Should I Be Upset?

[wahmof3]

Ok 2 issues here:

1st issue: I have decided to take advantage of scholarship $ available to me and I am going back to school I will be getting my BA in Early Childhood Ed. Problem is: I'm not totally sure if this will make me happy, but I am doing it bc:
1- the funding is there now and
2- in a few years my state will pay based on level of education.

Think I am making the right move? Its all online

2nd issue: relates to the 1st issue. There are a few providers who are taking advantage of this and one of them is a good friend of mine.
I was officially accepted into the program today.
My friend contacted the university to ask a few questions and she brought my name up to the advisor who in return gave my friend tons of information about me and my status!! I was shocked!! My friend was told that college degree I currently have will not transfer any courses because where I attended is not affiliated with with this college. My friend told me what my advisor told her what placement tests I need etc. Am I wrong for being ticked off about this???? I was livid. Where is the confidentiality?

[shelby]

I would be very upset! Call the college admin office and complain.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Yes! You should be livid!

[littlemissmuffet]

Absolutely! I would file a complaint immediately.

[Nickel]

I would be so upset. First, why is your friend even bringing up your name and the information that was provided was a direct violation of the Privacy Act. I would call the school and complain.

I worked in an office and I would get upset when someone called and my coworkers said she's in the bathroom, she's at the doct office. whatever. I would get upset at them because it wasn't anyones business. I told them they could say I stepped out of the office and would be back soon, or I was out for the day. That's it. It's no one else's business what I was up to.

If a school I applied to gave out information about me, I would speak to a supervisor. That is NOT okay by any means. I would be extremely upset. Is there another program you can choose instead, or are you roptions limited to only that schoool?

[wahmof3]

I would be so upset. First, why is your friend even bringing up your name and the information that was provided was a direct violation of the Privacy Act. I would call the school and complain.

I worked in an office and I would get upset when someone called and my coworkers said she's in the bathroom, she's at the doct office. whatever. I would get upset at them because it wasn't anyones business. I told them they could say I stepped out of the office and would be back soon, or I was out for the day. That's it. It's no one else's business what I was up to.

If a school I applied to gave out information about me, I would speak to a supervisor. That is NOT okay by any means. I would be extremely upset. Is there another program you can choose instead, or are you roptions limited to only that schoool?

My first thought was switching schools. BUT this is the only one that offers the BA degree online and takes my scholarship. I am mad. I emailed my advisor and addressed the issue. I probably should've called but I wanted a paper trail.

My second thought was why is my friend even bringing my name up. BUT she is very controlling and I am not the least bit surprised. She likes to be "in charge" KWIM? One of the big reasons I quit working with her.

[sharlan]

Yes, I would be very upset. Your friend had no right to mention your name and the person at the school definitely had to no right to disclose any of your personal info.

[Nickel]

That stinks that you are in a hard position. Go with a school that spills the beans or not go at all. You said you weren't sure it was something you really wanted to do. Is it the school you don't want to do or the ece you aren't interested in.

I can see how the ece will benefit you down the road and now would be a good time to go. But are you considering a career change down the road? If not, i would still go with the school, but I would ensure this matter was addressed. If you don't hear back from your email by say Wednesday, I would call and find out who the supervisor is. THEN send a follow up email with whomever you talk to.

And it seems your friend isn't really a friend, which I gather you are trying to distance yourself from her. I would just try to pull further and further away. if you are fb friends, I would put her in a list that didn't get my updates so she would have limited access to my informaiton without it seeming like she does. And I would def start avoiding talking to her in the future.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

That's inappropriate. You need to complain.

[DaisyMamma]

That's completely unacceptable! I'm shocked!

[MizzCheryl]

I would be upset too.

[Creek]

That is completely innapropriate for the college to hand out that kind of information. What if this wasn't your friend but just someone who knows of you name dropping and they go ahead and tell them all your information. Absolutely ridiculous, I would be livid too! With the college AND your friend. What business does she have talking about you to anyone like that?

I would call the college and address your concerns over privacy.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Just a thought, but maybe you should complain to the scholarship people. Maybe they can contact the college and say "hey if you violate privacy laws, our scholarships will no longer be valid at your college and we will direct scholarship recipients to go to College X instead." Hit them where it hurts, funding!