Biggest College Scandal Busted!
Aria Miller
Aria Miller
Parents and students across the U.S. are shocked as the one of the biggest college admissions scandals comes to light. Federal prosecutors say that the scandal involved 50 people in which they either cheated on standardized tests or bribed college coaches to enroll their students as student athletes. Some of those who have been charged are nine coaches from elite schools, two SAT/ACT administrators, an exam proctor, a college administrator, and the source of it all, William Rick Singer.
Singer is the CEO of a college admissions prep company called “The Key”. Parents allegedly paid between $15,000 to $75,000 per test to improve their child’s scores. Mark Riddell was named as the main person to either retake the tests for them or correct their answers. Singer disguised the generous bribes as donations to “The Key Worldwide Foundation” which apparently was set up as a non-profit organization to help poor students.
Lanie Marie, a junior here at Hillgrove, said, “No [this isn’t surprising]. I just feel like all the rich people right now are taking advantage and trying to get their kids into school. I was mad [when I first heard] because I don’t have enough money, and my parents don’t have enough money like that to get me into school. I have to use my own education and skills to get in.”
Marie continued to say, “I think [Singer] is selfish and he doesn’t really care he just wants money. He should receive the most charges because he’s the one that let it all happen in the first place.”
One of the most recognizable names from the list of those charged is Lori Loughlin, known for her role as Aunt Becky on the sitcom “Full House”. It is said that Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, paid a total of $500,000 in bribes to pose their daughters as recruits to University of Southern California’s (USC) crew team. Many have said that their daughter, Olivia Jade Giannulli, posed on a rowing machine and took a picture to send along with her fake credentials. Olivia is also a teen social media influencer on YouTube. One of her videos has gone viral of her saying she is only in college to party and tailgate and does not care for the educational part of college.
To this Kylee Gipson, another junior here at Hillgrove, responded, “It’s definitely surprising [to see Loughlin involved]. I was shocked. I think [the kids] are at fault too because they kinda wasted their education and wasted a spot that could’ve been valuable to someone else. [Those rejected] probably feel really awful because someone bought their way in, when they probably worked really hard for it.”
As more is unveiled, the less shocked viewers become. It can be agreed upon that the education system in America is corrupted all around, and there are many loopholes within it. Being brought into a wealthy and privileged family is not a shameful thing, but using that to cheat through life while others work ten times harder goes against all ethics. The enrollment status of the kids previously enrolled have not been confirmed yet.
Singer is the CEO of a college admissions prep company called “The Key”. Parents allegedly paid between $15,000 to $75,000 per test to improve their child’s scores. Mark Riddell was named as the main person to either retake the tests for them or correct their answers. Singer disguised the generous bribes as donations to “The Key Worldwide Foundation” which apparently was set up as a non-profit organization to help poor students.
Lanie Marie, a junior here at Hillgrove, said, “No [this isn’t surprising]. I just feel like all the rich people right now are taking advantage and trying to get their kids into school. I was mad [when I first heard] because I don’t have enough money, and my parents don’t have enough money like that to get me into school. I have to use my own education and skills to get in.”
Marie continued to say, “I think [Singer] is selfish and he doesn’t really care he just wants money. He should receive the most charges because he’s the one that let it all happen in the first place.”
One of the most recognizable names from the list of those charged is Lori Loughlin, known for her role as Aunt Becky on the sitcom “Full House”. It is said that Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, paid a total of $500,000 in bribes to pose their daughters as recruits to University of Southern California’s (USC) crew team. Many have said that their daughter, Olivia Jade Giannulli, posed on a rowing machine and took a picture to send along with her fake credentials. Olivia is also a teen social media influencer on YouTube. One of her videos has gone viral of her saying she is only in college to party and tailgate and does not care for the educational part of college.
To this Kylee Gipson, another junior here at Hillgrove, responded, “It’s definitely surprising [to see Loughlin involved]. I was shocked. I think [the kids] are at fault too because they kinda wasted their education and wasted a spot that could’ve been valuable to someone else. [Those rejected] probably feel really awful because someone bought their way in, when they probably worked really hard for it.”
As more is unveiled, the less shocked viewers become. It can be agreed upon that the education system in America is corrupted all around, and there are many loopholes within it. Being brought into a wealthy and privileged family is not a shameful thing, but using that to cheat through life while others work ten times harder goes against all ethics. The enrollment status of the kids previously enrolled have not been confirmed yet.
