While homeless I defaulted on my student loans. I can’t get my transcripts to start over.

Hi, I graduated from college with a BFA in photography. We were taught the usual art b.s. but we weren’t taught any business skills–consequently, I did very well in school but not so well in life. I paid off 2 of my loans but used deferment/forebearance options frequently over the years due to underemployment. I …

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My College Won’t Release My Transcript Because They Claim I Owe Them Money. – Reshene

My college won’t release my transcript or transfer my credits to a community college because they claim i owe them $950. This is untrue because I paid for semester that i did not get to attend because i was on sick leave and i was turned down for more student loans and couldn’t get a …

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I’m Trying to Get Back Into School But My Old School is Holding My Transcript. – Danae

“Dear Steve, I went to a school in New York for about 1 year I paid the school out of pocket some with the help of a grant after the one year I moved to a different state and decided to go back to school and retake those classes(I did not tell the school I …

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I Just Graduated From Nursing School Without a Diploma. How Do I Get a Job? – Noname

“Dear Steve, I just graduated from Nursing school and I owe the school $40,000 (not student loans). They were nice enough to allow me enroll in classes so I can graduate but now I do not have a transcript or diploma. I would like to pay back the debt as soon as I get a …

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DeVry University Says I Owe Money on an Educard and Won’t Give Me My Transcript So I Can Go back to School. – Tonya

I am from North Carolina and I attended DeVry University in Decatur, GA back in 1997. I went for a year and half and then had to withdraw for personal reasons. My father had borrowed money from his 401K to help pay for my tuition. I also received goverment loans to cover the extra expenses. …

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My Online College Won’t Give Me My Transcripts. They Say I Owe Them Money. – Jennifer

“Dear Steve, I was attending an on line university, had Pell grants and student loans, I dropped my last two classes, due to a unbelievable amount of stress I was under. Now, I am trying to enroll in a local university, I need my transcripts. The online college claims I owe them $3100, I do …

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Jake Wants His Transcript But He Defaulted On His Student Loan Debt

“Dear Steve, I currently owe $30,000 directly to a university as a collection with 6% interest. They will not release my transcripts from my one year of study at the university until I have paid the amount in full. I am making the minimum payment every month, but my income is roughly $12-13 an hour …

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