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Harvard student offering to pay someone $40k a year to attend class

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21 pointskimura17 comments

Pretty effective trolling. Obviously no one would ever pay to not go to Harvard undergrad. Even for the rich and lazy (only plausible explanation) it's not an experience to be missed.

Craigslist is a wasteland of incredibly obvious, too good to be true scams. I'm still waiting to hear back from all those ladies who want all that NSA sex, and that guy in Rome that wanted to swap houses.

I agree it's likely a fake. But even if not, I don't see that it's any more immoral than usual. In the Real World (tm), if you have money, you hire people to do the work you don't want to do (or have time for), but nevertheless obtains something you want. Basically, you're extending your power through the bodies of other people.

Haha, what a dumbass. In four years his impostor will have built enough trust with the administration to victimize himself and take credit for the degree. And this guy will be out 160k (no 10k bonus though! Phew... )

Hilarious, typical Harvard.

So, someone offered a full scholarship for Harvard on craigslist? Damn, too bad I missed it :)

It's not just a full scholarship, but a full scholarship plus a salary!

plus extortion fees to not drop out after your face is squarely associated with the name amongst the schools staff. also, i think an NDA in this scenario is moot.

Depends, do you value the degree more or the education?

There is also the networking, the impersonator will be the one making friends at harvard. After that he only needs to say that he dropped out and doesn't have the tittle, but the conections are there.

Could be worse:

Police catches thief with stolen ID. He goes through trial and 2 years prison under stolen identity. After release he disappears without a trace.

Original guy finds out after couple of years he has criminal record. It took him 5 years to clear it out.

What was this kid so afraid of?

“I can answer the question, if you want me to.” Harris said. “The median grade in Harvard College is indeed an A-. The most frequently awarded grade in Harvard College is actually a straight A.”

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/3/grade-inflation-...

Should be pretty easy for the Admissions office to figure out which student this is. The ad was posted in Craigslist Pittsburgh, the poster offered to meet in person, and only 992 applicants had been accepted at the time of the ad posting. How many applicants could have possibly been accepted within a reasonable driving distance of Pittsburgh?

The 992 accepted applications were for 2018 while the ad is for this fall.

On a related note, 10 years ago, I was asked to go to MIT and take a math exam instead of a student. Obviously, I said no, but I did not expect an MIT student to do that. He was more of the business type though.

The guy considering paying for this should watch the Shawshank Redemption and pay attention to the warden.

I sent an e-mail asking what the major was. Never got a response.

It's obviously Marketing.

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