Analysis: The rich have always had a leg up in college admissions. How different, then, is this new scandal?
Georgetown University was one of the schools targeted in a college admissions scam. By Valerie Strauss Valerie Strauss Reporter covering education, foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 12 at 10:25 PM Rich people paying for their children to get into elite colleges and universities college isn’t exactly new. It’s no big secret that America’s wealthy have used their power, influence and money to win a leg up when it comes to college admissions.
— Matthew Miller March 12, 2019 The details, however, were shocking. The massive criminal complaint made public Tuesday tells stories of bribery, phony test scores, made-up résumés and superimposed photos to “prove” that applicants are athletes when they aren’t.
He tweeted: “The crux of the college scandal: Many rich Americans are no longer content with the generalized rigging of America in their favor. They want extra, private, bottle-service, bespoke rigging, over and above the unfair advantages they’re forced to share with other rich people.”Many rich Americans are no longer content with the generalized rigging of America in their favor.
Like Harrison Frist and Al Gore III, thousands of wealthy, well-connected applicants slide into elite colleges each year with little regard to merit or diversity. They benefit instead from what I call the preferences of privilege. Although how-to-get-into college books, college night recruiters, and college administrators ignore or downplay their importance, the preferences of privilege aren’t just pivotal in close calls.
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