There are also "PhDs" and "professors" leading tours Who is making money by relying on admission tickets to prestigious schools?, Free quota sales for students | behavior | tickets

This summer, Zhejiang University and other universities resumed campus reservation visits, with a large number of tourists flocking to the campus. Nowadays, as the summer vacation approaches halfway, there is still a steady stream of people from other schools hoping to visit and admire the charm of prestigious universities. Especially for parent-child "university tours", the popularity remains high.

But the reporter found that many people have become scalpers, and there is a chaotic situation of reselling tickets to Zhejiang universities online. Who is really relying on the admission ticket of a prestigious school to make money? Why are they repeatedly banned?

Tickets for prestigious schools range from 10 yuan to 600 yuan and become commodities

"Please show your admission code when entering the school." At the Xiangshan Campus of China Academy of Fine Arts, the security guard at the entrance stopped "Feather" who wanted to visit the school and stated that the school is not currently open to the public.

There are more than one tourist like "Feather" who wants to visit Gome during the summer. The reporter found that many netizens posted inquiring about "how foreign students can enter Gome.". Under a post on a certain social media platform called "Gome Appointment Guide," there were 151 likes, 182 favorites, and 56 comments inquiring about related matters.

It is reported that the China International Design Museum near Gome's Xiangshan Campus can be entered by appointment through the official account, but if you want to enter Gome's Xiangshan Campus, you can only report to the people on campus.

Some people have seen the business opportunities behind it. Opening a certain second-hand trading app, there are numerous sellers selling admission services to universities, with admission tickets priced between 10-30 yuan. Many sellers claim to be college students and say that after the transaction, they can help make an appointment for admission by simply sending the visitor's name and phone number.

Four days ago, "Pineapple" stood at the entrance of the Guomei Xiangshan Campus and spent 15 yuan to contact one of the sellers. Without informing the seller of any information about itself, they waited for a moment before receiving an electronic pass for a visitor surnamed Li and successfully entered the school.

"Recently, there have been quite a few tourists on campus," a friend of Gome who is currently studying told reporters.

The business entering Zhejiang University is also quite prosperous, and some sellers even offer high priced explanation services on the basis of selling "tickets".

One of the sellers who provides explanation services claims to be a PhD student at Zhejiang University, outgoing and talkative, with rich learning and research experience to share. Through private conversation, it was learned that she receives 1-2 orders per week, with a service time of 2-3 hours. She receives 1-3 people at 300 yuan per time, while 4-7 people receive 600 yuan per time. But even at such a high price, she claims that the July schedule has been fully booked.

"Famous schools and teachers" have become a gimmick for professional scalpers to sell "tickets" at high prices.

A seller of a certain second-hand trading app clearly stated in the product introduction that "the professor will take you on a trip to Zhejiang University", "149 adults/person, 99 students/person", and also said that they can offer English explanations at an additional price.

But after adding the so-called "professor assistant" WeChat, "the professor is very busy", "the assistant does not bargain", "the professor can bring it into the laboratory" As soon as the conversation started, the "professor assistant" used proficient language to increase the cost to 249 per person. When the reporter repeatedly asked which college and professor it was, the other party kept digressing the topic, constantly asking the reporter to provide identity information and confirm the appointment time, saying that he would "help make an appointment". When the reporter stated that he would not provide specific information and would not pay, he abruptly replied, "You can arrange for free on your own," and there was no further explanation.

Zhejiang University Official Announcement of Appointment Admission Pathways

Some students from Zhejiang University have also revealed to reporters that in recent months, some off campus institutions have recruited teachers and students to help make appointments for admission under the guise of part-time jobs or making appointments for help. One quota is given 5-10 yuan, and then the institution resells this quota for around 50 yuan.

Relying on free "tickets" to make money, why does this business continue to be banned

As early as March 15, Zhejiang University released a notice on the official WeChat official account of "Safe Zhejiang University" on adjusting the management measures for school gate access, saying that the campus was open to alumni and some social figures free of charge.

At 8:30 in the morning, the reporter opened the Alipay search "Zhedatong" applet, clicked the "Visitor Center", entered the name, ID card, phone number and other information as required through the visitor appointment system of Zhejiang University, and in just a few minutes, he was eligible to visit the university for free from 6:30 to 21:00 the next day.

The reporter noticed that in the "Appointment Notice" on the homepage of the appointment system, the school has detailed important information such as the time period for entering the school, dining in the school cafeteria, and requirements for visiting the school. At the same time, the page clearly informs the official appointment channels - individuals are only allowed to make appointments to enter the school; If under 18 years old and over 60 years old, you can make an appointment on your behalf; If a team of 7 or more people makes an appointment, they need to contact the school visitor center.

Screenshot of the reporter making an appointment to enter the school through the "Zhejiang University Communication" mini program

"Before July 10th, on weekdays, tourists could only make appointments to enter the school from 19:00 to 21:00." A student at Zhejiang University told reporters, "At that time, some people might want to visit the school during the workday, so they spent money to make appointments." But now, the working day entry period at Zhejiang University has been opened to 6:30-21:00. Why are there still so many people who don't go through free and formal ways to enter the school, but go to second-hand trading apps to find "ways" to buy "tickets"? "?

A parent from Shaoxing came to Hangzhou with their son who had just finished the middle school entrance exam. He spent 20 yuan and bought two admission tickets from scalpers. He said frankly that "it's always hard to make an appointment to get into a famous school", and did not know how easy it is to make an appointment for free places through Alipay

This summer, with the opening up of major universities, many parents, guided by the idea of "entering well-known universities and receiving knowledge baptism", not only took their children to explore mountains and rivers, but also went to various prestigious schools to lay the foundation for their children's future. Enthusiastic Zhejiang University students have posted reminders that they can make free appointments to enter the school without the need for scalpers. But compared to the hundreds of views of some sellers, this reminder post has only 54 views.

Starting from July 21st, when entering keywords such as "university visit" and "appointment" on a second-hand trading app, no related products were found. But through "historical browsing", it was found that these products were not taken down. The seller only made simple processing of the introduction text, deleted some keywords, or added symbols such as "*" in the keywords. Buyers who have previously purchased this product can still quickly find these sellers and conduct transactions, even sharing product links with others.

In response to the act of selling tickets to prestigious universities to make money, the reporter learned that on July 11th, the Security Office of Zhejiang University issued a notice on the school's official website, stating that during work, it was discovered and received feedback from teachers and students that some students on campus had engaged in paid reservations for unrelated personnel to enter the school. This behavior violates campus regulations and campus visit instructions, and the discovered violations have been reported to the department for serious punishment.

Notice from the Security Office of Zhejiang University on Recent Violations of Booking

But the strict prohibition of the school cannot completely prohibit this chaos. On second-hand trading apps, there are still a large number of scalpers selling "tickets". A parent exposed through the media the recent behavior of a research and learning institution in Zhejiang, disguised as a "research and learning institution," which was not well received. She told reporters that she spent a thousand yuan hoping to take her child to Tsinghua University for a visit. But on the day of the school visit, my son and some other students who participated in the study tour were stopped by the security guard outside the door. Despite enduring the high temperature for three hours, they were unable to enter Tsinghua University as they had hoped.

How to stop the chaos caused by reselling college tickets on online platforms where transactions can be completed with just a few clicks? Who should supervise it again? The reporter will continue to monitor.