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EdTech Goes Undercover: An Insider’s View of What Students Post on Contract Cheating Sites

Amelia Pang is a journalist and an editor at EdTech: Focus on Higher Education. Her work has appeared in the New Republic, Mother Jones, and  The New York Times Sunday Review, among other publications.

Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part investigation. Part 2 covers how IT departments can detect and prevent contract cheating in higher education.

“Please complete my assignment,” a student posts on a microtutoring website that universities say  facilitates contract cheating . The assignment is on the history of public health. APA format. Three sources. At least 750 words. In less than 15 minutes,  EdTech  sees a university ghostwriter accepting the assignment for $20.

There are hundreds of “homework help” websites that have seen an  exponential increase in customers  since the start of the pandemic. The services offered on sites like these typically run the gamut of legitimate tutoring to selling exam documents and answers. Some flat out offer to take an entire online course or exam for students.

The shadow industry of contract cheating falls into a legal gray area. When students and tutors make an account on a homework help site, they must sign a terms-of-service agreement and honor code that forbids academic cheating. But an undercover  EdTech  investigation found this agreement appears to be rarely enforced.

“I have definitely seen an increase in customers since the pandemic began,” Alex, an academic ghostwriter who currently works for a homework help site, tells  EdTech.  “Specifically, there has been an increase in the number of students posting that they want full online classes done for them. Most of the time, students have no problem finding a contractor.”

What Is Contract Cheating, and How Does It Work?

To avoid legal liability, some homework help sites are using automation tools to edit the language of posts. Whenever students submit a post, the first line always says something like “I need help understanding the assignment,” or “Help me learn.”

But  EdTech  saw this as mostly a cursory statement. Many students will also directly say, “Please complete my assignment.” Some even go so far as to request that the “tutor” be available at a certain date and time to take an online exam for them.

“I would say that 30 percent of the requests are for ‘help’ versus completing assignments,”  a tutor for one of these sites told BRIGHT Magazine in 2016.  “It is largely a place for students to cheat.”

When  EdTech  created a tutor account at a homework help site earlier this year, we found that not much has changed since the BRIGHT Magazine article came out five years ago.

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Although students are blatantly asking for “tutors” to complete assignments and exams for them,  EdTech  saw academic ghostwriters making bids and accepting the work — often within minutes.

Students Hire Academic Ghostwriters to Take Online Courses for Them

Former and current academic ghostwriters also say that taking an entire online course for students is a common practice in the industry — a practice that has existed since the inception of online education. “That was always standard operating procedure,” says Dave Tomar, a former academic ghostwriter who started his decade-long career in contract cheating in 2000. He is currently the managing editor of  Academic Influence , where he  shares his insights  on how educators can counter the surge of contract cheating during the pandemic.

“When I started doing this, I would frequently get these full online modules at the beginning of a rolling semester," Tomar says. “I got the full syllabus, and everything that I was expected to do over the next couple of months. Now, with countless students forced into remote learning, you have a whole new customer pool that is growing.”

As for how much students are willing to pay, the contractors charge “anywhere from $300 to $700 for a full class depending on the student, the subject and the difficulty,” says Alex, who currently works for a homework help site.

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Academic cheating sites also strongly encourage students to sell their coursework— an act that may be illegal in 17 states.

“Distributing any post-secondary assignment for a profit with reasonable knowledge that it will be submitted by another person for academic credit is a crime in many US states,” Citron Research, an investment research firm that investigates overvalued fraudulent companies, stated in  a report.

It’s a big problem for many institutions. According to Douglas Harrison, vice president and dean of the school of cybersecurity and information technology at the  University of Maryland Global Campus , some of these contract cheating websites are “facilitating massive transfers of institutional proprietary material into their file-sharing systems.”

Harrison says many students may not even realize they are cheating when they download a university’s copyrighted classroom assessment materials because these websites reframe downloading answers to tests as a form of studying or tutoring. “They reframe file-sharing as educational, even though these are behaviors that conventional norms of academic integrity would consider misconduct,” he says.

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To make matters worse, these websites have mastered sophisticated techniques to lure unsuspecting students. Several of these prominent homework tutoring sites will offer to give students a discount if they let their academic ghostwriter have access to the online course. This often results in the contract cheater stealing other students’ personal information.

“So the contract cheater then reaches out to other students and says, ‘I’m a tutor in your course. And I’ve helped another student in your class with their assignments. Would you like a little help?’” Harrison says, describing how the contract cheater pitches cheating “services” to other students.

This can be especially confusing for students, who may not know how to tell the difference between a contract cheater and a legitimate tutor who is affiliated with the university.

“Most of the students who we find in academic misconduct settings after inappropriately using materials on these sites, they did not set out to be malicious cheaters. Now that doesn’t mean we don’t hold them accountable, but we have to hold them accountable in proportion to the root cause of the situation,” Harrison says.

Who Is Using Academic Ghostwriters?

According to the ghostwriters who are contracted to help students cheat, their customers are usually underserved students who need access to remedial courses, and nontraditional students who struggle to balance coursework with full-time employment.

“I would argue that what is facilitating the surge of contract cheating is the fact that students are increasingly desperate and lacking support,” says Tomar.

During Tomar’s time as an academic ghostwriter, he caught glimpses into their personal circumstances. “Some would tell you they are a parent working full time. And they just can’t deal with this challenge right now. Some say, ‘I’ve invested X number of dollars into this education, and I cannot afford to fail this class. But I don’t know how to do this assignment.’”

Alex mentions that many are also English language learners. “As I noted, some students are asking for whole classes to be done, and a lot of those are English or writing-intensive courses,” he says. “That does not mean that they are ESL, but [my sense is] most of them are.”

To fundamentally address the cheating pandemic, universities and colleges may need to invest in more resources for vulnerable student populations.

“It begins with figuring out who’s struggling, why they’re struggling and what we can do to help them before they end up as contract cheating customers,” Tomar says.

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Getting good grades in school may soon be about artificial intelligence (AI) as much as hard work. 

Online software tools that help students write essays using AI have become so effective that some teachers worry the new technology is replacing creativity during homework assignments. Students are increasingly turning to these programs that can write entire paragraphs or essays with just a few prompts, often leaving teachers none the wiser. 

"As far as I can tell, it is currently not that easy to detect AI writing," Vincent Conitzer , a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University , told Lifewire in an email interview. "These systems do not straightforwardly plagiarize existing text that can then be found. I am also not aware of any features of the writing that obviously signal that it came from AI."

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The use of AI writing tools by students is on the rise, anecdotes suggest. Conitzer said he’s heard one philosophy professor say he would shift away from the use of essays in his classes due to concern over AI-generated reports.

Tools based on Large Language Models (LLMs), such as GPT-3/X, have seen tremendous improvement over the last few years, Robert Weißgraeber , the managing director of AX Semantics , an AI-powered, natural language generation (NLG) software company, said in an email interview. Users enter a short phrase or paragraph, and the tool extends that phrase or section into a lengthy article.

These systems do not straightforwardly plagiarize existing text that can then be found.

Don't expect LLMs to replace real authors anytime soon, though, Weissgraeber said. GPT-3X tools are just "stochastic parrots" that produce perfect-sounding text, "however when looked at in detail, they produce defects called 'hallucinations,'—which means they are outputting things that cannot be deduced from the arguments built into the input, data, or the text itself. The perfect syntax and word choices can dazzle the reader, but when looked at closely, they actually produce semantic and pragmatic gibberish."

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AI-assisted writing programs are now so effective that it's hard to catch cheaters, experts say. Other than making students write in a supervised setting, perhaps the best way for teachers to avoid the use of AI writing is to come up with unusual topics that require common sense to write about, Conitzer said.

"For example, I just had GPT-3 write the beginning of two essays," he added. "The first was about whether free speech should sometimes be restricted to keep people safe, a generic essay topic about which you can find all kinds of writing online, and GPT-3 produced sensible text listing the pros and cons.

"The second was about what a teenager who was accidentally transported to the year 1000 but still has her phone in her pocket should do with her phone. GPT-3 recommended using it to call her friends and family and do research about the year 1000."

The perfect syntax and word choices can dazzle the reader...

Erin Beers , a middle school language arts teacher in the Cincinnati area, told Lifewire in an email interview that content from programs that rewrite or paraphrase content sticks out like a "sore thumb" at the middle school level. 

"I can usually spot fraudulent activity due to a student's use of complex sentence structure and an abundance of adjectives," Beers said. "Most 7th-grade writers simply don't write at that level."

Beers said she's against students using most AI writing programs, saying, "Anything that attempts to replicate creativity is likely limiting a writer's growth."

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Weißgraeber recommends teachers not be fooled by smooth-looking prose that may have been generated by AI. "Look at the argumentation chains," he added. "Are all statements grounded in correlating facts and data that are also listed?"

However, despairing teachers take note. There's at least one upside to students using AI tools, Conitzer contends. 

"In principle, students could learn quite a few things from AI writing," he said. "It often produces clear and well-structured prose that could serve as a good example, though the style is usually generic. Students could also learn more about AI from it, including how it sometimes still fails miserably at commonsense reasoning and how it reflects the human writing it was trained on."

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If you’ve looked online for a little extra help with your take-home assignments, you’ve probably stumbled across websites claiming to provide the homework help and answers students need to succeed . But can homework help sites really make a difference? And if so, which are the best homework help websites you can use? 

Below, we answer these questions and more about homework help websites–free and paid. We’ll go over: 

• The basics of homework help websites
• The cost of homework help websites 
• The five best homework websites out there 
• The pros and cons of using these websites for homework help 
• The line between “learning” and “cheating” when using online homework help 
• Tips for getting the most out of a homework help website

So let’s get started! 

The Basics About Homework Help Websites–Free and Paid

Homework help websites are designed to help you complete your homework assignments, plain and simple. 

What Makes a Homework Help Site Worth Using

Most of the best sites allow users to ask questions and then provide an answer (or multiple possible answers) and explanation in seconds. In some instances, you can even send a photo of a particular assignment or problem instead of typing the whole thing out! 

Homework help sites also offer more than just help answering homework questions. Common services provided are Q&A with experts, educational videos, lectures, practice tests and quizzes, learning modules, math solving tools, and proofreading help. Homework help sites can also provide textbook solutions (i.e. answers to problems in tons of different textbooks your school might be using), one-on-one tutoring, and peer-to-peer platforms that allow you to discuss subjects you’re learning about with your fellow students. 

And best of all, nearly all of them offer their services 24/7, including tutoring! 

What You Should Should Look Out For

When it comes to homework help, there are lots–and we mean lots –of scam sites out there willing to prey on desperate students. Before you sign up for any service, make sure you read reviews to ensure you’re working with a legitimate company. 

A word to the wise: the more a company advertises help that veers into the territory of cheating, the more likely it is to be a scam. The best homework help websites are going to help you learn the concepts you’ll need to successfully complete your homework on your own. (We’ll go over the difference between “homework help” and “cheating” a little later!) 

You don't need a golden piggy bank to use homework help websites. Some provide low or no cost help for students like you!

How Expensive Are the Best Homework Help Websites?

First of all, just because a homework help site costs money doesn’t mean it’s a good service. Likewise, just because a homework help website is free doesn’t mean the help isn’t high quality. To find the best websites, you have to take a close look at the quality and types of information they provide! 

When it comes to paid homework help services, the prices vary pretty widely depending on the amount of services you want to subscribe to. Subscriptions can cost anywhere from $2 to $150 dollars per month, with the most expensive services offering several hours of one-on-one tutoring with a subject expert per month.

The 5 Best Homework Help Websites 

So, what is the best homework help website you can use? The answer is that it depends on what you need help with. 

The best homework help websites are the ones that are reliable and help you learn the material. They don’t just provide answers to homework questions–they actually help you learn the material. 

That’s why we’ve broken down our favorite websites into categories based on who they’re best for . For instance, the best website for people struggling with math might not work for someone who needs a little extra help with science, and vice versa. 

Keep reading to find the best homework help website for you! 

Best Free Homework Help Site: Khan Academy

• Price: Free!
• Best for: Practicing tough material 

Not only is Khan Academy free, but it’s full of information and can be personalized to suit your needs. When you set up your account , you choose which courses you need to study, and Khan Academy sets up a personal dashboard of instructional videos, practice exercises, and quizzes –with both correct and incorrect answer explanations–so you can learn at your own pace. 

As an added bonus, it covers more course topics than many other homework help sites, including several AP classes.

Runner Up: Brainly.com offers a free service that allows you to type in questions and get answers and explanations from experts. The downside is that you’re limited to two answers per question and have to watch ads. 

Best Paid Homework Help Site: Chegg

• Price: $14.95 to $19.95 per month
• Best for: 24/7 homework assistance  

This service has three main parts . The first is Chegg Study, which includes textbook solutions, Q&A with subject experts, flashcards, video explanations, a math solver, and writing help. The resources are thorough, and reviewers state that Chegg answers homework questions quickly and accurately no matter when you submit them.  

Chegg also offers textbook rentals for students who need access to textbooks outside of their classroom. Finally, Chegg offers Internship and Career Advice for students who are preparing to graduate and may need a little extra help with the transition out of high school. 

Another great feature Chegg provides is a selection of free articles geared towards helping with general life skills, like coping with stress and saving money. Chegg’s learning modules are comprehensive, and they feature solutions to the problems in tons of different textbooks in a wide variety of subjects. 

Runner Up: Bartleby offers basically the same services as Chegg for $14.99 per month. The reason it didn’t rank as the best is based on customer reviews that say user questions aren’t answered quite as quickly on this site as on Chegg. Otherwise, this is also a solid choice!

Best Site for Math Homework Help: Photomath

• Price: Free (or $59.99 per year for premium services) 
• Best for: Explaining solutions to math problems

This site allows you to t ake a picture of a math problem, and instantly pulls up a step-by-step solution, as well as a detailed explanation of the concept. Photomath also includes animated videos that break down mathematical concepts to help you better understand and remember them. 

The basic service is free, but for an additional fee you can get extra study tools and learn additional strategies for solving common math problems.

Runner Up: KhanAcademy offers in-depth tutorials that cover complex math topics for free, but you won’t get the same tailored help (and answers!) that Photomath offers. 

Best Site for English Homework Help: Princeton Review Academic Tutoring

• Price: $40 to $153 per month, depending on how many hours of tutoring you want 
• Best for: Comprehensive and personalized reading and writing help 

While sites like Grammarly and Sparknotes help you by either proofreading what you write via an algorithm or providing book summaries, Princeton Review’s tutors provide in-depth help with vocabulary, literature, essay writing and development, proofreading, and reading comprehension. And unlike other services, you’ll have the chance to work with a real person to get help. 

The best part is that you can get on-demand English (and ESL) tutoring from experts 24/7. That means you can get help whenever you need it, even if you’re pulling an all-nighter! 

This is by far the most expensive homework site on this list, so you’ll need to really think about what you need out of a homework help website before you commit. One added benefit is that the subscription covers over 80 other subjects, including AP classes, which can make it a good value if you need lots of help!  

Best Site for STEM Homework Help: Studypool

• Best for: Science homework help
• Price: Varies; you’ll pay for each question you submit

When it comes to science homework help, there aren’t a ton of great resources out there. The best of the bunch is Studypool, and while it has great reviews, there are some downsides as well. 

Let’s start with the good stuff. Studypool offers an interesting twist on the homework help formula. After you create a free account, you can submit your homework help questions, and tutors will submit bids to answer your questions. You’ll be able to select the tutor–and price point–that works for you, then you’ll pay to have your homework question answered. You can also pay a small fee to access notes, lectures, and other documents that top tutors have uploaded. 

The downside to Studypool is that the pricing is not transparent . There’s no way to plan for how much your homework help will cost, especially if you have lots of questions! Additionally, it’s not clear how tutors are selected, so you’ll need to be cautious when you choose who you’d like to answer your homework questions.  

What Are the Pros and Cons of Using Homework Help Sites?

Homework help websites can be a great resource if you’re struggling in a subject, or even if you just want to make sure that you’re really learning and understanding topics and ideas that you’re interested in. But, there are some possible drawbacks if you don’t use these sites responsibly. 

We’ll go over the good–and the not-so-good–aspects of getting online homework help below. 

3 Pros of Using Homework Help Websites 

First, let’s take a look at the benefits. 

#1: Better Grades Beyond Homework

This is a big one! Getting outside help with your studies can improve your understanding of concepts that you’re learning, which translates into better grades when you take tests or write essays. 

Remember: homework is designed to help reinforce the concepts you learned in class. If you just get easy answers without learning the material behind the problems, you may not have the tools you need to be successful on your class exams…or even standardized tests you’ll need to take for college. 

#2: Convenience

One of the main reasons that online homework help is appealing is because it’s flexible and convenient. You don’t have to go to a specific tutoring center while they’re open or stay after school to speak with your teacher. Instead, you can access helpful resources wherever you can access the internet, whenever you need them.

This is especially true if you tend to study at off hours because of your extracurriculars, work schedule, or family obligations. Sites that offer 24/7 tutoring can give you the extra help you need if you can’t access the free resources that are available at your school. 

#3: Variety

Not everyone learns the same way. Maybe you’re more of a visual learner, but your teacher mostly does lectures. Or maybe you learn best by listening and taking notes, but you’re expected to learn something just from reading the textbook . 

One of the best things about online homework help is that it comes in a variety of forms. The best homework help sites offer resources for all types of learners, including videos, practice activities, and even one-on-one discussions with real-life experts. 

This variety can also be a good thing if you just don’t really resonate with the way a concept is being explained (looking at you, math textbooks!).

Not so fast. There are cons to homework help websites, too. Get to know them below!

3 Cons of Using Homework Help Websites 

Now, let’s take a look at the drawbacks of online homework help. 

#1: Unreliable Info

This can be a real problem. In addition to all the really good homework help sites, there are a whole lot of disreputable or unreliable sites out there. The fact of the matter is that some homework help sites don’t necessarily hire people who are experts in the subjects they’re talking about. In those cases, you may not be getting the accurate, up-to-date, and thorough information you need.

Additionally, even the great sites may not be able to answer all of your homework questions. This is especially true if the site uses an algorithm or chatbot to help students…or if you’re enrolled in an advanced or college-level course. In these cases, working with your teacher or school-provided tutors are probably your best option. 

#2: No Clarification

This depends on the service you use, of course. But the majority of them provide free or low-cost help through pre-recorded videos. Watching videos or reading info online can definitely help you with your homework… but you can’t ask questions or get immediate feedback if you need it .

#3: Potential For Scamming 

Like we mentioned earlier, there are a lot of homework help websites out there, and lots of them are scams. The review comments we read covered everything from outdated or wrong information, to misleading claims about the help provided, to not allowing people to cancel their service after signing up. 

No matter which site you choose to use, make sure you research and read reviews before you sign up–especially if it’s a paid service! 

When Does “Help” Become “Cheating”?

Admittedly, whether using homework help websites constitutes cheating is a bit of a grey area. For instance, is it “help” when a friend reads your essay for history class and corrects your grammar, or is it “cheating”? The truth is, not everyone agrees on when “help” crosses the line into “cheating .” When in doubt, it can be a good idea to check with your teacher to see what they think about a particular type of help you want to get. 

That said, a general rule of thumb to keep in mind is to make sure that the assignment you turn in for credit is authentically yours . It needs to demonstrate your own thoughts and your own current abilities. Remember: the point of every homework assignment is to 1) help you learn something, and 2) show what you’ve learned. 

So if a service answers questions or writes essays for you, there’s a good chance using it constitutes cheating. 

Here’s an example that might help clarify the difference for you. Brainstorming essay ideas with others or looking online for inspiration is “help” as long as you write the essay yourself. Having someone read it and give you feedback about what you need to change is also help, provided you’re the one that makes the changes later. 

But copying all or part of an essay you find online or having someone write (or rewrite) the whole thing for you would be “cheating.” The same is true for other subjects. Ultimately, if you’re not generating your own work or your own answers, it’s probably cheating.

5 Tips for Finding the Best Homework Help Websites for You

Now that you know some of our favorite homework help websites, free and paid, you can start doing some additional research on your own to decide which services might work best for you! Here are some top tips for choosing a homework help website. 

Tip 1: Decide How You Learn Best 

Before you decide which site or sites you’re going to use for homework help, y ou should figure out what kind of learning style works for you the most. Are you a visual learner? Then choose a site that uses lots of videos to help explain concepts. If you know you learn best by actually doing tasks, choose a site that provides lots of practice exercises.

Tip 2: Determine Which Subjects You Need Help With

Just because a homework help site is good overall doesn’t mean that it’s equally good for every subject. If you only need help in math, choose a site that specializes in that area. But if history is where you’re struggling, a site that specializes in math won’t be much help. So make sure to choose a site that you know provides high-quality help in the areas you need it most. 

Tip 3: Decide How Much One-On-One Help You Need 

This is really about cost-effectiveness. If you learn well on your own by reading and watching videos, a free site like Khan Academy is a good choice. But if you need actual tutoring, or to be able to ask questions and get personalized answers from experts, a paid site that provides that kind of service may be a better option.

Tip 4: Set a Budget

If you decide you want to go with a paid homework help website, set a budget first . The prices for sites vary wildly, and the cost to use them can add up quick. 

Tip 5: Read the Reviews

Finally, it’s always a good idea to read actual reviews written by the people using these homework sites. You’ll learn the good, the bad, and the ugly of what the users’ experiences have been. This is especially true if you intend to subscribe to a paid service. You’ll want to make sure that users think it’s worth the price overall!

What’s Next?

If you want to get good grades on your homework, it’s a good idea to learn how to tackle it strategically. Our expert tips will help you get the most out of each assignment…and boost your grades in the process.

Doing well on homework assignments is just one part of getting good grades. We’ll teach you everything you need to know about getting great grades in high school in this article.

Of course, test grades can make or break your GPA, too. Here are 17 expert tips that’ll help you get the most out of your study prep before you take an exam.

Ashley Sufflé Robinson has a Ph.D. in 19th Century English Literature. As a content writer for PrepScholar, Ashley is passionate about giving college-bound students the in-depth information they need to get into the school of their dreams.

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Ambient Study Background Websites

Study timer websites, background noise websites for studying, virtual group study spaces & rooms, online notepad & note-taking websites, breathing exercise websites for students, aesthetic chrome extensions for students.

Having an online space that feels like your own and matches your aesthetic is a big plus when working through tricky topics. Check out these top ambient background websites for study!

Flocus: All-in-One Focus & Ambience Dashboard

Find your flow and a moment’s peace with Flocus, an all-in-one dashboard. Flocus is a web app with a three-way toggle switch, flipping between your Home Dashboard, Focus Mode, and Ambient Mode.

Prepare ready for the day by reading dynamic greetings and inspirational quotes, or listening to your favorite Spotify playlists on your Home Dashboard. When you’re ready to start the day, switch to Focus Mode, set up custom Pomodoro timers for deep work, and type your current focus for extra motivation. Taking a break? Escape the daily grind in one of over 10 original Flocus worlds, complete with serene themes and laid-back Spotify playlists.

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LifeAt – General Virtual Space

Craft the ultimate aesthetic workspace in LifeAt. Pick from over 100 gorgeous spaces, from lofi animations to hi-def nature scenes. Each space features soundscapes and music to match your vibe. Or, choose your own soundtrack with built-in media widgets.

LifeAt offers everything you need to engage in deep work, including notepads, to-do lists, calendars, and Pomodoro timers. Feeling overwhelmed? Reflect on your day with breathing exercises, or read your fortune. Share your spaces and video chat with your friends or coworkers for quick and easy collab sessions.

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Drive & Listen – Driving Footage & Radio Website

Drive & Listen lets you take relaxing car rides around the world. Over 55 destinations are available for your virtual space, from Oslo to Mumbai to Hawaii. Jam out to local radio stations while you cruise around your chosen city.

Turn on a city’s street noise for a truly immersive experience. Different car speeds are available, so you can explore cities in a hurry. Buckle up and virtually travel the world by car with Drive & Listen.

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Lofi.co lets you create the perfect anime-inspired workspace for any occasion. Select one of three modes depending on your mood: jazzy, chill, or sleepy. You’ll find 40+ soothing animated scenes with Spotify playlists and 25+ soundscape sliders to help you get in the zone.

Drag-and-drop widgets for notepads, timers, PDF readers, and bookmarks give you everything you need to work, relax, or play. Save templates of your favorite sounds and scenes so you can hop back into tailored virtual study spaces.

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Lofi Cafe – Anime Loops & Lofi Hip-Hop Radio

Lofi Cafe’s retro-futuristic TV channel-hopping aesthetic is a unique take on virtual study spaces. Cycle through visual loops like Lofi Girl, cyberpunk cityscapes, 8-bit animations, and more.

Tune into synthwave, lofi hip hop, and ambient radio stations for easy listening while studying. Get stuck into your work with a simple built-in Pomodoro timer. Change the visual loop and music from your keyboard with the touch of a button.

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Magenta Lofi Player

Featuring nostalgic 8-bit visuals, Magenta Lofi Player lets you build your own custom music room by interacting with in-world elements! Click on each instrument or object in the room, and completely fine tune volume, tone, and patterns of each. The result — your very own, one of a kind virtual room to chill out to or have in the background while working!

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I Miss My Office

If your home workspace is too quiet, I Miss My Office might be the perfect solution. With an interactive floorplan, this ambient site mimics the hustle and bustle of an office environment – keyboard clatters, muffled chatter, and all. You can even increase or decrease your virtual colleague count depending on how much background noise you’re looking for.

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Virtual Cottage – Cottage Virtual Space

Cozy up in a custom cottage with this free desktop app for Mac and Windows! Virtual Cottage lets you live out your cottagecore dreams in your quaint cabin beside your browser. A built-in Pomodoro timer, ambient sound and music toggles, and real-time dynamic lighting, will help you get into a flow state while you work away at your to-do list.

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Lofi Girl YouTube Live Stream

The Lofi Girl YouTube Live Stream is one of the most popular YouTube livestream radio stations. Listen to endless lofi hip-hop tunes with the iconic Lofi Girl visual loop from Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart . Plus, subscribers to the Lofi Girl channel can chat with other listeners while they work.

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Online aesthetic stopwatch and the Pomodoro timers can add structure to your study while keeping you motivated with beautiful backgrounds, lofi playlists, and valuable tools. Scroll down to view a few of our favorite study timer websites!

Flocus Minimalist Timer

Get back to basics with the Flocus Minimalist Timer. Set custom Pomodoro intervals and breaks with sseveral high-quality minimalist backgrounds to help you get in your work groove. Switch between four alarm chimes letting you know when to return to work or take a break.

Bop along to Flocus Radio with the built-in Spotify widget. Embed the Flocus Minimalist Timer in Notion, and create a free account to sync your settings across devices. Reduce distractions and maximize your productivity with this practical and aesthetic study timer .

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StudyWithMe.io – Aesthetic Study With Me Website

Prefer to match your Pomodoro counter with your workplace aesthetic? StudyWithMe.io features customizable Pomodoro timers with a dozen charming backgrounds, ranging from “Dark Academia” to “Tokyo Sakura.”

Tune into Flocus Radio through the Spotify widget, and sync your settings across the devices with a free account. Plus, StudyWithMe.io is also embeddable, adding extra flare to your Notion aesthetic . Cram for your next big exam in style with StudyWithMe.io’s aesthetic Pomodoro timer!

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Tomato Timers

Study side by side with a hard-working kawaii tomato on Tomato Timers! Customize your Pomodoro intervals and breaks, and set loops to keep your streak going. Add items to your to-do list and mark them complete to stay up to date on your backlog.

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Animedoro Timer by Flocus

Do you spend your Pomodoro breaks catching up on your favorite anime? Then check out the Animedoro Timer! Motivate yourself for your next break by setting your timer background to one of eight anime-inspired backgrounds. The studio Ghibli-inspired “anime chill music” playlist from Flocus Radio on Spotify provides a fitting soundtrack to your Animedoro session .

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Background noise websites are super handy if you find the hustle and bustle of others working motivating, or you’re trying to drown out a noisy neighbor. Curate the perfect soundtrack to your study sessions with these background noise websites!

For more sites like this, check out our full round-up of ambient sound and background noise websites for studying .

I Miss My Cafe – Cafe Ambience Website

Set up your ideal cafe ambiance in your office with I Miss My Cafe. Use sliders to adjust the sound levels of eight cafe sounds, including talking baristas, whirring machinery, and a crackling fireplace.

Save your soundscape preferences and add your own Spotify playlist to match your mood. A built-in Pomodoro timer is there to help you engage in deep work. If you can’t make it to your local cafe, you can now access one straight from your browser.

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I Miss My Bar – Bar Ambience Website

Love a busy bar, but find it hard to concentrate in a crowded environment? I Miss My Bar lets you create a custom pub environment with weekly playlists and sound sliders for bartender noise, street noise, rain noise, and more!

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I Miss My Library – Library Ambience Website

Shh! Check out I Miss My Library if you find the sounds of a cafe or bar too distracting. Clacking keyboards and turning pages are soothing, familiar background noises for your virtual study environment. I Miss My Library also has a built-in to-do list so you can stay on top of your workload.

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Noisli – Relaxing Background Noise

Noisli is a super-simple soundscape generator with 25+ premium background noises to mix and match. Just click a sound and adjust its volume with a slider.

Combine noises for a bespoke ambiance, and shuffle sounds at random. Or, access pre-curated playlists if you’re looking for inspiration. Noisli’s built-in timer and text editor are on hand to help you reach maximum productivity.

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Rainyscope – Seasonal Virtual Space

Change the season with the click of a button on Rainyscope. Swap between the dog days of summer, snow storms, and overcast autumn days — whatever matches your mood. Set an hour-long timer to keep you motivated and focused on your current project.

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Noises Online

Curate your ideal background noise from 30 different sounds with Noises Online. Mixing a soundscape is easy — just click each sound button to raise or lower the volume. Adjust the tone and liveliness of your soundscapes, and save them for future listening.

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The ultimate background noise website for studying, myNoise features hundreds of high-quality original recordings. Travel the world with recordings from Ireland, Japan, and the Sahara. Or, tune in to soothing arrangements like “Gregorian Chanting” and “Tibetan Bowls.”

From tonal drones to restaurant hubbubs to acoustic performances, myNoise boasts sounds for every situation. All sounds are fully adjustable, too! Want more thunder in your “Stormy Weather” soundscape? Adjust the equalizer for the perfect audio.

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Immerse yourself in Noisekun’s ambient sounds that are perfect for both focusing and relaxing between study sessions. Choose from an array of ambient noises in its minimalist grid — ranging from rain, to wind, fire crackling, airplane ambiance, and even underwater sounds. As you listen, enjoy the site’s slow, relaxing hue shift that pairs perfectly with the ambient sounds.

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Work through tough topics together and find motivation from your peers by joining a virtual study space. Scroll to discover some of the biggest and best study communities on the web!

Check out our full round-up of online study room websites for more.

StudyStream Live

StudyStream Live lets you work alongside tens of thousands of your fellow students from across the globe! Create to-do lists, listen to your favorite study playlists, and track your Pomodoros while you chat and live stream.

Stay motivated by tracking your rank and daily streaks in the StudyStream leaderboards. Unlock perks and achievements to show off your dedication. Join events like fireside chats, journaling sessions, and focus rooms. Use the FocusBuddies feature to find study partners and build an online community!

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Study Together

Study Together is one of the world’s largest virtual study communities, with over 1 million members. Find co-working sessions 24/7 with students from over 215 countries. Start by constructing your personal study space and choose from tons of stunning backgrounds and personalization options.

Join group study rooms, participate in community events, and even find tutors to help you with tricky topics. Practice mindfulness during your breaks with guided breathing and meditation exercises. Rise to the top of the community leaderboards and provide your peers with some healthy competition!

Flocus Discord Study Server

Join a community of over 16,000 members on the Flocus Discord Study Server! Chat with others about work, digital decor, productivity tools, and more! Not a native English speaker? Discover different language rooms and chat with students around the world.

Inspire others by sharing your daily goals, recent wins, and study hacks. Or find a study buddy and drop in on group study sessions. Level up your profile, earn rewards, and rise to the top of the Flocus rankings. During your downtime, join the #party-room and play classic games like Truth or Dare!

For more servers to join, check out our curated list of the best Discord study servers !

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Notion – All-in-One Productivity Website & App

Notion is a free all-in-one productivity platform — operating both as a website and app to run on your computer, tablet, or phone. Take notes, plan your semesters, study for your exams, track your assignments, and do so much more, all in one workspace. Utilize Notion AI to quickly summarize content, create tables, rework paragraphs, and more.

The best part? You can even personalize your workspace to fit your theme and embed timer widgets. There are several aesthetic , student , and free Notion templates to help you get started — even our all-in-one Student OS Notion template .

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Calmly Writer

Check out Calmly Writer if you want a minimalist all-in-one note-taking site. Avoid distracting formatting options and intricate user interfaces with this simple white text editor. Use keyboard commands or highlight text to change the formatting.

Despite being straightforward, Calmly Writer provides everything you need from a word processor. Import documents from your local files or Google Drive, export files as PDFs, insert pictures, and more.

Enable “Focus Mode” to remove even more distractions from your Calmly Writer documents. Customization options include changing font size and color, toggling dark mode, and enabling smart punctuation.

Craft is a project management and aesthetic note-taking app that will revolutionize how you build documents. Craft’s Blocks allow you to move text around your documents seamlessly, while Pages make organizing your documents a breeze. Craft’s built-in AI assistant speeds up your ability to flesh out new ideas.

Invite unlimited team members to collab on documents. You can access all your files offline and sync your Craft profile across devices — perfect if you’re traveling. Craft is similar in function to Notion and is worth trying out if you’re searching for a comprehensive note-taking app.

Google Docs

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Google Docs is many people’s go-to all-in-one note-taking word processor, with its familiar UI and personalization options. Download extensions like ProWritingAid, DocuSign, and Mailmeteor to make your daily grind a little easier.

Insert charts, download in Rich Text Format, translate documents, and a whole lot more. Share documents with anyone, anywhere, and anytime, by sharing a link to your latest WIP.

Literally taking a breather during a study session will help you relax and reset for your next big push. Here’s a few of the best breathing exercise websites for students!

Check out our full round-up of breathing exercise websites for more.

Calm Breathing Bubble

Get guided through a simple breathing exercise by the sound of a calming Tibetan singing bowl with Calm Breathing Bubble. Watch the bubble expand and contract as your worries wash away.

MindfulDevMag Breathing Timer

The MindfulDevMag Breathing Timer offers 4-7-8, 4-2-4, box, and HRV breathing exercises for meditation and relaxation. Toggle the sound on to help with deep meditation, and choose between two breathing animations. Download GIFs for each breathing exercise for use offline.

eXHALeR Web App

eXHALeR is one of the best breathing exercise websites for customization. Adjust the sliders to change how long you breathe in/out and hold your breath.

There are also four presets for popular breathing techniques like pranayama and ujjayi. Toggle day or night mode, and add audio guidance if needed.

Whether you’re tracking Pomodoros, blocking distracting websites, or monitoring your mood, Chrome extensions offer many uses for students. Here are a couple of our favorite Chrome extensions for students to download!

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Otto – Pomodoro Timer and Website Blocker

Let Otto, the adorable blue blob, encourage you to keep up with your Pomodoros! Otto’s avatar lifts weights while you work and snoozes on your breaks.

Add websites to Otto’s blocklist to remove distractions, or use the auto block feature to disable sites depending on how long you spend on a particular page. Gain insights into website usage and Pomodoro sessions for added motivation.

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Manage your mental health, monitor your mood, and have mindful moments with the Thyself Chrome extension. Throughout the day, Thyself will check in on how you’re feeling with a wheel of emojis to help you decipher your current mood.

The Thyself dashboard shows your past moods, as well as journal prompts and a self-care to-do list. Take a breather and engage in a Thyself breathing exercise. Invite your friends and coworkers to your Thyself team and work together on your mental well-being.

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Coffeelings

Combine coffee and self-care with the Coffeelings extension! Each day, pick a different shade of coffee roast to match your feelings. View your moods on a coffee-theme palette calendar across the year. Attach notes to each day to remind yourself why you had such a fantastic (or terrible) day!

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Keep Everything Up to Date

Maybe you ignore those popups on your computer or phone telling you there is a new update available. Keep in mind that those updates are often security enhancements. When software developers learn that hackers have learned how to get into their software, they issue a more secure update. Be sure you are using the latest by accepting those invitations to update or turn on the auto-update feature when available.

Install Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware Software

You might think that you don’t need special software to keep your computer and information safe, but you do. Install anti-virus and anti-malware software from a reputable company, and again, be sure to keep it updated. Also, set it to scan your computer regularly to search for any new malicious programs.

Use Strong Passwords and Change Them Regularly

Weak passwords make a hacker’s work easy. People often use passwords that are quickly figured out or based on the name of a pet or loved one that is easily found online. Be sure to choose something no one could guess and include upper and lower case letters, numbers, and at least one symbol. Never use the same password on more than one site. If someone gains access to your password on one site, they could access your other accounts.

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Two-Factor Authentication is an amazing new security feature that too many people ignore. Many banks, email providers, and other websites allow you to enable this feature to keep unauthorized users out of your accounts. When you enter your username and password, the website sends a code to your phone or email account. You then enter that code to access the site. Most sites give you the option of “remembering” the computer you use every day. But if someone tries to access your account from another computer, a stolen password will not be enough for them to hack you.

Delete Suspicious Emails

Reputable companies will never ask you for a password via email. Family members will rarely ask for money to be wired to an unknown location. If an email sounds strange, there is a good chance it is malicious. Go ahead and delete it. If you are not sure, contact the sender directly via phone to check it out.

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Many people dislike the inconvenience of needing to enter a pin-code or password to use their smartphone. But it is worth it. If you were to lose your phone, without a pin-code or password, the person who finds it could have access to your accounts, passwords, and even payment information.

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Passive Windows

Press the number buttons on your keyboard (0-9) to open the passive windows. These programs show a static or animated window on the center of your screen. You can drag them around with your mouse. Close them pressing the Space key.

Display "Access Denied" or "Permission Granted" warnings, start a self destruction countdown, play an animated neural network tracing or a Matrix code rain . Install a virus, download confidential data, trace a computer's location with satellites, and more!

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China’s online influencers under scrutiny after fake story sparks public outrage

Sunday, 05 May 2024

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Top influencer Xu Jiayi faked a story about finding a boy’s missing homework in Paris. - PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM BILI BILI via The Straits Times/ANN

BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): The attention-grabbing antics of Chinese online influencers are in the authorities’ cross hairs, after a content creator faked a story about finding a boy’s missing homework in Paris.

The Cyberspace Administration, China’s internet regulator, on April 23 announced a two-month crackdown on social media personalities who publish false stories to deceive the public and boost their online traffic.

But the cleanup is unlikely to produce lasting results, analysts said, given the fierce competition to stand out among millions of accounts vying for views, in an industry characterised by low barriers to entry and lucrative rewards for the top earners.

The move was sparked by the case of 29-year-old top influencer Xu Jiayi, who went by the handle Thurman Maoyibei on Douyin, Kuaishou and Xiaohongshu, and had a combined 40 million followers on these Chinese social media platforms.

She first posted on Feb 16, during the Chinese New Year period, that she had found homework books in Paris belonging to a primary school pupil named Qin Lang, and wanted to return them to their owner.

The post drew national attention, with even the mainstream media and the provincial authorities getting involved in the hunt for the fictional student.

Ms Xu on Feb 19 then claimed that she found the student’s mother, and even faked chat logs to lend credibility to her story.

Hangzhou police later established that Ms Xu had worked with a colleague to buy the homework books and shoot the scripted videos. Her accounts have now been shut down.

Netizens found that judging by the advertisement rates that Ms Xu charged on various platforms, along with the number of such ads she had posted, she could have earned some two million yuan (S$381,000) a month.

She had charged 400,000 yuan for a 20-second video advertisement on her Douyin channel.

The incident was a wake-up call for the industry, said Mr Li Huangzi, who uses the account Public Relations World 007 on Chinese social media. He has 48,000 followers on Weibo, China’s version of X.

“Zimeiti” – the “self-media” industry – is an umbrella term that describes the estimated 10 million full- and part-time workers who post their own essays, videos and other content on the Chinese internet.

They include academics, media professionals, influencers and literature fans, most of whom earn some form of income by writing advertisements or offering courses, among other ways.

Mr Li said that since the crackdown, he has found that several accounts with more than one million followers have deleted some of their videos, even though these may not be sensational and false content, like the Paris homework case.

“But they are afraid that some of their videos may not meet the norms and requirements, and they are afraid of being reported by netizens and penalised,” Mr Li told The Straits Times.

Some zimeiti contracting companies also required their influencers to conduct self-checks and self-corrections, delete past videos deemed undesirable, and label new videos with the words “dramatic interpretation” if they do not cover or reflect real events, he added.

The missing homework case was the latest in a string of stunts by online bloggers to boost online traffic that have incensed the public, over how content creators leveraged netizens’ feelings to make money and because they led to investigations that wasted public resources.

Other recent incidents included a vlogger who pretended to drink “urine” at a public hospital in Yunnan and filmed the reaction of workers there. The hospital called the police and the vlogger was detained for 15 days for “disrupting public order”.

In April, the social media accounts of former child star Gao Junyu were banned, after videos she had posted of herself undergoing treatment for brain tumour were discovered to be stock footage, which the authorities said was captioned wrongly to mislead the public.

A month earlier in March, internet celebrity Liangshan Mengyang – who had 3.8 million followers – was jailed for 11 months for false advertising.

She had pretended to be an orphan who had to drop out of school to support her four siblings, shooting hundreds of videos in the countryside of Sichuan province while selling supposed local produce such as walnuts.

It turned out that not only were her parents still alive, but her family background and “siblings” were also a sham to cash in on netizens’ sympathy. Products she hawked were also not from the Daliang Mountains as she had claimed.

Dr Xu Jian, a senior lecturer in communications at Deakin University in Australia, said factors such as China’s large internet population, its fast-growing wanghong (internet celebrity) economy, and high youth unemployment have made the zimeiti industry more competitive than ever.

He said the reactive, “pollute first and regulate later” approach may temporarily curb such behaviour through the “chilling effect” of naming, shaming and punishing.

“But it cannot fundamentally and permanently prevent the trend of desperate attention seeking,” said Dr Xu.

The most feasible solution for the government is to tighten platform governance, both self-governance of the platforms and the regulations of the platforms where zimeiti are based, said Dr Xu, who is an expert on China’s internet governance and digital culture.

Associate Professor Luwei Rose Luqiu, who researches media and communication at the Hong Kong Baptist University, noted that zimeiti in China and those elsewhere are not fundamentally different: They attract attention and seek commercial interests, often finding that false information is more appealing.

Ideally, reinstating journalistic standards and professionalism in news media would be the most effective way to fight such online misinformation, she said.

“However, given the prevailing conditions (in China) where propaganda often overshadows journalistic integrity, achieving this is challenging. The focus should, therefore, also include broader educational efforts to empower consumers to assess media content critically.”

Others have called for harsher penalties.

“The crackdown is a good development – there are now fewer people who spew rubbish online,” said a Zhejiang-based vlogger, who declined to give his full name. He goes by the handle Xiegang Tianxiatan on WeChat and posts frequent commentaries on current affairs.

Referring to the influencer in the fake homework incident, he said: “Her illegal gains should be confiscated. If not, the cost of breaking the law is too low, and someone else will just spring up to take (the offending blogger Xu’s) place.” - The Straits Times/ANN

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A USA TODAY investigation has exposed websites set up for closed universities posing as viable colleges.

Whoever is behind the copycat sites has been collecting application fees and personal student identity information. Once USA TODAY reached out to them for comment, some of the sites and their application links came down.

The investigation also found a network of fictitious colleges claiming to be accredited, generally the gold standard of legitimate universities in the U.S., however, those accreditors appear to be fabricated as well.  (Do you know more about these colleges, tell us. )

Investigation: Zombie colleges? These universities are living another life online, and no one can say why

So how can prospective students know which schools actually offer an education and which may be fronts for something else?  Luckily, there are telltale signs.  But it may take some sleuthing. 

Is it accredited?  

If a university wants to offer federal student aid, it has to be:

◾ Approved by a college accreditor.

◾ Approved by the state it resides in.

◾ Certified by the U.S. Department of Education, based, in part, on the first two.

Oversight of a school’s academic offerings falls to the accreditor, who is expected to review curriculums regularly. These accrediting agencies also visit schools in person.  

Prospective students can see if a school is truly accredited by looking it up on the federal government’s consumer guide to schools, the College Scorecard . Universities also often list their accreditors on their websites, which students can check against the accreditors’ own lists. Many states maintain a list of schools they have authorized as well. 

Check the web address 

It can be as simple as just checking the end of the university’s web address. 

Generally, only accredited colleges can use a .edu domain in their URL. Domains ending in .college, .education, or .university aren’t restricted to educational institutions, though. The website backed by former staffers at Marymount California University is marymountcalifornia.edu whereas the imposter website is at marymountcalifornia.education.  

Or pick up your phone and try to reach someone in college admissions. Legitimate colleges have entire staffs eager to talk to prospective students. It’s their job.

Some of the questions to ask: 

◾ When is the next application deadline?

◾ What do you need for the application? An essay? Test scores? Do you accept the Common Application , a form used by hundreds of colleges?

◾ How much does your program cost? Do you offer federal financial aid?

How do I tell if a college accreditor is real?  

Some of the imposter websites appeared to have created their own accreditors. Skeptical applicants can verify an accreditor's legitimacy by checking the Education Department’s list of approved agencies .

Note: Some accreditors are set up to approve only specific academic programs. Look instead for institutional accreditation, i.e., approval of all of the schools’ operations.  

Pay close attention to accreditors’ names too. Some counterfeit schools claimed accreditation by the “United States Higher Learning Commission.” That is close to the actual accrediting organization known as “The Higher Learning Commission.”   

Does the school have an address? Google it 

Some of the counterfeit universities claim strange addresses. The original Stratford University, for example, was in Virginia, but the imposter says the university is in Kentucky. In that case, a Google Street View search of the Kentucky address reveals no signage for a university.  

Many of the fictitious universities on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education Commission, one of the made-up accreditors, list unusual physical addresses too. The address for “Dakota Hill University,” for example, is actually home to Black Hills State University, a school that is accredited. USA TODAY found other schools with addresses that showed up on Google as nondescript office buildings, even parking garages. 

Be aware of the university’s size too. Some legitimate and smaller schools focused on career skills can be in office parks. But such a location would be unusual for large state or private colleges.  

Has anyone else attended this college? Who teaches there?  

Try to find past students. With LinkedIn, it’s easy to locate graduates of any college. Some schools also have alumni associations where prospective students may be able to learn more about the institution.  

Be wary of student testimonials that live solely on a college’s website because those could be fabricated by the operators of the university. Apply the same skepticism to sites that gather anonymous reviews such as Yelp – or even the reviews you might find on Google or Facebook.   

University professors should also have a web presence. Legitimate colleges often have individual web pages for their faculty members. Some college websites also feature past course catalogs. The new Stratford website, in contrast, listed only broad descriptions of its degree offerings and did not indicate who would be teaching those courses. That also was true of other zombie sites.  

Chris Quintana is a reporter on the USA TODAY investigations team with a background in higher education and student loans. Contact him at  [email protected] , @CquintanaDC on Instagram and X, or by Signal at 202-308-9021.