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A player on my kid's HS team had some difficulty getting into a college. Mid level HS athleticism, so no shot at a scholly. Not strong academically either. Got admitted late to 'Cuse. Scuttlebutt was Dad dropped a lot cash, but it could have been just a waiting list admission. Dad has substantial resources (built a gorgeous indoor court on estate to help kid recover from ACL) so that may have driven the rumors. Great kid, great family so don't begrudge them anything either way.Any body else paying extra in recent years to get their kids into Penn? Harvard? At least this kid might have been able to help the basketball team. And, no, of course I didn't read the story.
A player on my kid's HS team had some difficulty getting into a college. Mid level HS athleticism, so no shot at a scholly. Not strong academically either. Got admitted late to 'Cuse. Scuttlebutt was Dad dropped a lot cash, but it could have been just a waiting list admission. Dad has substantial resources (built a gorgeous indoor court on estate to help kid recover from ACL) so that may have driven the rumors. Great kid, great family so don't begrudge them anything either way.
A player on my kid's HS team had some difficulty getting into a college. Mid level HS athleticism, so no shot at a scholly. Not strong academically either. Got admitted late to 'Cuse. Scuttlebutt was Dad dropped a lot cash, but it could have been just a waiting list admission. Dad has substantial resources (built a gorgeous indoor court on estate to help kid recover from ACL) so that may have driven the rumors. Great kid, great family so don't begrudge them anything either way.
It is your sacred duty to begrudge anyone who would choose to go to Cuse.
Lol, is pity enough?It is your sacred duty to begrudge anyone who would choose to go to Cuse.
The Feds have Glenn Miller in witness protection until he testifies.I always knew Penn was crooked!
I can't wait for the Feds to go after Brown.
ABSOLUTELY!!!Any body else paying extra in recent years to get their kids into Penn? Harvard? At least this kid might have been able to help the basketball team. And, no, of course I didn't read the story.
I had a friend in law school that was from old money. When discussing the legality of affirmative action at universities, he was all for it. His reason wasn't legal/moral/ethical, however. He explained that his reason was if you got rid of affirmative action, you would have to make universities purely merit-based and his family all went to an Ivy League school that many of them (including him) would not have been accepted to. It was one of the moments that I realized we were from very different places.Admissions guy from a fairly prestigious school once told me that if there is a building named after your family you are admitted. If there is an endowed something in your family name you are admitted. Grades test scores class rank are all interesting but not overly relevant in that case. School was sometimes called the Harvard of the South.
Admissions guy from a fairly prestigious school once told me that if there is a building named after your family you are admitted. If there is an endowed something in your family name you are admitted. Grades test scores class rank are all interesting but not overly relevant in that case. School was sometimes called the Harvard of the South.