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Anonymous wrote:I sort of feel bad for the kids - in some cases they probably didn't even know this was happening, and now they are screwed.

Yeah. " SAT score? I don't recall ever taking it. Glad the good schools don't require it anymore"...or something like that?

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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.

Look, colleges have been known to drop students if they do something inappropriate during their senior year of High School. This is outright fraud on the part of the students and their families. The students know they didn't take the SAT or ACT and yet mysteriously got a great score; the students know they don't play certain sports and yet are getting accepted due to their sports performance.

Anonymous wrote:Heh if you have to cheat to get into UCSD that's really lame.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to get the data on these kids and compare their success to the rest of the population in their respective schools.

They probably performed the same.

I also wonder how far back this goes. I'm sure some of the children who benefited have graduated already. What happens to their degrees? Do they get revoked/nullified/whatever you call it?

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Anonymous wrote:I sort of feel bad for the kids - in some cases they probably didn't even know this was happening, and now they are screwed.

That must be why the parents felt they had to bribe these kids into the schools...they obviously aren't bright enough to have figured out that their grades and test scores weren't exactly in line with what was typical with the schools. Or did they just think they were extra special?

After seeing Lori Laughlin's daughter's instagram, flaunting her wealth and all the sponsored posts, I have zero sympathy for her.

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Anonymous wrote:No students charged...yet.

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

In the case of applying as a crew athlete when the student didn't even participate in crew, wouldn't that be fraudulent on the student's part? Maybe not bad enough to get thrown in the slammer but certainly bad enough to be booted out.

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Anonymous wrote:Felicity Huffman's husband (not indicted) was chatting about how 'difficult' the admission process was just two months ago. Guess its pretty hard to wipe your tears with hundreds of thousands as you cut a check.

https://people.com/movies/felicity-huffman-william-h-macy-stressful-college-admission-bribery-scandal/

We’re right now in the thick of college application time, which is so stressful. I am voting that once she gets accepted, she maybe takes a year off. God doesn’t let you be 18 twice. I know from casting, if you need a 25-, 26-year-old actress, there are a lot of them out there and they’re really good. But if you need a 15-, 16-year-old actress, it’s tough. Sofia looks young. I think this is an opportunity for her. But it’s just my opinion, and we’ll see what she wants to do, what Felicity thinks and how the chips fall. My daughter Georgia, she’s interested in politics, political science and pursuing that. She’s in a very academic school and killing it.

Shameless

I see what you did there.

But since he isn’t named in the indictment, is it possible that she did this all on her own?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Felicity Huffman's husband (not indicted) was chatting about how 'difficult' the admission process was just two months ago. Guess its pretty hard to wipe your tears with hundreds of thousands as you cut a check.

https://people.com/movies/felicity-huffman-william-h-macy-stressful-college-admission-bribery-scandal/

We’re right now in the thick of college application time, which is so stressful. I am voting that once she gets accepted, she maybe takes a year off. God doesn’t let you be 18 twice. I know from casting, if you need a 25-, 26-year-old actress, there are a lot of them out there and they’re really good. But if you need a 15-, 16-year-old actress, it’s tough. Sofia looks young. I think this is an opportunity for her. But it’s just my opinion, and we’ll see what she wants to do, what Felicity thinks and how the chips fall. My daughter Georgia, she’s interested in politics, political science and pursuing that. She’s in a very academic school and killing it.

Shameless

I see what you did there.

But since he isn’t named in the indictment, is it possible that she did this all on her own?

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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Felicity Huffman's husband (not indicted) was chatting about how 'difficult' the admission process was just two months ago. Guess its pretty hard to wipe your tears with hundreds of thousands as you cut a check.

https://people.com/movies/felicity-huffman-william-h-macy-stressful-college-admission-bribery-scandal/

We’re right now in the thick of college application time, which is so stressful. I am voting that once she gets accepted, she maybe takes a year off. God doesn’t let you be 18 twice. I know from casting, if you need a 25-, 26-year-old actress, there are a lot of them out there and they’re really good. But if you need a 15-, 16-year-old actress, it’s tough. Sofia looks young. I think this is an opportunity for her. But it’s just my opinion, and we’ll see what she wants to do, what Felicity thinks and how the chips fall. My daughter Georgia, she’s interested in politics, political science and pursuing that. She’s in a very academic school and killing it.

Shameless

Anonymous wrote: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 wrote:I sort of feel bad for the kids - in some cases they probably didn't even know this was happening, and now they are screwed.