The scandal has hit a nerve -- raising issues of elitism, wealth, race and privilege.
The college admissions scandal reinforced for many what they have long believed: That the process can be gamed by those with wealth and influence.
Fmr. Harvard Pres: Not wrong to say elites rig system 04:35Larry Summers, the former Harvard University president, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that there needs to be a lot of soul-searching in higher education. Americans are"not entirely wrong" to think"that elites are rigging the system for their own benefit and for the benefit of their families," he said.
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