Instant Degrees

Anyone know anything about the instant degree service that one sees all over the Internet? According to what I know from a friend who got one the degree is legal, can be verified, and is a valid foreign, although unaccredited, degree.

I'm sure one could get in trouble with one of these if you misrepresented it. But I'm wondering if you were reasonably honest and said how you got it - through distance learning, life experience evaluation - if you'd be OK? I realize you couldn't use it to get into other schools, but am wondering if it would be OK on a job app?

 

If the only thing you do is to pay money to get a degree look out.

If you do get a job using the degree, you will be fired if anyone finds out.

If you eventually attain a responsible position you will be laughed out of your job under conditions of great embarrassment.

They're going to love you here. Many here think that legitimate state licensed schools where you do actual work to get a degree are degree mills.

 

Carl - here's my suggestion. Go to the upper right corner of the screen and click on the search function. Once there search on the keywords "time bomb." Read the postings that come up and then make up your own mind. BTW, Dennis is right when he says that few (if any) on this forum would tell you that the idea you've presented is a good one.
Jack

 

Carl,

Not even a good idea if fully represented. People will wonder why you bought an unaccredited degree. In addition the validation provided is bogus because there is no standard -- you can tell them whatever or even let them make something up for you. The bottom line is that such type of degrees are to be avoided. Essentially the degree is legal to buy but unethical to to use and in some cases illigal too. Reference the previous suggestion on time bomb posts.

John

 

Using a degree that you did not earn, even if described as unaccredited, foreign, etc., to earn a sale, close a deal, or somehow advance you financially, can be considered fradulent and actionable. This is on top of the potential embarassment (or worse) described above.

 

Instant degree? Just add woter, a bit of paranoia, and voila!

You may find, especially in today's lack-luster (lustre??) job market that companies are scrutinizing nearly every aspect of a person's background. Companies here in Silicon Valley started to increase their level of due dilligence several years ago and started to increase their amount of background checks, which in some cases included pulling their credit histories. Two companies I worked at had a 100% background check requirement. This meant that no one was offered a job until a check was made on the applicant, particularly any education claims. This came after several large companies discovered the Stanford MBAs they thought they hired were (in the words of Click and Clack) Bo o o-o o o o GUS!

I worked for several companies that would only accept a degree as an earned and valid degree IF it were from an RA school (or equivalent if from a non-US school). If the position required an undergrad degree and the person had an unaccredited MBA, they may still get the job IF the undergrad degree was RA. If not, they did not meet the qualifications.

Just some food for thought........

 

Yep. Not to mention those here who think, for example, that an MBA awarded by a school that is not AACSB accredited is virtually worthless and the few who seem to be of the opinion that pursuing such a degree from a school that is not ranked in the top 15 is a waste of time.

 

Just to add.......a few more like the aforementioned and this site might as well be renamed Vault.com

 

Just because there is a co-conspirator in the false claim to having earned a degree does not mean that you're legally off the hook. Either of the co-conspirators can be charged with fraud and it can be done separately. I do admit that rarely does claiming a bogus degree lead to prosecution but it has happened and people have even been put in jail for months after being convicted.