Quote Originally Posted by EC8CH View Post
I'm surprised of the complexity of this scheme to subvert the admissions process. Thought it would be more direct greasing of the wheels and less dog and pony show.
That kind of got me too. I thought it'd be easier to buy your way in... I mean, all you had to do to go to Yale/Harvard in the old days was be born into the right family.

One nice feature of this fraud is that they were able to claim their bribe money as charitable donations. Assuming that tax fraud is still a crime, that could be a problem for the people involved (on the flip side, Orange is the New Black: Season 7 could get some new talent.)

One aspect I'd be interested in is how all these kids did in school. If you can get a B average in Harvard despite not making their entrance standards, then maybe their entrance standards don't prove anything.

BTW, I bet a large portion of the essays written for admissions are authored by ghost writers.