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Not really. Substandard unis are just unis with low academic requirements and shallow curriculum. So there's actual academic study and prior learning assessment. Lots of these in developing countries.
Degree mills are different. They usually award degrees for a fee, and make it look legitimate by giving you credits for your life experience. So the 'process' is just listing your prior academic and work qualifications, and maybe writing an essay on your life experience. That's all. It's basically a cert/diploma in exchange for cash.
People who buy certs from degree mills are not fooled. They're hoping to get a qualification with no effort so as to fool prospective headhunters and employers. It's blatant cheating.
From Wiki:
A diploma mill (also known as a degree mill) is an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without recognition by official educational accrediting bodies. The purchaser can then claim to hold an academic degree, and the organization is motivated by making a profit. These degrees are often awarded based on vaguely construed life experience. Some organizations claim accreditation by non-recognized/unapproved accrediting bodies set up for the purposes of providing a veneer of authenticity.
I really don't think it's that. They probably make u go thru some test, study materials etc. obviously a loose process but there's some process. That's how most scams operate. Are you sure you send TT they send back cert? Did you bother to check why the Malaysian Chinese and so many others got fooled? Or that's OK?
Not really. Substandard unis are just unis with low academic requirements and shallow curriculum. So there's actual academic study and prior learning assessment. Lots of these in developing countries.
Degree mills are different. They usually award degrees for a fee, and make it look legitimate by giving you credits for your life experience. So the 'process' is just listing your prior academic and work qualifications, and maybe writing an essay on your life experience. That's all. It's basically a cert/diploma in exchange for cash.
People who buy certs from degree mills are not fooled. They're hoping to get a qualification with no effort so as to fool prospective headhunters and employers. It's blatant cheating.
From Wiki:
A diploma mill (also known as a degree mill) is an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without recognition by official educational accrediting bodies. The purchaser can then claim to hold an academic degree, and the organization is motivated by making a profit. These degrees are often awarded based on vaguely construed life experience. Some organizations claim accreditation by non-recognized/unapproved accrediting bodies set up for the purposes of providing a veneer of authenticity.