this is what I'm referring to.
The parent's desire to get their kids into elite schools is understandable; I think many of us would do the same thing or at least can understand this desire. There will always be a degree of corruption and people that can be paid to force a desired outcome. In other words, there will always be at least a few bad apples whose loyalty can be bought and this is true of every society that has ever existed.
The reason this is an example of our society working is what happened when it was uncovered. There was a national outcry and indictments were made. In corrupt societies these things are not exposed and when they are nothing happens because the press is suppressed and government officials do not have to care. There is a lot of cynicism about society and how elites are not held accountable these days but an effective society is not one in which there is no corruption; an effective society is one that exposes instances of corruption (which is what the press generally does, and those who say different are guilty of taking a few instances of the press betraying the trust people have in them and applying it to how the press operates as a whole) and holds those responsible for it accountable. This is democracy in action: a free press exposes corruption, there is a public outcry, and elected officials desperate to be re-elected use their power to act. This is how democracy is supposed to work.
With that said, I won't belittle the impact a high powered and expensive lawyer can have on a judicial verdict.
I'm not so mad at Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, among others, who are caught up in this whole attempt to bribe universities for admission. Was it dumb and criminal of them, sure, but they are just wealthy people trying to use their resources to advance the lives of their children, so while I very much disagree and don't condone what they do and the law should hold them accountable for their actions, but I at least understand why they did what they did. The universities and testing facilities are the ones I am most disappointed in and infuriated at, and they should be the ones facing the brunt of the condemnation here. These are institutions that are supposed to engender trust and confidence with us... and to find out that their admissions department (and god knows what other parts of these universities) were accepting bribes for admission is inexcusable. This should be a wake up call that these elitist institutions that we as a society are meant to put so much trust in REALLY don't deserve any trust from us at all. If anything, this event should be a catalyst for the entire admissions process in universities across the country to be overhauled and restructured. As someone who grew up putting a huge among of faith and respect in these top institutions of higher learning, I am consistently hearing reports that convince me that these places are no longer operating in the public good.
Pretty much what’s written above?
3As, 3Bs, and 1C. Im fine, everything’s fine....
The SAT is supposed to be a measure of your supposed academic ability. For years they said that the more you study, the better you'll do. They're used to deny people the right to further their opportunities based upon income, race, and family history. In reality tests have nothing to do with how "inteligent" or "hard working" someone is but rather how well they can take tests.
Penn on the admissions scandal.
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When we learned that at least 50 people participated in a massive college admissions scam, deploying fraudulent means to get their children into our nation’s elite universities, we were appalled, disgusted, and outraged that not a single one of them was using these deviant tactics to get into the University of Pennsylvania.
It is just despicable that these privileged, wealthy families, who already enjoy every advantage, would be so deceitful and unethical in their efforts to secure a coveted spot at Yale, Stanford, or Georgetown, but not at Penn, which — friendly reminder! — is an Ivy League school. It’s extremely exclusive. Very difficult to get into. Definitely harder than Georgetown and sometimes harder than Stanford; it sort of depends on the year.
What’s especially appalling to us, as one of the finest academic institutions in the world, is how many of these students did not even care about their education. We’re looking at you, Olivia “I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend” Jade. Well, Olivia, maybe you’d feel differently if you learned about a certain someone named Benjamin Franklin, who founded the University of Pennsylvania in 1740 and also invented bifocals, the Warby Parkers of his day. You could say Ben was America’s first influencer. People already do, actually. It’s a thing. Tell your friends!
As long as you’re going to send a photo of your unathletic daughter on a rowing machine along with a check for $500,000 to a crew coach, why not send it to our crew coach? We have a river here. It’s pretty famous. Probably you’ve heard of it? The Schuylkill. Yes, that’s how it’s spelled. You say it like, skoo-kull. It’s a really lovely body of water and a great place for your daughter to pretend to be a coxswain while she just sits in a boat and vlogs. We would never have accepted the bribe, obviously, because that would go against our code of conduct. We hate crime; that’s why our law school is so good. But it would have been nice to be asked.
Paying $15,000 so the proctor will change your daughter’s SAT answers after she takes the test? Horrifying. But not as horrifying as going to such extreme lengths just to get your k
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