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"We supply various obscure sports accolades that can be purchased for the children of wealthy families to obtain admission to our leading universities." ? I do
by jariel 6y ago
"We supply various obscure sports accolades that can be purchased for the children of wealthy families to obtain admission to our leading universities."
? I don't really think this is the mechanism.
When major donors, who are alumni and part of the institution, ask for a favour to have a slot for their kid ... to me that may seem 'unfair' but it's also above bar if the school wants to do that and I have no problem with it so long as it doesn't take up a huge share of any particular intake.
- topspin 6y ago"? I don't really think this is the mechanism." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissions_bribery_scandal#Methods_of_fraudulent_admission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_college_admissions_briber... Polo, sailing, rowing, football, basketball, baseball... You name it; for a few hundred thousand you can have fake sports credentials fabricated -- complete with photoshopped team memberships -- and get yourself pencil-whipped into UoT, Yale, UCLA, USD, Georgetown, etc.