| Alumus Testifies to Southwestern's Sketchy Tactics |
| April 16, 07 |
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I am also an alumni and from my experiences, I would say that your experiences are probably more typical than the stories recruiters tell you about those that make “thousands of dollars.” It is interesting how The Southwestern Company “rounds up” to make the numbers look better. When the company tells you the average first year income is $2,630, what they are not including in that number is the number of students who go home in the middle of the summer. And conveniently, if you look at gross income as a profit measure of the summer you are not taking into account that your summer expenses are probably around $2,0000-3,000 for the summer. So any tax write off you earn for all your expenses becomes a moot point. If you are an average student you will make very little or, like the author of this blog and myself wind up calling your parents to pay for the books that you couldn’t buy with the income you made from the summer. |