All I wanted was an email answering a few question...

All I wanted was an email answering a few questions I had about transferring. The school I was going to at the time wasn't very helpful so I wanted to see what info they could provide me while I was thinking about transferring. That day I got a phone call from one of the advisors, Johann.

He dodged almost all my questions and kept me on the phone for HOURS just talking about the college and what they offer. I told him straight out that I had already looked through the website and was applying to a few other schools. I was just looking for a bit more information before I applied and he was persistent on me applying that day. He even took me on an "information tour" and insisted that I hit the apply button to be enrolled in the summer semester.

While I was filling out the application, he continued to ask me personal questions that made me feel very uncomfortable, including things about my hobbies, what I do on the weekend, and about my dating life. I told him that I had a girlfriend and he asked me, "Is she your sugar mama?" Like what professional advisor looking to enroll new students just casually asks you something like that??

Johann then insisted that I pay the application fee right then and there, but since I went into it initially with no real intention of applying in the first place, I didn't have the money at the time. He told me to call up my parents and ask for the money because he couldn't wait literally TWO DAYS for me to get my paycheck. Needless to say, they said no. He called me back after an hour looking for this money and I told him that I was going to take a step back to reassess what was happening. He became very passive aggressive, told me that "I came to him with a sad story and made him feel bad about my situation" which was not true, how I have to pay more for a high quality education, and that I had to make a decision now to start the enrollment process. I wanted to withdraw my application but I don't want to talk to these people again.

In summary: I was looking to get my questions answered, spent a total of three hours on the phone with someone who dodged my questions, lied to me multiple times, pressured me into spending $145 on an application, asked me tons of uncomfortable and personal questions, and when I told him that I needed time to think about it more he tried to make it sound like I came crawling to him in the first place. Not a good impression and definitely not a place I would enroll in. I think I'll use the $145 I saved from not applying and take my "sugar mama" on a fancy date instead