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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone explain this to me:

Once these students were admitted, how were they supposed to keep up with their coursework? Were the parents planning to bribe the professors or administrators? Did Singer continue to facilitate bribes after enrollment? What would the endgame be?[/quote]

This is what I'm wondering. It's one thing to bribe your kid's way in to college, but how did they actually expect them to graduate?[/quote]

Like many athletes: easy degree.  The favorite athletic degree at my university was communications.  Another easy one was the health sciences degree which covered nutritionists and training.  You could graduate from that program with you B.S. plus the certification to begin as a personal trainer.

For many, it's not about what the degree is in, but where it is from.  [/quote]

Most athletes outside of men's basketball and football and the majority of athletes major in something of substance.  More athletes participate in other sports besides football and men;s basketball.  For example, Maryland Women's Basketball had 3 seniors go off to medical school the same year.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/03/24/three-players-put-the-md-in-maryland-womens-basketball/?utm_term=.5952cef04967

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That is true.  The least popular sports were the ones who did churn out some with real majors.

I knew one basketball player who could only read at the level of an elementary schooler.  I was his assigned tutor for a math course and it was one hell of a struggle to get the lowest C possible with him in that course.  I can't imagine what it took (probably cheating, let's be honest) for him to get a C in english and lit courses.  He was THE star of the team, though, and destined for the NBA.  Until late in the season his junior year when he blew out knee and then got a terrible infection after surgery.  He was never even 80% again afterwards and never played ball again.  I'm not even 100% sure he graduated from college.  If not, I'm not sure where he's at now in life is all that great based on his level of understanding of most academic things.    [/quote]
You should google him. I would.[/quote]

I've tried but it's difficult because his last name is very common, like Smith or Jones.  His dream after retiring from the NBA was to coach little league so I hope that's where he ended up.  [/quote]

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