USC officials have started investigating students who may be linked to the college admissions scheme. The university has placed holds on their accounts, which bars them from registering for classes or acquiring transcripts while they are under review.
USC officials have placed holds on the accounts of students possibly tied to a far-reaching scandal in which wealthy parents allegedly paid hefty sums to secure admission to schools across the country through bribes and lies. that has ensnared several elite universities across the country enters its second week, USC officials have started investigating students who may be linked to the scheme.
If a university finds out at any point during someone’s college career that they lied on their application, they can revoke admission to the school. If the person has already earned a degree, the school can revoke it, Sklarow said. Faculty at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on Monday pledged to conduct their own probe — independent of the university’s investigation — into the admissions cheating case, along with previous scandals involving the college.
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