Exactly. That's the thing, they are already well-off so the economical advantage that a college education would give them is practically insignificant. I am not saying they shouldn't go to college, but why cheat to get into it? I just don't understand why anyone would take that risk when the benefit is so minute.
I've got this on my to read list over the weekend. Need to find out what on earth has been going on. Rich people doing crazy things is always slightly entertaining
Nice read, though Jaimie sounds bitter as fuck.
isn't this the plot of suitsNo, that's nothing new, that's been happening for eons (and no-one seems to bat an eye about it either) This was a more deliberate cheating system. Sometimes paying someone else to take these college entrance exams, or photoshopping pictures to make it look like the student played some sort of sport. From what I've read so far, it looks like these kids weren't even aware of what their parents did to get them into these schools.
I still don't understand the reasoning behind it. It just doesn't seem that the benefit is worth the risk. I mean, these kids are already well off.
It's been happening forever. That type of advantage, however, seems to be "acceptable"
Different kind of cheating. More deliberate. You want to donate millions of dollars to our school? Thank you! Oh, you're kid wants to attend our university? No problem! Wait, you paid someone to take the entrance exams for you? DAMNATION!
It's a joke, it's what it is. A hypocritical, in my opinion. It's okay for the well to do to have an advantage in the college entrance ordeal simply because they "donated" money to the school. But having someone photoshop a picture of their kid doing a sport that they don't play, and all of a sudden these schools have "morals". Give me a f***ing break.
