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Actresses, CEOs arrested in nationwide college admissions cheating scam
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Tom Winter @Tom_Winter
NEW: Court documents show that the FBI recorded phone calls with both Huffman and Loughlin and a cooperating witness where they discussed the scheme.
10:56 AM - Mar 12, 2019
NEW: Court documents show that the FBI recorded phone calls with both Huffman and Loughlin and a cooperating witness where they discussed the scheme.
10:56 AM - Mar 12, 2019
Are you telling that the top colleges of the world accepted bribery instead of calling the police and arrest those who attempted to brebe them?
That's explain how
a) in most european small countries all childern of politicians and the "elite" all go to those schools
b) those childern after their college years in those prestigious schools they come back and one way or another "rule" us. Usually they fail and whole countries suffer, because of that broken illegal bribery thing.
That's explain how
a) in most european small countries all childern of politicians and the "elite" all go to those schools
b) those childern after their college years in those prestigious schools they come back and one way or another "rule" us. Usually they fail and whole countries suffer, because of that broken illegal bribery thing.
6 million doesn't buy you social networks like an elite college does.
I'm still scratching my head over this actually being called out by law enforcement. This is like an open secret like young actors being taken advantage of but I didn't think it was illegal as long as it didn't involve public colleges.
All they have to do is now give the courts $12 million and it'll be a slap on the wrist.
the american college admission system is arbitrary as fuck and its design will invite these kinds of abuses
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
Pro-tip to rich people — here is the totally legal and totally cool way to bribe your kid's way into college.https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard …
11:24 AM - Mar 12, 2019
Pro-tip to rich people — here is the totally legal and totally cool way to bribe your kid's way into college.https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard …
11:24 AM - Mar 12, 2019
There's a pretty big misunderstanding of how college admissions works here.
If I'm understanding this correctly, it doesn't seem to actually involve admissions officers or high level administrators?
This sounds a lot like IMG Academy, which makes sense. It's a recruiting haven for D1 athletes.
If I'm understanding this correctly, it doesn't seem to actually involve admissions officers or high level administrators?
This sounds a lot like IMG Academy, which makes sense. It's a recruiting haven for D1 athletes.
Legacy admissions are why I have a bias against Ivy league graduates. I want to know they're not silver spooned morons before I trust them with important responsibilities.
Sounds like they were bribing coaches to get their kids admitted via a sports team instead of just making a large donation to the school. Since it says exam scandal, I'm guessing it's because the kids grades and test scores were too low for the school to look the other way on even with a donation.
Right. Athletic admissions are largely handled separately than other applicants. They do come through the admissions office at some point usually, but at a much higher level than a regular admissions officer. It's possible that someone at the Director level or above within the admissions office would have been aware. A coach wouldn't have unilateral discretion to admit.
So actually, I'd think at least one person might know. Unless they just saw that they're an athlete and as far as they know, the coach told them this is someone I am recruiting. That would be the only way to have an unsuspecting admissions staffer approve the admission.
Edit: And the added complications here are the faked test scores and grades. It's possible these kids were so uncompetitive, they would have been denied anyway even if they were "recruited." Which does happen. Lots to unpack.
I'm sure many of these kids are the ones who party through all their classes and coast by on the minimum anyways. Those ones I don't feel sorry for.
The stars really aligned to make this post happen
OP
OP
From 2018 .
Celebrity kid called 'spoiled' and 'privileged brat' after saying she's going to college for 'game days' and 'partying'
Olivia Giannulli is used to living a lavish life, led by her famous mother Lori Loughlin and designer father Mossimo Giannulli. But the 19-year-old YouTuber, who goes by the name Olivia Jade online, has gotten herself into a bit of trouble, as subscribers are calling her out for her "spoiled" outlook on college.
In one of her latest videos, the teen opened up about her future plans after recently graduating from her private high school in California. And although she's already made quite the career for herself on social media, people were excited to hear that Olivia is still planning to attend college in the fall. However, her explanation of why she wants to pursue higher education has people expressing their disappointment.
"I don't know how much of school I'm gonna attend," she shared with her nearly 2 million subscribers, after explaining her extensive work schedule. "But I'm gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all. But I do want the experience of like game days, partying…I don't really care about school, as you guys all know."
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cel...g-190101738.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Celebrity kid called 'spoiled' and 'privileged brat' after saying she's going to college for 'game days' and 'partying'
Olivia Giannulli is used to living a lavish life, led by her famous mother Lori Loughlin and designer father Mossimo Giannulli. But the 19-year-old YouTuber, who goes by the name Olivia Jade online, has gotten herself into a bit of trouble, as subscribers are calling her out for her "spoiled" outlook on college.
In one of her latest videos, the teen opened up about her future plans after recently graduating from her private high school in California. And although she's already made quite the career for herself on social media, people were excited to hear that Olivia is still planning to attend college in the fall. However, her explanation of why she wants to pursue higher education has people expressing their disappointment.
"I don't know how much of school I'm gonna attend," she shared with her nearly 2 million subscribers, after explaining her extensive work schedule. "But I'm gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all. But I do want the experience of like game days, partying…I don't really care about school, as you guys all know."
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cel...g-190101738.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Dave Quinn @NineDaves
Here's William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman's husband, talking about the "stressful" college application process for his daughters. https://parade.com/732550/walterscott/william-h-macy-on-his-favorite-frank-moment-from-shameless-and-working-with-wife-felicity-huffman/ …
11:28 AM - Mar 12, 2019
Here's William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman's husband, talking about the "stressful" college application process for his daughters. https://parade.com/732550/walterscott/william-h-macy-on-his-favorite-frank-moment-from-shameless-and-working-with-wife-felicity-huffman/ …
11:28 AM - Mar 12, 2019
reading the article in seems that in some cases the kids must have known
im shocked
Can we save the word "elite" for truly elite things, like Stanford and Yale and Eli Manning, and not Georgetown and USC and Joe Flacco?