Stanford removes imposter student from campus l GMA 

Give this guy a scholarship for being persistence and A for effort.

We had a student at high school kind of do this. The kid was zoned for a bad school on the other side of town. Somehow, he made it up to our school (no idea how the paperwork happened), attended classes, joined the basketball team, and then would invite himself over to friend’s houses so he had a place to spend the night. Great student, nice guy. We didn’t find out his situation until his little sister tried to mimic him years later, only to break down crying in class one day because she was so hungry and hadn’t eaten in a while. Thankfully, I think they got help with their home life situation after that.

The fact no one, even the school, really seemed super upset that he was a trespasser but more shocked he wasn't a student tells me that he was pretty liked in the community. Like I would expect the school to press charges, but he must've been a decent enough guy for them not to go through with it

In my medical school we had an imposter medical student for a few months. She had applied and didn't get in, so rather than face the embarrassment and pressure from her Asian family, she decided to pretend. Kind of sad, actually.

I often wondered what would happen if I just walked into campus and took an entire college class just to learn. A lot of college students take their education for granted and skip classes anyway. He must have been part of some interesting conversations at least.

he took fake it till you make it a little to literal😂

I went to a small (200 students) day and boarding high school in Massachusetts and we had an imposter student who fooled faculty into waiving her tuition, paying her apartment rent and buying her a Vespa-like scooter. She kind of stayed to herself but did have a few friends. Needless to say, the faculty who financially and otherwise supported her were less than thrilled to find out she was 27 and definitely not a high school student after she suddenly went MIA one day. Unclear if she kept the scooter…

This is not as uncommon as people think is it. There were several homeless former students that lived on my campus

He probably forgot to tell his parents that he didn’t get in and had to do what he had to do

Among us : Stanford Edition

I did this when I was young and homeless back in the day, it's really not hard if you act like you belong and don't cause trouble no one will question it. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot in my two years there

It sounds to me like he understood the value of skill development & networking and the absurdity of the college price tag. This kid is going places.

Kinda sad actually. His persistence showed he really wanted to be a part of the community. It’s not like he hurt anyone. And let’s be honest, the people who often are the ones harming college students are fellow college students that have been “vetted” by the admissions process.

This calls for an emergency meeting 🚨🚨🚨

Give this guy a scholarship and let him take classes. I bet he does well, he is so motivated.

This should be on Netflix. 😂

Maybe some staff and students knew his situation but decided not to rat him out. One of my college dorm mates couldn't afford to live on campus. I had an RA ask me if I could allow him to stay in my room. I said OK as I liked the guy as wanted to help. Most of the RA staff knew he was staying with me. But....some residents weren't cool with it and reported him to the RC. He was gone the next day. So, from my personal experience, it's possible he had inside help.

really says something when an outsider has a perspective from inside a college and says that most of what the students do is meet with others and socialize. Dude really took networking to the next level.

Dude worked the university’s system, smart and resourceful.

I don't think his intentions were bad but, this is scary because this is how easy it is to go to a college with any intention colleges need to take security a bit more seriously

I feel like an imposter at Columbia University on the daily. I have my undergrad from there & now I’m getting a graduate degree, yet I experience Imposter Syndrome frequently. I tip my hat to this man. He wanted a prestigious education & the social life with which it comes, I suppose. How interesting. Prestigious educations are extremely expensive… he may have wanted to attend the university but could never afford it. I want to hear from him more.

They pulled up his tinderrrrr I’m dead

That student must have been very SUS

They called him impostor so I was waiting for something he did terribly wrong but it seems like he was just chilling and made lots of friends

I’m trying to figure out how he was living in dorms for 10 months

Not gonna lie I'm actually kinda impressed

This isn't so uncommon. I am glad he is getting media attention and that he gets a book/movie deal. I am always fascinated with these types of stories.

Guy should get an honorary degree.

No human being is an imposter. As an undocumented student, he has a human right to use the housing, attend classes and eat at the cafeteria same as any other student. I for one welcome the beautiful diversity that undocumented students bring to our elite college campuses.

Give this man a full-ride. He deserves it for going the extra mile like this.

I feel for this guy. They could have at least hidden his identity instead of shaming him publicly

Such a missed opportunity. I hope someone reaches out an helps him. He wishes to have that scholar life that so many take for granted. It’s like that movie with Branden Frazier and Joe Pesci “With Honors.”

I kind of feel bad for him. It’s a good thing he wasn’t/ isn’t violent, but I honestly feel he so desperately wants to belong to something positive. I certainly will say a prayer that someone will give him a shot . So many kids waste the opportunities they are fortunate enough to have afforded to them..

The clothes part he could’ve taken clothes from the laundromat 😂😂

How smart is this school

they should make him the class speaker 2025...lol🤣

I mean I went to classes with some of my friends, we went to different universities. But to even get in the dorms! That's next level.

This reminds me of the Kdrama Sky Castle where a family had sent their daughter to Harvard and they thought that she had been accepted but she had done the same thing that this young man had done just being an imposter on campus and not letting her parents find out.

NGL he sounds kinda sus...

Why is this so funny to me? 😂

I am surprised that the number of comments that think it's perfectly okay that this man assimilated and pretended to be a student this entire time. Dorms are full of strangers so security is always a priority. Had this man/child harmed or even killed someone everyone would be in an uproar but because he was just found squatting it's okay. *It is absolutely not okay.* Other comments are talking about how he should be given a scholarship as he was "determined" because he probably went to class. It's called auditing and you can take certain classes. But pretending to be a resident of a dormitory on campus of a university as large as Stanford. Absolutely not okay. I hope the ban continues and he is not allowed to return to the campus.

“he didn’t repeat an outfit”

I respect this man for pulling this off for a year

“Got to meet new ppl” as if any of those Stanford students are ever going to socialize with him again or network with him.😂

LOL. Maybe make student identification better? But seriously, this isn't new. Anyone can walk into a lecture and the prof wouldn't know.

I'm sorry but this is hilarious 😂 wait, but also really creepy. I feel like we're way too comfortable with the security risks of open college campuses

Impostor detected: Emergency meeting

His persistence was impressive.

I pretended to be a student when I was enrolled in college, and after a couple years they gave me a degree.

Imposter? Among us? I'm extremely sorry for that joke

Girl in the interview def got ran thru 😂😂😂

Sneaking into dorms is one thing, but I always wondered how many people do this at other prestigious universities, at least on a smaller scale, by attending classes or hanging out with students at events and stuff. I wonder how this guy got the university ID and key cards he would've undoubtable needed to get into the dorms. I mean, you do need those at Stanford, right? I've always wondered if anyone ever tries this because I live right near Princeton and it'd be really easy as long as the person is the right age and fits in with the students.

The internet has ruined me. My first thought reading the title was that he must have been among them for awhile without seeming suspicious.

I swear you could be a random person and just walk onto a college campus and attend classes like normal and go into the dorms like normal etc it’s crazy

He is not an imposter. He identified as a student so it must be honored. Stop being a phobic! 😂

I’d argue every student at Sanford is an “imposter”. 😂

When I was in college our campus/dorm security was so bad homeless men would come up and ask for money in the dorm halls and the 19 year old RA of that floor had to get them to leave. This was a dorm with central, shared bathrooms too. Nothing more than a little shouting ever occurred but it easily could’ve been worse. Pretty nuts when you consider how much money we were all paying to be there.

You don’t even go here!

It’s almost like there is an imposter among us 🤔

I think everyone knows what home boy was up to 🤣

Good for him! With the crazy cost of college these days, you gotta do what you gotta do to get an education.

Wow. I really want to go to Stanford but that is next level. ❤

If he can make it for a year sneaking around west coast ivy, the CIA would be interested in recruiting this man.

Much respect.

This ja not uncommon. I know there were unhoused young people, who were not students, essentially living in the 24hr library at my university, which is a huge school with several thousand enrolled students. You could just sit in at any lecture you wanted to as well.

This guy is impressive.

"you don't even go here" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's giving doc love lol if you know you know

Wow! Incredible.

I guess you can say he was sus and got ejected

When I went to SIUC I lived in an over 21 co ed dorm. We had to run our id cards and visitors needed to be checked in. The reception desk was always staffed by RA or student staff. I also visited other dorms and all you need to do is to have a key to get in.

I am neither shocked or outraged and could care less lol

When your friends tell you to fake it til you make it

Did he vent though?

This is happening at every campus lol

At my college there were garden-type apartments--you would enter a door and there were four units so no desk or anything to walk past. If someone wanted to stay there it was almost a don't ask don't tell situation. It could be more difficult in a traditional dorm where there are RA's and other staff. The apartments I lived at on campus had RA's but due to the layout there really wasn't much they could do unless they discovered the person and even if they did they could just say they are a friend visiting. Technically they were supposed to check in but nobody ever did. After I graduated I went back to visit and stayed with someone and nobody blinked an eye. I only stayed the night though.

I feel bad for embarrassing the guy like that showing his face on the news. They could've just let it hidden.

Went to high school with him. Actually a pretty good kid 😂 Stud athlete too. I respect it

“How’d you get in?” “Hopped the fence” lol

“There is no fee required for school, uniform required for school. Whatever school you like, buy its uniform, and sit quietly in the class.” -3 Idiots movie

Give that man a scholarship. I like his tenacity. 🤣

Smart without the price tag. Now he can say he attended Stanford without paying tuition. The best asset gathered at school is networking anyways. Seems he was doing just that. Fake it till ya make it!

You found the sussy amoung us imposter! 😱

He was acting sussy 😂

They really should help him to get into the school. I mean he won’t through all trouble.

Kids a legend. This is hilarious.

He was playing Amongus with Stanford authority and students for an entire year😬

Heartless decision, honestly. He cared more about the school than the spoilt brats that go there anyways. He should've at least been given an opportunity to be a diploma student or something

He didt behave like in a bad way and he also didt cause anyone harm. I just cant help but feel sorry for him. Maybe his grades were not good enough and just wanted to feel like a student at Standford

When the imposter is SUS!!!!

I love the students complimenting and defending him 🤣🤣😂

Good for him. Hope he enjoyed his time.

Maybe he got inspired by Anna Delvey? Nowadays you just need to have the look and confidence and say the right thing to become someone, yes?

This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode in which Kramer was working in a company he wasn't employed in and even managed to get fired for sloppy work.

Mishandled for sure! Those students should have been warned!

That is literally crazy

This man is a LEGEND.

The weirdest thing about this was he was acting like he had to go to Stanford and had to be a part of that community. He could have probably gotten into another school, why waste the time being there? Especially since he clearly showed a degree of determination in his actions.

he pulled a herschel walker 🤣

When the imposter is sus

And parents pay how much to go there isn't this one of the top school really somebody needs to pay attention