College admissions are cutthroat to say the least, which can often lead to people doing anything to get in. Many could argue that the whole system is rigged since people who come from wealthy families tend to have the upper hand. Examples of this can range anywhere from having standardized test tutors to simply where they live.
Recently, there was breaking news where a bunch of rich people got caught breaking the law so their kids could get into elite colleges. Here’s the gist: the department of justice has charged roughly fifty people of easily one of the largest college admission scandals. These people include affluent parents, administrators, coaches and standardized test officials that vary from actresses to business executives, each of them paid someone off to get their kid either a higher chance of getting in or guaranteeing entrance of some sort of big-name school, like Yale or Stanford.
In this specific case the entire operation was spearheaded by Rick Singer, the man who ran a counselling company that allegedly laundered money that funnelled into the hands of wealthy parents, coaches, college administrators, and Singer himself. Yes, all of this is shocking and an outrage!
But can we talk about the totally legal way well-heeled parents have been working the system? For one, there’s an entire industry of standardized test assistance where Ivy league tutors are getting paid for something like $200 dollars an hour to boost student’s test scores. And sometimes they hire college essay editors who help with college applications that in some cases end up doing all the work for the student.
So where does that leave kids who are less fortunate? From what it looks like there is only so much an honest student can do. A lot of us have to work through the path to college with little to no assistance, and this path is paved with years of effort which reaches a finale that’s shrouded in a lingering feeling of uncertainty For a simple notification in our emails or even a letter in the mailbox.
Not to mention the student athletes that painstakingly worked to catch the attention of recruiters while keeping up with their grades, compared to some of the people involved in the scandal who have never even stepped on the court. Most students aren’t even applying to the most prestigious schools, a lot are going straight to community college in hopes of transferring to a four year.
Recently, there was breaking news where a bunch of rich people got caught breaking the law so their kids could get into elite colleges. Here’s the gist: the department of justice has charged roughly fifty people of easily one of the largest college admission scandals. These people include affluent parents, administrators, coaches and standardized test officials that vary from actresses to business executives, each of them paid someone off to get their kid either a higher chance of getting in or guaranteeing entrance of some sort of big-name school, like Yale or Stanford.
In this specific case the entire operation was spearheaded by Rick Singer, the man who ran a counselling company that allegedly laundered money that funnelled into the hands of wealthy parents, coaches, college administrators, and Singer himself. Yes, all of this is shocking and an outrage!
But can we talk about the totally legal way well-heeled parents have been working the system? For one, there’s an entire industry of standardized test assistance where Ivy league tutors are getting paid for something like $200 dollars an hour to boost student’s test scores. And sometimes they hire college essay editors who help with college applications that in some cases end up doing all the work for the student.
So where does that leave kids who are less fortunate? From what it looks like there is only so much an honest student can do. A lot of us have to work through the path to college with little to no assistance, and this path is paved with years of effort which reaches a finale that’s shrouded in a lingering feeling of uncertainty For a simple notification in our emails or even a letter in the mailbox.
Not to mention the student athletes that painstakingly worked to catch the attention of recruiters while keeping up with their grades, compared to some of the people involved in the scandal who have never even stepped on the court. Most students aren’t even applying to the most prestigious schools, a lot are going straight to community college in hopes of transferring to a four year.