jorona

Any recent Hondros students have any experience with the ripoff they call a "technology package"? Basically a $400-$500 Dell laptop and a $50 printer that they try to push on you during orientation for roughly $1000, whether your financial aid has come through or not. Mine hasn't (and first day was today), and when I spoke to the admin about it this afternoon they told me it is a mandatory item, like books, and that I'm expected to cover it with a student loan (when I told them up front I have no intention of taking one out) or finance it myself. Um, no. I bought a MacBook Pro three months ago that works perfectly and I have a great printer so I have no need for their stuff. Any advice on how to approach this and if they can actually force students to buy it? I plan to continue to refuse to sign for it until this is resolved and really, are they going to disenroll me if I continue to refuse?