Purdue Global - wants payment before eval??

[dfrecore]

So my husband applied to PUG yesterday, and today we get something that says he needs to put a down payment of $895 to enroll before they can go further.  No eval of old credits (87.5cr from 3 RA schools + 1 DSST exam + 1 AWS Cert), nothing until he enrolls.

Ummmm...no way are we doing this without an eval.

Has anyone come across this before?  I'm not plunking down damn near $1000 to get an eval.  WTH is going on here?

And, BTW, he isn't even thinking about enrolling until February, so it's not like he wants to start on Jan 1.

[rachel83az]

That is ridiculous! No way would I do that. They aren't the only option for a degree out there. They should realize this.

[ROYISAGIRL]

That's crazy. I at one point wanted to go there. They didn't ask for any payment until after my transfer credits were looked at and I was sure I wanted to do the degree.

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[ss20ts]

Nope. My husband attends Purdue Global and did not make any kind of payment until after he was enrolled and taking classes. Did he submit the unofficial transcript when he applied? My husband had to. Not sure if that was because he applied for an Excel Track program which is their competency based program. What did they say the $895 was specifically for?

[innen_oda]

So my husband applied to PUG yesterday, and today we get something that says he needs to put a down payment of $895 to enroll before they can go further.

Think I made a post on this elsewhere a while back, but I was turned off by Purdue Global. The courses seem good quality and I thoroughly enjoyed the one I took from them, but there's something about their sales and marketing tactics that I find quite off-putting. I got the distinct impression that goal was making money first, providing education second (and that second was quite distant). There is a fair amount of obfuscation in how they price . . . well, everything.

The fact that they're wanting you to commit to the degree before providing information that would help you fully determine whether it is suitable for your needs, speaks to this approach.

I'll bet if you ask them about this $895, they'll be only too happy to point out that this is not an evaluation fee, but is rather a payment that goes towards your courses which you were definitely going to pay anyway. Which is a pretty clever psychological trick if you don't know what they're doing.

[Seagull]

Had a similar question on a different thread, it was about COSC, but no one replied so do not have an answer yet.

I applied and sent in transcripts just to have an evaluation. I shouldn't have ro pay anything after that unless I enroll? Correct?

[adegree4me]

Had a similar question on a different thread, it was about COSC, but no one replied so do not have an answer yet.

I applied and sent in transcripts just to have an evaluation.  I shouldn't have ro pay anything after that unless I enroll? Correct?

seagull, I'd hope so. I sent all my transcripts in and if they ask me to pay before eval I'll tell them to shove it up their you know what.

[bjcheung77]

LOL, I think PUG just wants your business and having some deposit is the way to do it... you know, kind of a guarantee of some sort, oh wells...

And in regards to COSC, you don't pay anything to start, they'll give you an initial evaluation until they lock your account in 6 months of inactivity

Keep reapplying with the same application waiver and it'll reset the time, you can send in more evaluations anytime before they lock it

Last but not least, if you are going to start COSC, they'll need a $150 deposit, it'll be applied to your first course, the cornerstone...

[Seagull]

LOL, I think PUG just wants your business and having some deposit is the way to do it... you know, kind of a guarantee of some sort, oh wells...

And in regards to COSC, you don't pay anything to start, they'll give you an initial evaluation until they lock your account in 6 months of inactivity

Keep reapplying with the same application waiver and it'll reset the time, you can send in more evaluations anytime before they lock it

Last but not least, if you are going to start COSC, they'll need a $150 deposit, it'll be applied to your first course, the cornerstone...

Thanks.

[dfrecore]

So my husband applied to PUG yesterday, and today we get something that says he needs to put a down payment of $895 to enroll before they can go further.

I'll bet if you ask them about this $895, they'll be only too happy to point out that this is not an evaluation fee, but is rather a payment that goes towards your courses which you were definitely going to pay anyway. Which is a pretty clever psychological trick if you don't know what they're doing.

Correct, they said it's a deposit towards the enrollment fee.

I did attach his unofficial transcripts to the app, so they have those.  Not sure how to get his AWS cert over there, he has it on Acclaim (haha!! he knew about them before I ever did) - but I can't figure out how to get it there.  But at least I know how those credits will come in for him (55cr quarter).

It's just so lame - who in the world pays before getting an eval? That's nuts.  And it's not happening.  If she tries to push it again, I will have some serious words to say to her.