Anyone following the viral Harvard University *Extension School* controversy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you are the striver here -- an insane striver obsessed with Harvard having an extension school?

Find something else to think about?

I'm not the op but I've had more than one run in with these fake Harvard alums. It isn't the same thing and they try to buy influence or advantages with it. It is lying.

Harvard says otherwise. It’s not the HES students’ fault that Harvard decided to devalue a Harvard degree.

[Anonymous]

Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

So what? If you are an athlete recruit do you need to clarify that? Or that you checked a race box? Or that your parents made a large donation or you are a legacy? If you're so easily mislead that's on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you are the striver here -- an insane striver obsessed with Harvard having an extension school?

Find something else to think about?

I'm not the op but I've had more than one run in with these fake Harvard alums. It isn't the same thing and they try to buy influence or advantages with it. It is lying.

Harvard says otherwise. It’s not the HES students’ fault that Harvard decided to devalue a Harvard degree.

Many universities have extension schools. They aren’t degree mills. They just aren’t the same as the “regular” school. As long as a person is clear that they went to an extension school, it shouldn’t be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

So what? If you are an athlete recruit do you need to clarify that? Or that you checked a race box? Or that your parents made a large donation or you are a legacy? If you're so easily mislead that's on you.

Athletes don’t get degrees conferred from “Harvard Athletics.” Legacies don’t get degrees from “Harvard Legacy School.”

These are not comparable.

On the other hand, the extension school degree is apparently conferred by the “Harvard Extension School.” It may be a component college of “Harvard University,” but it’s not the same as getting a degree from one their traditional colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

So what? If you are an athlete recruit do you need to clarify that? Or that you checked a race box? Or that your parents made a large donation or you are a legacy? If you're so easily mislead that's on you.

Athletes don’t get degrees conferred from “Harvard Athletics.” Legacies don’t get degrees from “Harvard Legacy School.”

These are not comparable.

On the other hand, the extension school degree is apparently conferred by the “Harvard Extension School.” It may be a component college of “Harvard University,” but it’s not the same as getting a degree from one their traditional colleges.

Then it is perfectly correct to say that Rufo graduated from Harvard University. And Harvard clearly agrees.

[Anonymous]

Who said you get to rank the component schools? Harvard education school is known to be a scam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wtf was Chris seeking out this bogus degree last year for? That is so weird and revealing. And he wasn’t low-key about it, as if he was just seeking knowledge. And he doesn’t have a corporate job where an advanced degree gets him a promotion. Then the weirdo IMMEDIATELY added it to all of his bios and began bragging about being a Harvard alum. It makes me question his entire crusade and frankly reveals him to be a weird dipsh*t. Has he ever had a real job? That’s another red flag. Guy seems to have some screws loose. Did he buy sweatshirts and quarter zips to wear too? Probably.

He is a Harvard alumni.

TBH, I have a professional grad degree from Harvard and consider myself an alum from the Harvard school granting the degree. Most folks I know make this distinction. Folks in the yard who earn an UG degree from Harvard are Harvard alum with no modifiers. And folks with a grad degree in extension studies are HES alum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wtf was Chris seeking out this bogus degree last year for? That is so weird and revealing. And he wasn’t low-key about it, as if he was just seeking knowledge. And he doesn’t have a corporate job where an advanced degree gets him a promotion. Then the weirdo IMMEDIATELY added it to all of his bios and began bragging about being a Harvard alum. It makes me question his entire crusade and frankly reveals him to be a weird dipsh*t. Has he ever had a real job? That’s another red flag. Guy seems to have some screws loose. Did he buy sweatshirts and quarter zips to wear too? Probably.

He is a Harvard alumni.

TBH, I have a professional grad degree from Harvard and consider myself an alum from the Harvard school granting the degree. Most folks I know make this distinction. Folks in the yard who earn an UG degree from Harvard are Harvard alum with no modifiers. And folks with a grad degree in extension studies are HES alum.

That is nice for you, but legally he is a Harvard alumni.


Perhaps he's a socially awkward Harvard alumni

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

So what? If you are an athlete recruit do you need to clarify that? Or that you checked a race box? Or that your parents made a large donation or you are a legacy? If you're so easily mislead that's on you.

Athletes don’t get degrees conferred from “Harvard Athletics.” Legacies don’t get degrees from “Harvard Legacy School.”

These are not comparable.

On the other hand, the extension school degree is apparently conferred by the “Harvard Extension School.” It may be a component college of “Harvard University,” but it’s not the same as getting a degree from one their traditional colleges.

He’s not saying he’s a graduate of one of the traditional colleges. Why are you so mislead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Technically speaking, a degree from the Harvard Extension School is a degree from Harvard University.

But just saying that you went to “Harvard” without clarifying that it was via their extension school is misleading.

It’s not the fact that it’s online. It’s that extension schools usually don’t have the same acceptance standards or curriculum.

So what? If you are an athlete recruit do you need to clarify that? Or that you checked a race box? Or that your parents made a large donation or you are a legacy? If you're so easily mislead that's on you.

Athletes don’t get degrees conferred from “Harvard Athletics.” Legacies don’t get degrees from “Harvard Legacy School.”

These are not comparable.

On the other hand, the extension school degree is apparently conferred by the “Harvard Extension School.” It may be a component college of “Harvard University,” but it’s not the same as getting a degree from one their traditional colleges.

He’s not saying he’s a graduate of one of the traditional colleges. Why are you so mislead?

+1. Ridiculous thread about nothing but fodder for the insecure who want to bash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds as though Harvard University is the one running the grift here, if one buys your assumption (which is probably incorrect) that their online programs are not legitimate.

They’re trying to make some of their coursework accessible. It’s outreach—what’s the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of MBA programs are like this. You can get an "Executive MBA" which allows you to work and you take classes on weekends. The diploma looks exactly the same as the diploma a full-time MBA receives, and it's the same courseworks and often same instructors. Harvard Extension seems similar.

I feel the same way about EMBAs as I do about this extension school. It’s not the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of MBA programs are like this. You can get an "Executive MBA" which allows you to work and you take classes on weekends. The diploma looks exactly the same as the diploma a full-time MBA receives, and it's the same courseworks and often same instructors. Harvard Extension seems similar.

I feel the same way about EMBAs as I do about this extension school. It’s not the same.

But this is so easy to figure out. You ask if they lived on campus and they will tell you it was one weekend a month, online, or whatever. No mystery, if it really matters to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wtf was Chris seeking out this bogus degree last year for? That is so weird and revealing. And he wasn’t low-key about it, as if he was just seeking knowledge. And he doesn’t have a corporate job where an advanced degree gets him a promotion. Then the weirdo IMMEDIATELY added it to all of his bios and began bragging about being a Harvard alum. It makes me question his entire crusade and frankly reveals him to be a weird dipsh*t. Has he ever had a real job? That’s another red flag. Guy seems to have some screws loose. Did he buy sweatshirts and quarter zips to wear too? Probably.

He is a Harvard alumni.

TBH, I have a professional grad degree from Harvard and consider myself an alum from the Harvard school granting the degree. Most folks I know make this distinction. Folks in the yard who earn an UG degree from Harvard are Harvard alum with no modifiers. And folks with a grad degree in extension studies are HES alum.

That is nice for you, but legally he is a Harvard alumni.


Perhaps he's a socially awkward Harvard alumni

He is an alum of HES, just like I am an alum of one of the professional programs. I can tell you that the only folks in my class who use Harvard only are posers.