Partial Refund for All MSM Students: Spring 2020

This is a very expensive education already. Without the most important elements of performance and collaborations, it is very wrong for the school to continue charging the full fee. A lot of people have to work very hard to come up with that money, so i hope the school makes the right and humane decision. Thank you to the school's administration for their hard work.

DO THE RIGHT THING

as a graduate of nec, i understand how insane and stupid it would be to have music school classes online and not receive a partial refund in this situation. theres sooooo much free information online, programs that could be comparable that might cost 30 bucks a month. at least hear us out and have a conversation with us. if the end all reason is "we wont give out partial refunds because doing so would jepoardize our financial situation that is required for 'x'", SAY SO! Transparency is insanely important right now and is the baseline of what students deserve.

Continue online classes or return the money.

Hope you make the right decision MSM!

Definitively, they should! Totally wrong and unjust if they do not. Reimburse cafeteria balance

I agree with this petition. I fully understand this situation and this is no one's fault, but I hope we could get refund at least for the facility fee.

Please consider the fact that class 2020 is graduating without recital and graduation

I am substituting half of my certificate program to online courses. I am trying to take the advantage of it, yet it is not the same anymore. Our tuition is not cheap at all. Some of us was fortunate enough to receive good amount of scholarship, some did pay from their pocket, and I am one of the student who had to pull the money from the federal loan service provider. Those money I put into for my education, unfortunately, not serving me well in this situation. When you order food from Uber Eats and something’s not right, you get partial refund for that order. Simplest way to accommodate the customers. Students are like customers for the school, we chose to attend MSM because we wanted something that we were looking for. If we are not getting fullness of that experience, it’s time to consider partial refund in this special time. This is very crucial time for MSM because it will be remembered how school made the decisions and accommodated their own students.

I support this petition

I understand the necessity for MSM to move to online classes but I am signing because it is inevitable that remote learning does not include all of the same valuable collaboration and instruction we receive on campus. Since MSM has moved to remote learning we will be without large ensembles, chamber rehearsals, recital facilities, practice facilities, and performance opportunities. A partial tuition refund would demonstrate that the Manhattan School of Music understands the value in the education we typically receive and that nothing can replace the music we create as students together and the nuanced instruction we receive from our faculty.

Yes, it is absolutely reasonable to ask for the partial refund!

I agree with the petition.

Refunds should be issued if the students are not getting what they paid for.

Do this so musicians can continue to afford an education in the long term.

Return my school fees!

I am truly grateful and appreciative of the school’s efforts during these difficult times, and I only wish for the safety of all students, faculty and staff. However, as so well stated in the petition, I fully agree that it is reasonable and only right that the students are refunded a partial amount of our tuition as ultimately, online learning cannot fully cover the activities, learning and environment of on-campus learning, especially in a music school.

I want to get refund.

The students are more than deserving of this refund.

Online learning just isn’t the same, chartwell money facility use etc. is all part of what we payed for and aren’t receiving.