"Instant degrees"

breadmonkey

Linky

Can you bleieve this crap. I went through some of the ordering process to see if they were for real. There must be some tiny print somewhere on the site saying

Please note: Not a real degree

aidan_walsh

I love how they spend the entire frontpage detailing how they don't spam people, rather what the (blatently obvious) product/service is.

Over 3 years online

So is the G-Man, but that doesn't mean he's any good...

Ro: maaan!

This is going to throw the whole "knowledge = power, power = money" etc. thing into disarray. Now money = knowledge... But...?

Johnny_the_fox

a tv programme (bbc watchdog?) - did a piece on this a while back.

on darts player (cant remember the name?) .. getting degree in health.. he drank 18+ pints a day.


it was showing you how easy you could get one of these.

LadyJ

What should I get one in?:)

DrIndy

why not? Its worth toilet paper, but getting something ridiculous and obscure would look cool on a wall.

I wonder what the bizarrest combo possible.

Maybe Ancient Egyptian Theology and Toilet Graffitti Studies.

Anyone else think of strange degrees?

Our man in Havana

The only real use I could see is that you could call yourself a doctor and use the title to blag upgrades and good seats on flights.

pisslips

DrIndy wrote:

why not? Its worth toilet paper, but getting something ridiculous and obscure would look cool on a wall.

I wonder what the bizarrest combo possible.

Maybe Ancient Egyptian Theology and Toilet Graffitti Studies.

Anyone else think of strange degrees?

yeah gimpology
What would i do?!,show it to people and have a little less respect?

Or "just gave a guy money to give me something I could have made up all by myselfiology"

Ruu_Old

Just print one from here

vector

While 10 years ago you might have gotten away with saying on your CV you had a degree from madeup university these days potential employers might google the name and see thats its not bone fide

Our man in Havana

The degrees are real from real colleges but unaccredited.

happydaz

this may be off the topic-but what about trinity masters? isn't there some scheme whereby if you do your four year degree and work for a year, then send them E100-you get a masters...?

Our man in Havana

Roffle! You must be joking!

biko

LadyJ wrote:

What should I get one in?:)

Doctor of Divinity? If Ian Paisley can, so can you!

besty

That is such a farce. Any worthwhile employer would surely check out credentials such as a degree etc. to protect themselves from chancers using one of these "degrees"

humanji

Ruu wrote:

Just print one from here

Now maybe I'm just a little slow on the uptake, but why is a site that declares itself as selling "Fake Degrees" sell them for $399? They claim their for novelty value only, yet it'd have to be some elaborate joke to warrant that kind of money on something you can bang out in microsoft word for free!

dlofnep

$399 for a fake degree? LOL..

air

A friend of a friend used one of these to get a TEFL job in South Korea after the last world cup. He was there with a few mates who were all staying on to do TEFL but he had done an apprenticeship or something. The two requirements were to be English speaking and have a degree in anything. He went online, bought one for $99 and taught away for over a year!

Hobbes

Get your free degree from here as well.
http://www.fes-net.com/_lob/news0201/diploma1.pdf

Sam Vimes

happydaz wrote:

this may be off the topic-but what about trinity masters? isn't there some scheme whereby if you do your four year degree and work for a year, then send them E100-you get a masters...?

this is shockingly true

Sam Vimes

congrats. you're a f*ckwit

godtabh

happydaz wrote:

this may be off the topic-but what about trinity masters? isn't there some scheme whereby if you do your four year degree and work for a year, then send them E100-you get a masters...?

Commander Vimes wrote:

this is shockingly true

There is a lot more to it than that.

Search the TCD forum and get a bit better informed

Bean_Ghrinn

Diploma mills! Someone gave me one in a nice frame as a gag gift for a birthday. I now have the Th.D. degree (Doctor of Thinkology). They got the idea from that old film, "The Wizard of Oz," where the scarecrow wanted a degree to show he had a brain. So if you like, you can call me Dr Bean Ghrinn and I will respond with:D .

ArphaRima

A friend of a friend used one of these to get a TEFL job in South Korea after the last world cup. He was there with a few mates who were all staying on to do TEFL but he had done an apprenticeship or something. The two requirements were to be English speaking and have a degree in anything. He went online, bought one for $99 and taught away for over a year!

You forget that South Koreans are serious racists. Their tourist information sheets even admit as much. The main qualification required is white skin. Followed closely by eye and hair colour. They want Arians (sp?).
There are plenty of cases where European/American Asians applied for jobs(particlarly in teaching), and despite their obvious superior academic ability were overlooked by employers in favour of the caucasians. Fashion dictates such. Most Korean parents dream of their children being taught by educated people of pure european descent and it would be a dishonour on the child to do otherwise. Besides the neighbours would disapprove. This may sound harsh, even unbelievable, but its true.

breadmonkey

I was certainly shocked to see this thread had been dug up!

funktastic

The thing about Trinity giving a Masters degree after completing a four years Arts degree is true, but I mean employers aren't thick. It's more symbolic/tradition than anything else from posh Universities standing on outdated ceremonial ****e. Cambridge and Oxford do it too. There is a difference between been given one and actually talking about what research you did for your M.A. in an interview. It's like an honorary doctorate, someone famous is hardly going to use one of them to blag their way into a job.