Admissions officers are far more likely to suspect fraud from a certain type of kid. And it’s not the children of Lori Loughlin or Felicity Huffman.
Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. By Julie Zauzmer Julie Zauzmer Reporter covering religion, faith and spirituality Email Bio Follow Reporter March 18 at 4:34 PM In 2007, Harvard University accepted a young man with stellar credentials: perfect scores on the SAT, five SAT subject tests and 16 AP exams; extracurricular activities ranging from Shakespeare plays to a Model U.N. to tutoring; and a talent for writing poetry.Two years later, Adam Wheeler was caught.
If admissions officers wanted to systematically catch cheaters, they have numerous tools at their disposal. The high school transcripts that arrive in the mail in admissions offices are often printed on specially purchased tamper-proof paper, the kind that reveals it is the genuine article by showing hidden letters when you hold it up to the light or turning colors when you warm it with your breath.
What does relying on gut instinct mean? It means admissions officers are far more likely to suspect fraud from a certain type of kid. And it is not Adam Wheeler, and it is not the children of Lori Loughlin or Felicity Huffman, actresses charged in the new admissions scandal. Foreign applicants tend to be subjected to the most scrutiny in the admissions office. And for good reason: A 2010 survey of 250 students from top Chinese high schools who were applying to colleges outside China found that about 90 percent of their applications included fake teacher recommendation letters. Seventy percent of the Chinese students said they or their paid college admissions consultants plagiarized their essays. Fifty percent said they faked transcripts.
Well, no, we did not. My friends and classmates at Harvard included brilliant, hard-working, deeply ethical people who got in on their own luck and merits. Whether they spent their high school years homeless or ensconced in the nation’s preeminent private schools, most were wholly committed to honesty.
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