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Should I go to the ITT today? Friend wants me to go, class starts soon?

Please read & answer quickly have a class in a couple of hours! and Im so upset about this situation My friend(of the family)/neighbor whose in her early 50s goes to ITT Technical Institute so she could be able to get a job since she currently has no job and now attends there and is on loans and grants She kept on convincing me to go there cause she thinks I'm in a bad situation and I'm not doing nothing and its a good school I'm not even in that bad of a situation, I'm 18 (graduated HS), not in college(yet but I just regrettably got in to ITT, I was planning to apply at community college in spring), still living with my rents(unfortunately), recently finding local jobs now and she wants me to go to the school with her so I can get a good-paying job and make alot of money and the school also helps you look for jobs(which is true) And she says after I finish ITT I could do w/e I want with the degree, have a good paying job and go to university I'd like to go, buy my own car, not to depend on my mom, pursue what my acting dream which is what I all want Before I went down with the school I looked up stuff about the school and heard about how its expensive, read few yahoo answer users experiences, and some of its controversies, and that its a scam. I also found out the credits won't transfer to any other university AND I Really want to go to a university one day (I was planning on transferring from a community college) so you know I can have a dorm and the college life, I couldn't apply to a Uni cause of my HS grades lol So I went down with her and ended up applying cause I didn't wanna disappoint her cause she REALLY wants me to go down there and cause I need a job. I met with the lady who works there and was really nice and most of the people there were nice I sat with her and she informed me about the school and signed me up, my friend was at the library doing her homework. I ended up filling a bunch of papers and alot of information on the computer, took a test on the computer and got in and I have a class today I thought I wouldve just talked with them but they immediately signed me up for the quarter (they happen to not have semesters) and I thought I would gotten a class in January but I couldn't believe they signed me up already for a class so soon but they did so I'd get ahead cause I'm late in registering, and I took this computer software program thing w/e I really don't want to go! cause 1) I want to go to a transfer to a University and some or maybe all the work/credits you've done their won't transfer, and I really don't want to be in a tech. school 2) I feel I didn't even make a choice to attend there my friend was pushing me to go there and I'm 18 and I want to be more independent than ever and want to make my own choices I feel like I'm being tamed >:( 3) I want to go a community college to see the stuff they offer which I know have ALOT more things than tech school; the program I chose is something I think would be a temporary career but I don't really know if I want it; I just want a good paying job and I honestly really don't want to be computer person. 4) I feel it is a scam like everyone says (my friend who I told doesn't believe it) and its expensive! 5) I'm really not happy with this at all I'm so mad I got in and gave in The thing that made me go down there besides not disappointing my friend because I need a job and want to make some money and the school provides local job listings and you graduate faster and get a good-paying job (least if its true from stories I've heard) and they don't really have the prerequisite courses like english, algebra, etc. Also there are two community colleges SSC(state college) and VCC I really want to go to VCC but its farther, SSC is closer but I dont want to go there and this ITT is as close as SSC My parents dont even know about this(hard to believe) yet The school people said I have to bring my parents down there for financial aid stuff, I don't even think I apply cause my mom is a Registered Nurse which is kinda alot of income I guess which means she'd pay too much for this school What should I do?! Can I withdraw! I filled alot of documents and stuff (oh how I regret) should I just not go to the class today I haven't dealt with financial aid so I haven't paid anything or applied for financial aid and haven't gotten the books (which I get today) My friend is thrilled but I'm definitely not should I call in and say I don't want to attend even though its been like less than 24 hours since getting in and also I feel bad cause people I met there were nice but I REALLY don't want to go to this school, should I go to experience it first then withdraw, if I go I think I'm gonna regret it so much

Public Comments

1. If you haven't paid tuition, then there is no obligation to attend. Just go to the registrar's office at the ITT, say that you changed your mind and you want to withdraw. Don't feel pressured to do something just because your neighbor is telling you to do so. Perhaps she is just wanting you to attend so she can have a ride or someone to share stories with about the ITT experience. In any case, don't go if you don't want to do so. It will be a waste of your money and time. It sounds like you might not even be interested in their curriculum anyway and as for job placement, in this economy, that's probably a long shot as well.