Students in the US can buy their way in as well, although it's rare as it totally requires board approval and a significant amount of money. I know of a high sc

Students in the US can buy their way in as well, although it's rare as it totally requires board approval and a significant amount of money. I know of a high school classmate who talked to the board of a public University after his parents were willing to fund a building and was accepted only after that. The issue with the Varsity Blues was that the money didn't go directly to the school and that it involved bribing an athletic coach in order to grant admission on false pretenses.