now that the free-thinking world seems to be waking up to college mostly being a big business like anything else, does anybody know somebody who turned the tables on the higher education establishment?

Im talking attending lectures without student credentials, BS'ing their resume with degree that wasn't awarded, some combination of fraud at a career fair that led to a successfull employment opportunity?

without going into the intracacies of the the higher education system and the corporations that sponsor them, what if i told you i had a high school friend that went to a semesters worth of mgmt 209 class with me, took what he learned from keith swim, dr. jennings and the like, and parlayed that into a succesfull marketing career, all without ever having a course hour to his name?

well, id say you obviously aren't talking about yourself, cause those people clearly at least knew how to follow direction, unlike yourself.

Lee Majors

Perspective

Serious Lee said:

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without going into the intracacies of the the higher education system and the corporations that sponsor them, what if i told you i had a high school friend that went to a semesters worth of mgmt 209 class with me, took what he learned from keith swim, dr. jennings and the like, and parlayed that into a succesfull marketing career, all without ever having a course hour to his name?

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Try doing this **** and becoming a doctor or lawyer...

I only had six hours my last semester and wanted to go to go sit in random classes just to see how the rest of the school existed outside of north campus. But I always got lazy and ended up just going home every time. I legitimately regret that now. For someone who considers themselves fairly redass, there is a shocking amount of TAMU stuff I never experienced.

And in this day and age, we all know YouTube is the best educational platform in the world and it's not even close. Especially for STEM topics. Some semesters I would have been happier sending all my tuition to YouTubers tbh.

If you are in a career where someone without a college degree could succeed, you are in a pretty horrible career.

Out in Left Field said:

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I know a guy who skipped college and went to trade school as a locksmith. That opened a lot of doors for him.

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That's a lllhorn response

Out in Left Field said:

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I know a guy who skipped college and went to trade school as a locksmith. That opened a lot of doors for him.

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Perseverance is the key.

Bigger scam: insurance

college was absolutely wonderful. happy with the results as well. A+, would college again

ac04 said:

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college was absolutely wonderful. happy with the results as well. A+, would college again

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Same here

If you aren't in school, who the hell has time to attend a lecture twice a week at ten am? You better be working at that time.

ac04 said:

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college was absolutely wonderful. happy with the results as well. A+, would college again

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Working on my 4th degree now and I'll probably have six by the time I'm done. Definitely worth the time, effort, and money for the positive impact on my life and career.

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Serious Lee said:

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now that the free-thinking world seems to be waking up to college mostly being a big business like anything else, does anybody know somebody who turned the tables on the higher education establishment?

Im talking attending lectures without student credentials, BS'ing their resume with degree that wasn't awarded, some combination of fraud at a career fair that led to a successfull employment opportunity?

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I was watching a documentary the other day called BitConned where 3 guys basically scammed people out of 25 million dollars + in a cryptocurrency scheme. One of the main guys who's pretty much the focus of the doc put on his LinkedIn he graduated from Harvard and all kinds of fake details. Weirdly kind of proud about it too and how it all ended up shaking out. More or less put forth the idea that the true way to riches these days is to scam the heck out of people. At the end of the doc he states he's working on starting a company that would give out loans to desperate people with 50% interest

This post made me think of that doc I guess. It was pretty good especially if you have an interest in crypto or tech in general

double fault said:

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Serious Lee said:

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now that the free-thinking world seems to be waking up to college mostly being a big business like anything else, does anybody know somebody who turned the tables on the higher education establishment?

Im talking attending lectures without student credentials, BS'ing their resume with degree that wasn't awarded, some combination of fraud at a career fair that led to a successfull employment opportunity?

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I was watching a documentary the other day called BitConned where 3 guys basically scammed people out of 25 million dollars + in a cryptocurrency scheme. One of the main guys who's pretty much the focus of the doc put on his LinkedIn he graduated from Harvard and all kinds of fake details. Weirdly kind of proud about it too and how it all ended up shaking out. More or less put forth the idea that the true way to riches these days is to scam the heck out of people. At the end of the doc he states he's working on starting a company that would give out loans to desperate people with 50% interest

This post made me think of that doc I guess. It was pretty good especially if you have an interest in crypto or tech in general

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Sounds like someone I'm connected to on social media. He posted yesterday that he got his "official bitcoin trader certificate." Suddenly his social media posts were a barrage of crypto spam. He's also a "certified life coach."

Serious Lee said:

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now that the free-thinking world seems to be waking up to college mostly being a big business like anything else, does anybody know somebody who turned the tables on the higher education establishment?

Im talking attending lectures without student credentials, BS'ing their resume with degree that wasn't awarded, some combination of fraud at a career fair that led to a successfull employment opportunity?

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Are there a lot of companies not verify that info?

We do education, certification, and employment verification on every new hire in addition to background checks.

I get people that lie on their resume about stuff and it's usually pretty obvious. Same thing with all the resume "hacks" and using AI to write a resume and cover letter.