collage. nobody cares wat u have to prove it. does it look like were in your collage tough stuff again were not in your collage YTD ppl!!
FFML_314 12
What in the sam hell did you just say? I think you need to stay as far away from "collage" as possible. You will only drag the rest of us down.
Rei_Ayanami 18
FFML_314, I don't mean to make an enemy out of you, because I admire your work, but I find it only fair to let you know that the say is "What in Sam Hill" not hell.
Rei_Ayanami 18
*The saying is
Anaxes 5
FFML_314 is the local grammar nazi here, I don't think she appreciates being told she's wrong.
Zebidee 9
I have to respectfully disagree, Pedantik. The expression is 'What in the Sam Hill...?', not Sam Hell. #39 was right.
FFML_314 12
The original expression may be, "What in the sam hill" but either works. No one around here says "What in the sam hill." Both are accepted.
Rei_Ayanami 18
Well, in my time I have never heard "hell" put on the end but perhaps it is only in certain areas that it goes both ways.
momogal 22
That sucks, OP. When I went to my community college, I didn't expect to have to move out of state. None of my credits will transfer to the local technical college where I will be taking EMT and Paramedic courses. Hipe you can get things resolved and then transfer to a school that is accredited. Good luck!
momogal 22
LOL 35! I was gonna say the same thing, but trolling isn't my forte. Go you!
Selena_is_back 7
oh well... that means no 4,000 for you!!! what a bummer!!