The Pittsburgh edition of Craigslist recently posted an intriguing ad from someone who seems to want a Harvard degree without all that pesky scholarly work.

The ad has since been rescinded; perhaps the advertiser discovered that with “A” as the most common grade, being successful at that school wasn’t too hard after all.

The Craigslist Pittsburgh “writing gigs” sub-page just got an Ivy League-quality job offer.

Someone claiming to be an accepted Harvard student wants to pay someone $40,000 a year to attend four years of college for him — plus a $10,000 bonus contingent upon graduation. Books and supplies will be included.

The listing reads:

$40k a year to attend Harvard University as me (Cambridge, MA)

You must have either a 4.0 GPA in high school, or a 3.5 or higher GPA from a university to get hired for this.

Your age does not matter, but you must be a male since I have a male name.

I am looking for someone to attend Harvard University pretending to be me for four years, starting August 2014. I will pay for your tuition, books, housing, transportation, and living expenses and pay $40,000 a year with a $10,000 bonus after graduation. All you have to do is attend all classes, pass all tests, and finish all assigned work, while pretending you are me.

You do not need to worry about being accepted, I have already taken care of that.

If interested please email me a little info about yourself, and we can meet in person to discuss further.