moth 0 #1 December 13, 2005 does anyone know if it is true that you can buy a degree on the internet if so is it legal and how much does it cost? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,452 #2 December 13, 2005 You can buy a degree on the internet. It costs whatever the purveyor charges. I could sell you one, and it would be worth just as much as most that you bought online. I think you can find them on Ebay, too. That said, you can also take classes online, and study, and acquire a degree from a university that does that sort of thing online. You could buy one from Rebecca But if you want it to be worth something, then find an accredited institution, so they have some reputation. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #3 December 13, 2005 I've got one right here, just waiting for your name. It's completely legal and can be yours for the low low low price of $99.95 (Cash or credit only; personal checks not accepted) you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #4 December 13, 2005 Dammit Wendy, I'm working here!! Don't listen to Wendy, Moth. She's only a rocket scientist who didn't have the sense to just order her diploma online instead of spending years and much much more than $99.95 for her degree. Silly woman. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #5 December 13, 2005 Hey, I've got a better deal than Rebecca. My uncle is the Dean of the Royal University in Nigeria and recently passed away. I have inherited hundreds of degrees. I can offer you this once-on-a-lifetime special price of one degree for only $49.95. That's any doctorate of your choosing. But wait, there's more. Only for the holidays, I'm offering an even better, completely unbeatable deal, of Buy Two Degrees, and Get The Third For Free! You must get this before my degrees are sold out!This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #6 December 13, 2005 Haha you can get one from these guys... they've really got quite the reputation http://www.hamilton-university.edu/ _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #7 December 13, 2005 QuoteI spend 5 1/2 years just to earn a bachelors 5 1/2 years??? What did you do during that time for it to take you 5 1/2 years? Party all the time? Thats what I did during my 5 1/2 years too! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brits17 0 #8 December 13, 2005 Quote5 1/2 years??? What did you do during that time for it to take you 5 1/2 years? Party all the time? Thats what I did during my 5 1/2 years too! Haha, yeah! Well I hear to extend the college experience as long as possible! In all honesty, I've worked most of the time so I hadn't gone full time during some semesters. Never failed a class, but came close _______________________ aerialkinetics.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #9 December 13, 2005 QuoteQuoteI spend 5 1/2 years just to earn a bachelors 5 1/2 years??? What did you do during that time for it to take you 5 1/2 years? Party all the time? Thats what I did during my 5 1/2 years too! After 3 1/2 years, I was graduating. At first, I went, "WOO HOOO!!", and then I looked around and went, "Damn!" So, I went back. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #10 December 13, 2005 Most of us aren't doing what we went to school for in the real world. This can cause problems when companies are looking for specialized degrees, even if you have 10+ years of on the job experience. I run into this problem all the time. I was a screenwriting major in college, and ended up as an Instructional Designer, now on the senior level. Having moved to DC, most of the available jobs are government jobs, most of which require a Masters in Instructional Design to even consider you for the job. My boss from my last contract bought her degree because of the same problems. What they do is look at your experience in your field and the classes you have taken, and issue you a degree based on that credit system. My boss suggested this to me when trying to pull me into another job. Personally, I couldn't do it. It would make me feel cheap, like I have something I did not earn. Also, most companies realize that you have a degree that comes from one of those places, and not a real school. But, it is an option, and it is legal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #11 December 13, 2005 QuotePersonally, I couldn't do it. It would make me feel cheap, like I have something I did not earn. Also, most companies realize that you have a degree that comes from one of those places, and not a real school. Sounds more to me like you earned something and don't have it......really. I'm not condoning "purchasing" a degree, but I've got a bachelor's degree and a master's degree that I got the traditional, go-to-school-and-take-classes way and I'm not convinced that they offer what on-the-job experience offers. As a matter of fact I'm convinced that OJT is better in most cases. If I was an employer looking to hire someone, I'd be much more interested in actual work experience in the field rather than a degree. If someone offers a skydiving degree tomorrow, what is more credible the bachelor's in skydiving or the instructor that has been working at the DZ for 15-20 years? Just a thought.Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuvToFly 0 #12 December 13, 2005 QuoteIf I was an employer looking to hire someone, I'd be much more interested in actual work experience in the field rather than a degree. If someone offers a skydiving degree tomorrow, what is more credible the bachelor's in skydiving or the instructor that has been working at the DZ for 15-20 years? Just a thought. It's a nice thought, but in the paper-pushing CYA world of corporate politics, there are few willing to take the chance. A friend of mine who is an HR president told me, "If I hire someone and they turn out to be a real loser, and they are degreed, no one will blame me. But if I take a chance on someone without a degree and it doesn't work out, I'll have to answer for it." Then again, this guy's a bit of a weasel - (as I like to remind him) In my experience hiring people in the corporate world, I've seen some absolutely terrific and brilliant people come on board and run right past the folks with degrees in some cases - and I think that's because they have no distinct end to their learning to acquire a degree - they just keep at it. "The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,452 #13 December 13, 2005 Hiring someone is sometimes a matter of making sure that they know how to go through the hoops that a particular job presents. A relevant degree proves that they can go through vaguely similar hoops, and that they can go through the degree hoops. If you're in a situation where you have a radically unrelated degree (I am), then you're probably lucky. Remember that the other side of the hiring coin is all the people who want you to be "qualified" for the job. Well, a relevant degree is one of those qualifications, right? Either way, hiring someone you don't know is a crapshoot to some degree. Which is why people tend to hire those like themselves, which is why we end up with workforces that look like the bosses. And we won't go there because this isn't SC Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #14 December 13, 2005 Cheapest and easiest way would be to approach the degree manufacturer themselves and ask for a 'replacement' if it's merely for display purposes. Not that I'd know anything about that. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuvToFly 0 #15 December 13, 2005 Quote...which is why we end up with workforces that look like the bosses. And we won't go there because this isn't SC Wendy W. A study all unto itself... "The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #16 December 13, 2005 There are a TON of perpetrators on TV and radio calling themselves "doctor" who bought their shit online or through some other "gimme" non-acredited "university". Dr Laura Schlesinger (sic) is among them. The psych on the TV reality show "The Swan" is another. No real training whatsoever. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
