Yep - because the payments were made through the "consultant's" questionable charity foundation. So you have wealthy parents committing fraud to bribe their kids' way into elite schools.... and then writing it off on their taxes.
Oh I know. I just mean that doesn't level the playing field, but that kind of back door greasing the wheels doesn't typically end with indictments. I think that will always exist to some degree. I would have just thought that's enough for most high powered people to get their kid into some college or another. Or pay for them to prep with tutors all summer. This level of fraud for the "side door" I guess is nothing new, but it really takes it to a whole other sleazy level. If your kid really isn't that smart or hardworking that donating a building on their behalf isn't "enough" to get them in the door, maybe they should be considering other options besides elite colleges.
Ouch! That's gonna sting!!
Oh I know! And her daughters are very attractive girls. Just model. Go to cosmetology school. Do your vlogging career. Whatever. Her daughter even said she had no interest or intention to attend classes. Just wanted the game day tailgating experience, essentially. You know, it's quite possible to just show up and tailgate at a USC football game without spending $500,000 to fake a profile to be enrolled as a student. Don't cheat a deserving person out of a spot.
I agree! They have all the resources in the world at their fingertips, but they didn't raise kids who can stand on their own two feet. That's not success.
I am mad that a bribed-degree from an "elite" school is for some reason considered more impressive than a degree from a state school that was earned honestly.
