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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actresses and chief executives are among 50 people arrested in a nationwide college admissions cheating scam, according to court records unsealed in Boston Tuesday.

Those indicted allegedly paid bribes of up to $6 million to get their children into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said.

In most cases the students did not know their admission was contingent on a bribe, officials said.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/actresses-ceos-arrested-nationwide-college-admissions-cheating-scam/story?id=61627873[/quote]

I think ppl who aspire single-mindedly to the Ivy league schools have a classic correlation not causation problem.  Ivy league schools serve rich, connected students whose parents smooth their path to enrollment through years of coaching, test-prep and carefully selected activities (Lacrosse, squash anyone?!). Failing that, they outright bribe their kids' way in see above and this: https://www.philly.com/college-sports/jerome-allen-penn-bribery-fraud-testimony-20190312.html).  Ivy league graduates become rich, elite adults bc of their family's wealth and connections, not their college degree (correlation not causation).  Smart students who think the Ivy wand will magically make them rich and connected are kidding themselves. [/quote]

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