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[newyorker]

I Know the topic of degrees is an old one. But I need some help. I can't find my orginal degree. So I phone my unversity and they said they can give me a photocopy of the orginal, stamp it, authenticate it and send it out. Will this be enough? Anyone have the same experience, it is a Canadian university. Please let me know. Thanks.

[ttompatz]

[dodgybarnet]

Same happened to me - My degree is somewhere "safe" and I have no idea where.

So, I called the University (Edinburgh) and they said (to paraphrase) "er, we dont send out copies of degrees; they are just ceremonial things you put in a frame. If a job wants clarification of your qualifications they are welcome to contact us and we can provide anything they need"

Well, that's fine in the west but clearly shite here.

So, I scanned my buddies degree, photoshopped it (even changing his 1st into my more lonely 2.1) and printed it off in colour on good paper. Now it still looks like a colour photocopy, so I went to the London Chamber of commerce and a very bored clerk looked at it (well the 5 copies I made), looked at my old student card, and with a sigh stamped all the copies for free (should have been 25 quid a pop, but I was lucky).

Then with said stamped "real fakes" I sent them to the Korean embassy with some cash and they stamped them (literally - they put postage stamps on them).

Et voila I have certified degree copies that work.

Isn't getting a job in Korea fun?

[philthy]

I got a replacement degree from Western before coming here has my original was destroyed. It cost around 40 bucks and they mail it to you. I did it all online through the registrars' office. Just takes some time.

[michinkorea]

Just graduated from Queen's and my boyfriend and I are going to korea in 2 weeks. Queen's told him that they could give him another original for 30 bucks. Did you explain to them why you need it?

Mich