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originally posted by: Nyiah
originally posted by: JAGStorm
originally posted by: Nyiah
I think I find it more insulting that academic failures who'd never otherwise get into college get in on athletic scholarships. Talk about shafting the truly deserving ones who didn't get in with that loophole.
If I had to weigh the scales, (and for the record I'm against affirmative action) I'd say I'd lean more toward
highly skilled athletes over kids that are just rich.
Ultimately, both aren't worthy of admission by any means, BUT -- and this is the only "but" I'm presenting for pondering -- at least the rich ones are paying for it. The athletic scholarship ones are getting a free ride. You prefer the free ride idiots over the scheming, but still paying ones?
originally posted by: IAMTAT
a reply to: Boadicea
Right.
This is racketeering.
These people knowingly engaged in fraud and bribery.
The facilitator was set up as a charity...and these bribes were also taken as charitable deductions.
I would feel like absolute crap as a parent if I had so little faith and confidence in my child that I would set him up for a life of lies and dishonor. What a crying shame.
Makes you wonder how the "famous" parent got to where they were. Probably something similar.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
originally posted by: Nyiah
originally posted by: JAGStorm
originally posted by: Nyiah
I think I find it more insulting that academic failures who'd never otherwise get into college get in on athletic scholarships. Talk about shafting the truly deserving ones who didn't get in with that loophole.
If I had to weigh the scales, (and for the record I'm against affirmative action) I'd say I'd lean more toward
highly skilled athletes over kids that are just rich.
Ultimately, both aren't worthy of admission by any means, BUT -- and this is the only "but" I'm presenting for pondering -- at least the rich ones are paying for it. The athletic scholarship ones are getting a free ride. You prefer the free ride idiots over the scheming, but still paying ones?
Not necessarily if you read the article. The rich are using loopholes and writing it off. My guess is that a lot if not all of the money is going into pockets, and not the school.
In a perfect world, I think higher education should be merit based only and everyone pays the same amount.
If we go with the athletes not paying, that is true, but I'm sure those athletes bring in MILLIONS of dollars for the school in revenue. Think about the football players, the schools know this.
In the end, one should not be subsidizing the other. I'm with you on that.
originally posted by: pavil
a reply to: JAGStorm
Personally I'm like meh, this is news?
The rich in America have always had a separate set of rules in life. Hell, they can rape or kill people and relatively "get away with it".
What's the difference between these rich people and the ones who ”donate" millions to universities? You think those wealthy donors don't get special privileges?
Not saying any of it is right, just not new news.
Although, as in such cases as the Olson twins (they come to mind bc the photo of the full house Star is being shown everywhere) also Mcculley culkin, how they ended up not much better off than one in poverty on the streets... with a life Of addiction etc.... I’m almost of the mind that crushing this corrupt system will be freeing to so many caught up in it, as well, if that makes sense.
But, that’s a different topic. I just like that we see an attempt at justice.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: JAGStorm
So this is the other end of the admissions scam racket and why you have Asian students suing over racist admissions policies.
You have rich, entitled people like these who scam the system on one end, and on the other, you have the protected class kids who get admitted with lesser exam scores and everything to satisfy the gods of diversity and assuage guilt (over this maybe?).
Then in the middle you have a scant few spots that might get awarded to the kids that we used to think of as the deserving kids who do everything right and have the real chops.
originally posted by: vonclod
a reply to: JAGStorm
They even claimed that some of the kids had learning disabilities when they didn't
Apparently being rich and spoiled is a learning disability..like affluenza.
Loughlin’s 19-year-old daughter, who goes by Olivia Jade on her popular YouTube channel, faced backlash last year when she posted a video in which she said she was only interested in attending college for the parties.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, a presidential candidate and a former school teacher, expressed outrage over the scandal in an interview Tuesday with ABC News. "This is just stunning," Warren said. "To me this is just one more example of how the rich and powerful know how to take care of their own."