Posted on 03/12/2019 9:16:18 AM PDT by EdnaMode
(UPDATED with information from law enforcement press conference) Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin knowingly broke the law trying to get their kids into top tier colleges, according to the FBI and the U.S Attorney’s office for the district of Massachusetts.
The Desperate Housewives and Fuller House actors were named among a group of 33 parents who paid millions in bribes to coaches at Ivy League schools like Georgetown University, Stanford University, UCLA, Yale and USC so their children could gain admission as recruited athletes – even if they weren’t actually athletes.
The just unsealed March 6 indictment notes that the schools themselves were not part of the scam by the William Singer-run Key Worldwide Foundation. The illegal activity by the non-profit also included hiring other individuals to write admission exams for the potential students. Singer and a number of school coaches are scheduled to plead guilty today in the elite bust.
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Lori always had crazy eyes, imo. Her acting smile never reaches her eyes. Don’t know why she is so popular.
Thanks EdnaMode. Let me guess -- it'll be the "everyone knew about it, and everyone has been doing it" defense.
The "coaches" referred to here are "college coaches," meaning people parents hire to "coach" their kids on college admissions. Help them study for SATs, help them with their applications, help them write their essays and personal statements, etc.
Except in this case, the "coaches" were hiring proctors to fill in the SAT and other standardized tests for the children they were hired to help.
Go after the Clinton Foundation and get back to us.
The “coaches” referred to here are “college coaches,” meaning people parents hire to “coach” their kids on college admissions. Help them study for SATs, help them with their applications, help them write their essays and personal statements, etc.
Except in this case, the “coaches” were hiring proctors to fill in the SAT and other standardized tests for the children they were hired to help.
IRS audits coming soon; divorce filings to follow.
Obviously whiteys, or else they would have been admitted on the basis of skin color.
...paid millions in bribes to coaches at Ivy League schools like Georgetown University, Stanford University, UCLA, Yale and USC so their children could gain admission as recruited athletes – even if they weren’t actually athletes."In the indictment, I see seven Athletic Coaches at four schools indicted.
Wow, that’s heavyweight. Puts the value of the schools’ degrees in question for its alumni. Very serious.
I wonder how they’ll make this go away.
Who were the other 31 parents? Why not provide the entire list? Any politicians in the Despicable 33?
Well, the SAT is very vulnerable to coaching, if the coaching program is good.
I got 1526/1600 on the original SAT with no prep and no coaching - but that’s just me. I have seven kids, and have given advice to lots of families (I was on a medical school admissions committee for a number of years - people would come to the door pushing strollers for advice LOL).
The SAT is the most important variable for any white kid who is not a Division I athlete. SAT “bands” totally define and kids “safety”, “apply” and “reach” colleges. A band is like, 1100-1150 = these schools, 1151-1199 = a different group of schools.
There is no question that a good coaching/practice program = +200 on the combined SAT. 400? I doubt it, but I suppose it’s possible.
Whether any of this means anything is very questionable. Other than who your daughter marries, and leaving out Harvard-Yale-Princeton-Stanford and the tech schools, where your kid goes is probably of no importance. It CERTAINLY does not deserve the importance that most families place on it - and the hysteria appears to be building, year after year.
Of course, it’s also well known that a nice contribution to the Harvard Capital Fund will get your kid in no matter what his grades are.
I recall (a long time ago) being told that the typical Arab Oil Sheikh could get a son of his choice in for a contribution of $15 mil. That was like 35 years ago. Price probably quite a bit higher now.
I could say the same for the one here in SC.
Why would they have to do this? No university will turn away a cash paying applicant.
Never heard of either of these females...
I guess bribing college officials, coaches and college entrance exam administrators don’t count
During the Teapot Dome trials, one guy was convicted of receiving a bribe that another guy was acquitted of having made.
In the instance at hand, criminalizing efforts to get one’s kid into a good school where Asians and Caucasians are trivially denied entrance is churlish.
Oh, yes they will. Most colleges are now need-blind. My daughter and son-in-law have their kids’ tuition all saved and ready to go. I asked my son-in-law if the fact they won’t need any aid will help them gain admission and he said no. He’s pretty well acquainted with college admissions as he works for a private school.
$500k for a state school! Fools.
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