Fraudster Rick Singer wrote college guide books. Here’s a peek inside 'Getting In.'
William “Rick” Singer leaves federal court in Boston on March 12 after being charged with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice. By Stephanie Merry Stephanie Merry Book World editor Email Bio Follow March 18 at 10:18 AM It’s so easy to make fun of William “Rick” Singer’s 2014 college guides, “Getting In” and “Getting In: Personal Brands,” that it’s almost not worth it.
Then there’s “Michael,” who’s described as “70 pounds overweight.” When he asks Singer for help getting into an Ivy League school, “I told him to hit the gym,” Singer writes. If a false equivalency between body fat and academic success isn’t bizarre enough, the description of Kunal — a genius who can’t decide what kind of science to pursue — gives a reader even more pause.
“Colleges know you’re padding your application, and they don’t like it,” Singer writes about kids who tout a list of extracurriculars that seems suspiciously long. But pretending to be on the crew team is okay, apparently.
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