SFist: Faux Cardinal

kerbot2000

Sat, 26 May 2007 02:03:21 -0800

here's my favorite comment from the Stanfurd Daily: "WHERE ARE THE PICS? IS SHE HOT?"

SFist_Sarah_L

Fri, 25 May 2007 12:24:02 -0800

What amazes me is the tone of the Daily article and some of the commenters that see this as some sort of moral outrage with current and would-be Stanford students as victims. It isn't as if this girl deprived anyone "more deserving" of anything (save for maybe some cafeteria food, but that's stretching it). Only one of the commenters raised what I see as the most "important" question: if her family was paying tuition where did the money go? and our personal favorite: "I think she should apply to Brown." Ha ha ha. I'd like to think that my fellow Brown alumni would be less "shocked and offended" by the incident. Those Stanfordians seem to lack perspective and senses of humor.

jen

Fri, 25 May 2007 11:52:13 -0800

I don’t think you can blame the university too much. If you wanna blame someone else, blame the roommates & dormmates. The school year is almost over and only now do they find out? You would think that after two months of using the window that someone who have gotten suspicious. You do have to admire the girl for getting away with this for so long. By keeping that secret for so long, she definitely could find work as some sort of Syndey Bristow-type spy. Or sell her story to Hollywood as a college version of Catch Me If You Can:

Anonymous

Fri, 25 May 2007 10:57:42 -0800

Yeah, betcha she not only prefers SD-style burritos, but is in cahoots with Mayor Newsom and this Ed Jew character. The only "awesome" thing about this story is that it exposes a lot of people other than the girl - her "roommates" and the university (for being asleep at the wheel), and our society at large (for being so elitism-obsessed that people are pushed to do this). Other than that, it's just sad. I hope she gets help. And I say this as a Cal grad who loves cracking on Stanfurd as much as the next guy...

Dan

Fri, 25 May 2007 09:26:51 -0800

I agree with jen. If she hadn't been caught she could have even used profs as references. Nobody checks degrees when applying for a job, unless it's a very serious one. Although, it might have come out in about 20 years or so like the MIT woman.

Treyman

Fri, 25 May 2007 07:13:19 -0800

I was once married to a girl from Stanford and I can tell you by her actions and the actions of her friends that went there, that this girl's odd behavior would fit right in( see previous poster's reference for manic/bipolar). In other words they were all a little "off" ok maybe more than a little. yes I know what does that say about me since I married her but all I can say is that there were a lot of drugs involved. They should let the girl in unless of course she prefers San Diego style burritos then the S should press charges....

jen

Fri, 25 May 2007 06:58:18 -0800

She could still get a degree at graduation time. If she could hack email accounts of other students, then I'm sure she could use their accounts to contact the registrar and ask for a name change to the degree & transcript. So, at the end, everything will read "Azia Kim". But, who the hell cares about the degree! Companies don't even bother checking this stuff anymore.

R.

Fri, 25 May 2007 00:48:06 -0800

maybe this is The Bumble Bee in disguise.

SFist Fan

Fri, 25 May 2007 00:03:39 -0800

Everything seems "awesome" to certain ones who are shut out and fail to get into the most prestigous schools. When you can't get something it can turn into an unholy obsession. There's too much elitism and exclusiveness in our society. People take these things far too seriously. Maybe the family was not supportive and so she was afraid to tell them she didn't get in. and it snowballed. The quality of your education depends more upon how much effort you put into it, NOT so much where you go to. Plenty of people are not happy at the Ivy League schools and plenty quit or flunk out. People are misled. It's not the most important thing and it's not the cure of all ills. In a way I do admire her because she refused to accept their rejection of her. She was determined to get in. And she did. But it was stupid because THEY run the game and THEY decide, not us. What was she thinking would happen at graduation time? Without a degree in hand what does it mean? It's just the thrill of pulling off a scam. She is probably bipolar or manic.

Inquiring Mind

Thu, 24 May 2007 23:17:21 -0800

Very interesting. I wonder if the girl prefers San Diego style burritos...

MedusaSF

Thu, 24 May 2007 23:16:25 -0800

People were doing the same thing when I was at Stanford 8 years ago. This is nothing new. I don't know why this particular incident is receiving so much attention. Maybe because she got away with it for so long. I personally knew of three people living in not just the dorms but in various buildings around campus who passed themselves off as students.