So these zombie colleges are are sort of unusual in
in that these are new websites popping up for closed
universities.
Sometimes these universities have been closed for nearly a decade,
but these websites are making it appear as though they
were open.
They had been taking applications,
you know, $75.00 fee, asking students for a variety of
personal information including a driver's license number,
copies of driver's license or like you know,
a similar identifying document like a passport.
And you know, we know all this because I applied
to one of them.
You have to be accredited in America to get federal
financial aid.
Someone who was not paying close attention,
or even, you know, someone who just kind of caught
it out of the corner of their eye might be
fooled by these.
So I applied and within minutes I got a response
back saying thanks for your application.
In three to six weeks we'll let you know if
you've been accepted.
It was all very unusual.
The first place to start is just look at the
URL.
If it's a.edu, that means that it's an accredited institution.