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The kids who only got in with some SAT fudging, like Felicity Huffman's daughter, were probably just below requirements to get into some of these universities.
by Zimahl 8y ago
The kids who only got in with some SAT fudging, like Felicity Huffman's daughter, were probably just below requirements to get into some of these universities. I read somewhere else that USC has so many applicants that if you don't have a 3.8 GPA with a 1400 SAT you are going to be the odd man out. So if you need 400 SAT points to get there, you probably aren't going to do it with just good prep (which usually only nets you a ROI of 200 or so points). So it's not like these people are complete morons and $15k is a pittance for the parents.
Lori Laughlin's daughter was probably a pretty poor student. Apparently she paid upwards of $500k to get in via the student athlete route, even though she's not an athlete. She's apparently a fairly well known Youtube/Instagram blogger who has made posts about not even wanting to be in college.
- lysp 8y agoOne of them was struggling and needed help to actually fill out the application form. Someone ended up doing it for her. If you're not smart enough to fill out a form - imagine how you'll go during study.
- Scoundreller 8y agoOr if you end up with them as an assigned lab partner or group project member.
- kkarakk 8y agoin my experience these types tend to paper over any hard feelings with teammates with expensive gifts/trips
- throes_death 8y agoOr if you end up with them as your brain surgeon.
- cwilkes 8y agoWhat I don’t get about the rowing angle is that she would be found out within a few minutes of being on the crew. Also I imagine that there aren’t many spots available so that if the fake rower decides not to show up the real rowers will look at the roster and ask the coach why they are down a person. As opposed to the SAT fakers where you can get into college and skate on by for a couple semesters / years without getting kicked out. I also don’t get how the coaches didn’t think that they would get caught. Don’t they have to publish lists of students athletes? Presumably with the USC one the only way they got in was via a recommendation from the rowing coach.