Korean Job Discussion Forums

[opalessense]

Hello. I have sent my degree to a school that I had later declined. Yes, the real paper. Is there a way to get it back? Or any tactics that I may be able to use? Thanks!

[whatthefunk]

If you can't get it back from the school you sent it to, your university should be able to print a new one for a small fee...at least mine did...

[Harvard Material]

Do you have any friends here who can go pick it up for you? I am assuming you are not in Korea. Am I correct? This is your degree! Man oh man...get it back.

You can pay your university to fork over a new one, but it isn't going to be for a 'small' fee in my opinion. Probably around $100.00.

Regardless; $100.00 isn't really that much I guess, but do you think the institute won't use your degree for their own purposes?

Where is the school? What's the name? If it's close I'll go and ask for it myself! Sorry you are in such a position. Did you keep a reciept of courier? Airmail, express delivery?? I hope you kept proof that it was indeed mailed to the person(s) it was delivered to.

Next time get a notarized copy of your degree at an Embassy. I brought my original here with me. I am lucky I got it back! It was a bit of an argument to have it back in my posession. When they asked why I wanted it I said because it cost me about $20,000.00!, and it's MINE.
They need to see it? Fine. They can even touch it, but they do not need to keep it in their office. They need proof I have a degree, and I have to prove it. It stays at my place.

pm me with some info' if you need someone here to do a pick-up.

Good luck.

[whatthefunk]

[OiGirl]

A university degree is not an irreplaceable piece of paper. I did a quick search and found universities offering duplicates at really reasonable rates :

US$10 Southwest Missouri State http://www.smsu.edu/recreg/dupdip.html
US$15 Nothern Michigan http://www.nmu.edu/records/DiplomaOrderForm.htm
US$16 Virginia Commonwealth University http://www.vcu.edu/enroll/forms/rar/req_dupl_diploma.pdf
US$25 University of Kentucky http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/diploma2.pdf
CAN$20 University of Waterloo http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/inforeg/forms/DuplReplDiploma.pdf
CAN$30 Wilfrid Laurier http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwregi/wwwregistrar/convoc/formdupl.shtml
GPB20 Lancaster University http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/studreg/departmental-office/deg-certs-trans.htm
GBP30 university of Newcastle Upon Tyne http://www.ncl.ac.uk/spo/ver_docs_form.rtf

In some cases this is cheaper than notarized/certified copies!

However, Indiana University is US$65!!!!! http://registrar.indiana.edu/Services/diplomas.html#duplicate What makes their diplomas so special??

For some reason, my university after graduation kept sending me copies of my degree.I think I still have 4 now, and at least one was sacrificed to the gods of Korean immigration.

[Harvard Material]

Well, where I graduated (in Ontario, Canada), it cost a lot more than $20.00 U.S.! It is close to one-hundred. It was $75.00 about 3 or 4 years ago. I can't see the price going down any. Tuition certainly hasn't .

If it's gone it can be replaced, fortunately, whatever the price.

[Son Deureo!]

It can take a long time. My uni was willing to return it for only $60 U.S. or so, but they said it would take at least 8 weeks to replace it.

Every university is different, but the bottom line is don't give it up if at all possible.

[The Bobster]

Yup. Me, I'd hate to either pass up an offer I want or work illegally for two months just because my diploma got thrown out accidentally or ended up in the bottom of someone's desk drawer ... last time I went to the Korean consulate in SF to have a notarized copy made I said what the hey and got acouple of spares. Added $10 to that day's budget, and bought me peace of mind.

[richinkorea]

[Harvard Material]

Cool avatar Bobster!!!!

[Harvard Material]

Yeah Rich! I know!! I was thinking about making a similar statement when I first responded to opalessense's post, but I didn't have the balls! Good one!

[opalessense]

Thanks for your advice, getting another degree would cost 20 000$, but getting mine reprinted would cost $60, but it would say 'duplicate' on it.
I'm wondering, how much would it cost to couriour (sp?) or send it by snail mail to me from Korea to Canada?

I just feel quite dumb for sending it over, I really did trust the school for some reason.

I am going to try to get my friend who is in Korea to get the degree for me, if that doesn't work, then I suppose Harvard Material, you could do a pick up for me afterall. Just wondering, what city are you in?

My friend lost hers on the bus.. .so I suppose her story is funnier.

[Walter Mitty]