Feds uncover large-scale college entrance exam cheating plot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the downside of holistic admissions. Too easy to manipulate the results.

Yet another reason why schools should no longer be allowed to offer preferences or scholarships to athletes.

It wasn't just athleticism. These parents paid people to take the SAT and ACTs in place of their kids and submit those scores in the admissions packet.

They'll get them on all counts of fraud.

[Anonymous]

does anyone know what a college SAT administrator is? Is that someone who works fo the college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the downside of holistic admissions. Too easy to manipulate the results.

Yet another reason why schools should no longer be allowed to offer preferences or scholarships to athletes.

Just get rid of SATs the results are bull and people have been cheating for decades, especially the Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No students charged...yet.

Not sure how they would nail the students - the parents paid the bribes and got deductions.

I think the students will be kicked out. Just like the parents in the D.C. area who tried to use a false residence to attend the Duke Ellington school here.

Fair is fair and they didn't earn admittance.

[Anonymous]

BOOM! Georgetown coach took almost $900k! One kid never played tennis at all.

https://www.justice.gov/file/1142876/download

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BOOM! Georgetown coach took almost $900k! One kid never played tennis at all.

https://www.justice.gov/file/1142876/download

123. Between approximately September 11, 2015 and November 30, 2016, KWF paid Ernst $950,000. CW-1 has advised that these payments were made in exchange for Ernst’s designation of the HENRIQUEZES’ daughter and several other students as purported tennis recruits, in order to facilitate their admission to Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

Maybe this will bring about some change. It’s equally unfair for someone like Jared Kushner to have gotten into Harvard because his parents gave a massive (also tax deductible) donation. In my opinion, schools that receive federal funding should not be allowed to accept bribes to admit kids but it happens all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the downside of holistic admissions. Too easy to manipulate the results.

Yet another reason why schools should no longer be allowed to offer preferences or scholarships to athletes.

It wasn't just athleticism. These parents paid people to take the SAT and ACTs in place of their kids and submit those scores in the admissions packet.

They'll get them on all counts of fraud.

How is that even possible now? I mean, when I took the SAT (graduated HS in 2000), my ID was scrutinized because I'd gained about 40 lbs. after an injury that required me to be on steroids. My face shape really changed and I didn't look anything like my school ID or official ID.

I wonder if proctors were also part of the bribery to look the other way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think one of the people was the former Georgetown tennis coach.

Correct - Gordon Ernst. Currently coaching at URI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the downside of holistic admissions. Too easy to manipulate the results.

Yet another reason why schools should no longer be allowed to offer preferences or scholarships to athletes.

It wasn't just athleticism. These parents paid people to take the SAT and ACTs in place of their kids and submit those scores in the admissions packet.

They'll get them on all counts of fraud.

How is that even possible now? I mean, when I took the SAT (graduated HS in 2000), my ID was scrutinized because I'd gained about 40 lbs. after an injury that required me to be on steroids. My face shape really changed and I didn't look anything like my school ID or official ID.

I wonder if proctors were also part of the bribery to look the other way.

The bribed proctors would change and correct the answers after the kid took the test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, and I would have pegged those women as among your more normal celebs. Jesus.

Because the Kardashian-tier celebs don’t do college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be interesting with big time schools involved.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n982136

Hm, sounds about white.

nice one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the downside of holistic admissions. Too easy to manipulate the results.

Yet another reason why schools should no longer be allowed to offer preferences or scholarships to athletes.

It wasn't just athleticism. These parents paid people to take the SAT and ACTs in place of their kids and submit those scores in the admissions packet.

They'll get them on all counts of fraud.

How is that even possible now? I mean, when I took the SAT (graduated HS in 2000), my ID was scrutinized because I'd gained about 40 lbs. after an injury that required me to be on steroids. My face shape really changed and I didn't look anything like my school ID or official ID.

I wonder if proctors were also part of the bribery to look the other way.

The bribed proctors would change and correct the answers after the kid took the test.

Are the tests still taken with a #2 pencil?

[Anonymous]

Apparently Singer would sometimes take the tests for the kid. How the hell that worked, I don't know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, and I would have pegged those women as among your more normal celebs. Jesus.

Because the Kardashian-tier celebs don’t do college.