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

Harvard student offering to pay someone $40k a year to attend class(boston.com)

21 points by kimura 12 years ago

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.

herbig 12 years ago | |

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.

calibraxis 12 years ago | |

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.

chatmasta 12 years ago |

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.

spiritplumber 12 years ago |

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

ewang1 12 years ago | |

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

cyphunk 12 years ago | | |

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.

Goopplesoft 12 years ago | |

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

omegant 12 years ago | | |

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.

qwerta 12 years ago |

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.

seanccox 12 years ago |

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-...

lvs 12 years ago |

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?

abraham 12 years ago | |

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

optymizer1 12 years ago |

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.

memracom 12 years ago |

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

Casseres 12 years ago |

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

badass 12 years ago | |

It's obviously Marketing.