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Kaplan Universities Gorilla Tactics at Recruiting Students
- spoiledtechie 16y agoThis is disgusting. The fact they get away with it. But, I sort of see them as an unethical startup...
- thefool 16y agothey had 300 million in profits in 2009... i don't think that qualifies as a startup.
- swankpot 16y agoHere's another recent article about the unsavory practices of Kaplan's for-profit university. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/education/10kaplan.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/education/10kaplan.html
- byoung2 16y agoIt would be a good idea to get a confirmation of your withdrawal in writing to avoid problems later.
- Umalu 16y agoSteve Eisman, who was featured in Michael Lewis's "The Big Short" as one of the few who foresaw the housing bubble, recently gave a presentation titled "For Profit Education: Subprime Goes to College." Worth flipping through: http://www.scribd.com/doc/32066986/Steve-Eisman-Ira-Sohn-Conference-May-2010 http://www.scribd.com/doc/32066986/Steve-Eisman-Ira-Sohn-Con...
- ayb 16y agoGorilla != Guerilla
- ptous 16y agoWhat do they use? Bananas? p.s. It's "guerilla".
- spoiledtechie 16y agohah, spell check didn't work that time...
- guiseppecalzone 16y agoThis is very similar to rebill offers. The sale is the most important part of the process. Once made, the seller makes it as difficult as possible to leave. LIke Kaplan, some people don't even know they're a customer, until they've acquired a lot of debt.