When people buy their way in, the money goes to the school, the school uses that money consistent with its own goals (e.g., reducing other people's tuition, res

When people buy their way in, the money goes to the school, the school uses that money consistent with its own goals (e.g., reducing other people's tuition, research grants, etc., it's the school's money). When people cheat, they still pay the money, but the money goes to some random person at the school, and they keep the money for themselves. When you explain it this way, it explains what the problem is regardless of whether the underlying practice of selling university admissions for money is acceptable to you. Here's a longer explanation: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-13/you-have-to-pay-the-right-person https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-13/you-ha...