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		<title>Ridiculous Alert: Oreo the Cat Earns High School Diploma Online.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look what the cat dragged in&#8230;.a high school diploma? Yep, little Oreo the cat from Macon, Georgia got her diploma from Jefferson High School Online. Oreo was part of a sting operation by the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia, designed to expose phony &#8220;diploma mills&#8221; that have popped up all over the internet. These [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1161 alignright" title="iStock_000000240148XSmall" src="http://blog.mycollegesandcareers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/iStock_000000240148XSmall1.jpg" alt="iStock_000000240148XSmall" width="370" height="246" />Look what the cat dragged in&#8230;.a high school diploma? Yep, little Oreo the cat from Macon, Georgia got her diploma from Jefferson High School Online. Oreo was part of a sting operation by the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia, designed to expose phony &#8220;diploma mills&#8221; that have popped up all over the internet. These sites give people &#8220;diplomas&#8221; if they answer a few questions and write a short essay, and fork over $200 dollars. There are no correct answers, no one reads the essay, the computer simply generates a fake diploma once a credit card number has been provided.</p>
<p>Oreo&#8217;s adoptive father Kelvin Collins asked Oreo if she would participate in the sting operation to which she answered  with a simple &#8220;meow.&#8221; Sweeter words have never been meowed.</p>
<p>Oreo sat on Kelvin&#8217;s lap as he typed the answers and the &#8220;life experience&#8221; essay as Oreo dictated to him, &#8220;Meow meow meow&#8230;.meeeeeeeeeoooooooooowwww&#8230;(Oreo&#8217;s licks his paw)&#8230;.hisss&#8230;..meow.&#8221; Collins did not disclose the essays contents but many have speculated it discusses the hardships Oreo went through when she got worms as a kitten. Or maybe it was about her addiction and recovery from catnip. That Oreo is a real survivor.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re onto you Jefferson High School Online. The cat&#8217;s out of the bag. (Sorry I just couldn&#8217;t resist).</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The GED Tests cannot be taken online,&#8221;  GED Testing spokesperson Cassandra M. Brown told msnbc.com. &#8220;They are only available for in-person testing at an <a href="http://www.gedtest.org/locator">Official GED Testing Center</a>.&#8221; Brown said via e-mail that the GED Testing Service, a Program of the American Council on Education, <a href="http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/etp/pros/NAAG_File.pdf">has issued warnings</a> about programs like Jefferson High School Online.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ok seriously though, even though this story is straight hilarium 2009, DO NOT believe any website that tells you they can give you a diploma without actually doing any work. For real colleges classes and programs visit <a title="My Colleges and Careers" href="http://www.mycollegesandcareers.com">My Colleges and Careers. </a></p>
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