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myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats4 months ago

Oreo is a smart kitty. How do they know she's smart? Well, she's earned an online high school diploma. Well, she did have some help from her human, after all, kitty paws aren't exactly designed for keyboards, but she still did it.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32420644/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

of course, all this really proves is what a SCAM these online educations are!

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. polachicago (7865)   ranked 8 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

I am going to turn my dogs for college degree if I can get it for feelol....they are so smart...hard to believe, but maybe they can answer the question where are all bones hidden on my yard... lollol


myLot reputation of 99/100. blackbriar (6191)   ranked 29 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

LOL Good one, pola. thumbup My dog doesn't bury any bones but he could tell ya that there are xx many balls/chew toys in the yard since he keeps trying to sneek them out whenever he meets us at the door when we get home.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

yeah, our dogs don't have bones, we mostly only have pork & chicken bones and those the dogs (or cats) don't get

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (4936)   ranked 835 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

hiya Elic

I was quite proud of my E.C.D.L until I read this rolleyes but mine is authentic wink
It is rotten that these scammers get away with so much and that these diplomas are used in the real world to gain them jobs. I just wonder how they get away with it.

Alice happy


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

there are real ones, but there are enough fakes to make it hard to pick - I would guess that there are some out there, but you have to research them.

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. dragon54u (9445)   ranked 1,017 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

When I was in my younger I got a divinity degree from some stupid site, thinking I could make some extra money marrying people. Then I got to thinking just how sacrilegious that was and how it was cheating couples of a truly holy ceremony. I never used that "degree".

Oreo is really a beautiful cat!


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

I don't know, some people might want a "quack" to marry them, because they don't take it serious either....

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4. myLot reputation of 98/100. mentalward (4217)   ranked 101 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

I read that article, too. I'm glad to hear that someone had the forethought (and forepaws) to blast these scammers out of the water!

I got so fed up with all these new "schools" popping up that I thought about starting my own school: University of Mental Ward. I just wanted to see how many would ask for additional information. Glad I didn't do it because I'd probably be inundated with questions by all kinds of weirdos! LOL

I wonder if Oreo is going to go on to college now that she has her high school diploma?


myLot reputation of 99/100. blackbriar (6191)   ranked 29 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

According to the article, she's not.


myLot reputation of 98/100. mentalward (4217)   ranked 101 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

Ah, thanks, blackbriar. I had forgotten.

The thing to find out is whether or not these schools are accredited. Some are not scams and are accredited. The online colleges should also be accredited so the credits you earn with them can be transferred to any other college/university, should you wish to continue you education further.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

I'd be there helping ya mental - since I'm already a nut case!


myLot reputation of 98/100. mentalward (4217)   ranked 101 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

Aren't we all, Elic? It's the really GREAT nut cases who are strong enough to admit it.
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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. blackbriar (6191)   ranked 29 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

Not all online educations are scams, Elic. I know someone who studied to be a vet tech. online and she's now making excellent money at a local veterinarian's office. She's the one I'm always calling if something is wrong with one of my furbabies. Sad that some people do this crap just to earn a quick buck.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Loverbear (1660)   ranked 17 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

I attend a LOT of college classes online. Of course it's through an accredited college that is in my county. I also am going to attempt to take online courses from the college in the next county. I am very careful about where I take classes and what I will spend for them. I found out that the tuition and cost of one class through one of the Universities runs more than $2,500. Oops, that is a bit more than I can afford, even though it is an accredited college.

I am kind of thinking though; I have four very intelligent cats, I wonder how they would like to earn a diploma? happylolwink


myLot reputation of 99/100. blackbriar (6191)   ranked 29 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

I know there are a lot of legit online classes. What I didn't know was that there are some that are scams. This is the first time I've heard about it. Your right, cheaper to attend online classes than the brick and mortar ones.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

I know some are real, but I'd trust the college ones sooner than the "high school" ones - and I'm glad she's doing well but I'd bet she did some "hands on" work too on her degree

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6. myLot reputation of 96/100. BarBaraPrz (3349)   ranked 31 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

Thanks for this link. It's a great story. I would have loved to read Oreo's essay. I wonder if she'd consider publishing it online?


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

really, I think that would be fun! but possibly he wants to save it in case she needs it for another class

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. Lakota12 (16817)   ranked 831 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

Got that right!

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8. myLot reputation of 85/100. Hatley (20328)   ranked 1,065 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

hi yep Oreo is a smart kitty and so was her master.as
'you said it proves what a scam these online educations
are. also beware these poetry contests where they tellyou
can win big prizes. okay we sent in a poem that in anyones
'eyes would have received a big f for failure, it was really
atrocious.well we were notified we had won a prize
but in order to get it we had to pay somewhere in the'neighborhoos of one thousand dollars to go to boston to the academy of
poetry to recieve our plaque, our loving cup, and our award
for the best blah blah blah,oh yes with that sum we also had
our poem printed in an anthology of poems. Needless to say
we did not pay to get our p rizes or to go to Boston to be awarded best of something in front of a zillion people. How stupid do thes idiots think people are? If I won a prize I would expect money for it,not to have to pay for it. duh.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

oh those poetry contests are one of the biggest scams around!

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. Loverbear (1660)   ranked 17 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does this mean that my online medical degree in brain surgery isn't worth the paper it's printed on???? The patient that is scheduled for me to operate on is going to be very upset!!! Now are the hemorrhoids close to the madula oblingata? winklolwink


Possivito (1)   ranked 5,874 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

heh:)


myLot reputation of 99/100. blackbriar (6191)   ranked 29 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

ut ohhhhh...that degree must be fake cause anyone in the medical field knows the hemorroids are INSIDE the thingamagig that's next to the whatchamacallit. lol


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

only if they are having brain farts...

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10. myLot reputation of 66/100. psycospaz (199)   ranked 4,390 out of 7,714 in cats   4 months ago

I tried to use this article to persuade my finance into letting me have a kitty of my own. To his defense, all the cats he have ever met have belonged to very dirty people who didn't properly take care of themselves let alone the cat.

Anyway I tried to persuade him that the cat would be able to pay for her own food and board after she found her job.

He didn't buy it. And then he started questioning my $75000 college tuition that I am paying to get my BA in Advertising from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh- Online Division. ... He said that I'd be no better than the cat because my diploma came from the internet!

I too would love to read Oreo's essay.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (15097)   ranked 6 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

humm - unless he's got lots of bucks, it sounds like I'd be replacing HIM!


myLot reputation of 66/100. psycospaz (199)   ranked 4,390 out of 7,714 in cats  4 months ago

LOL I couldn't get rid of him!! And yes he has a lot of bux LOL! I also know why he doesn't want me to get a pet right now. Our apartment complex is really expensive when it comes to pets and if they catch you have to pay like a $200 fine, on top of the monthly pet fee of $60. And I am not paying $60 a month to my crappy apartments, when they still haven't fixed my kitchen counter that is slowly falling down!

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