Universities race to quell outrage over bribery and cheating scandal in admissions

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Liana Keesing, 18, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va., said she and college-bound classmates were irate. Keesing plans to attend Stanford in the fall and join the fencing team. She said the corruption detailed in court documents, including doctored photographs of purported student-athletes sent in admission portfolios, was an insult to the hard work of honest students everywhere, including real student-athletes like herself.

A tweet made the rounds in the community of first-generation and low-income students at Princeton University: “wow, it turns out money was the real Affirmative Action all along!” “It’s sad, but I’m not shocked,” Wilson said. “I don’t know why anyone is shocked. This is the way the world works.” Essentially, admissions officers take coaches at their word when a recruit is recommended. Georgetown shifted course in November. The university now requires head coaches to provide a written description of a recruited athlete — something like an athletic résumé or other documentation of accomplishments — before the admission office releases a letter telling students they’re admitted or likely to be.

Too late; we the public have heard the news. You meant to say 'cover up' didn't you? lol

Maybe put things in logical perspective in some cases it was one student in admissions of 20 or 30 thousands or more. Yes its blatantly wrong to cheat but it is still very limited in impact over over the millions of college students.

This practice may have been going on for an unimaginably long time! How did the Trump Klan get into School? What about evil minded Kushner🐖?

Defendants:actress Felicity Huffman,former Pacific Investment Management Co. CEO Douglas Hodge,vintner Agustin Huneeus Jr.,private-equity investor John Wilson. Past clients:former casino exec Gamal Abdelaziz,real estate developer Robert Flaxman,Devin Sloane,CEO aquaTECTURE

Too little too late. Close the offending schools

What is the balance between good and evil in this country....these scandals are eroding our foundations of what we stand for.

If a university sold admissions, it should close.

KDWRenoGirl A major source of endowment cash

Well, David Hogg was rejected by UCLA, UCSD, UCSB and UC Irvine....so there's a good possibility some strings were pulled/standards ignored in order to accommodate this activist antifa wannabe to Harvard

It won't be easily quelled. Students of merit have routinely and illegally been deprived of placement. The legal shenanigans were frequent enough. Reparations are expected.

The media should investigate Obama’s daughter admission to Harvard!! And please don’t give me But...but.....but....but..... independent reporters need to dig deeper

I've read somewhere that Elizabeth Warren had cheated to get into univesity Or am I mistaken?

Who would have thought liberal cesspools would be filled with corrupted staffers looking to enrich themselves at the expense of poor people?

Kick out all the kids who got in because their parents bribed and cheated.

Good luck with that

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