Why is this surprising?
There have always been different rules for people who can buy their way thru life.
Don't tell me you wouldn't do the same if you had the money!
I have the money and I wouldn’t do it.
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How about your kids getting into school the old fashion way: mommy and daddy make a HUGE donation, and dangle the carrot of future large donations in front of the school. Could even get a building named after you.
shareBecause that would benefit the entire school and not just one selfish low life.
shareYes, this old fashioned way works but this scheme was designed as the cheaper alternative.
share$500k doesn't seem like a cheaper alternative. And this scheme was way more work than just one meeting with a Dean and writing a check. And that "donation" would be tax write off too. Oh yeah, it's also legal and a little more moral.
shareMost cases the fee for a better test score was 15K-75K..way cheaper than a donation.
shareAn admissions officer will not publically answer this question, but in my research, I found that Stanford considers development cases to be applicants from families capable of donating $500,000 or morehttps://blog.prepscholar.com/how-much-do-college-donations-help-college-applications share
No, 'this scheme' is not endorsed by the schools, it's only employees etc who benefits.
shareThe most productive people have always been able to consume more(not saying that people with money are more productive)?
shareExactly. She just happened to be caught in the wrong time when people are demanding equal rights for the disadvantaged.
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