Posted on 03/15/2019 3:48:11 AM PDT by C19fan
Multiple lawsuits have been filed for more than $500 billion against elite universities and those implicated in the college admissions scandal that helped wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into school. Two Stanford students filed a $5 million class action suit on Wednesday claiming they were denied opportunities to get admitted to Yale and USC and have now had their degrees devalued in the wake of the recent charges.
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A lot of it is on the integrity of the coaches at the HS level. Where I taught, the best of the coaches always put academics ahead of the sport, to the point of rather having them miss some practice time to prepare for a test.
Yes, the admissions standards vary among schools and whether D1, D2 or D3 level sports.
Apparently many schools do have lower standards for Crew, Soccer, Tennis, water polo etc. USC, Georgetown, Yale etc..were all implicated in the indictment. If they didn’t have lower standards then Singer would have lost half his business.
My point is just that the stereotyping that goes on here is undeserved.
I am surprised at the opinion posting being posited as fact...Many posters don’t understand college recruiting or NCAA rules governing both private and public schools.
I am not certain, but I suspect the admissions standards may vary at coaches’ discretion—if they want the really talented athlete, they can modify or waive certain standards.*
It is interesting, my student-athlete was waitlisted to a clinical program which limited the number of courses they could take until accepted. The NCAA came down on them because they had to take so many courses per semester in their major...They were going to be barred from participation if could not get the classes...midway thru program, their coach retired. *New coach was recruiting international students to the team which I wondered about...
It depends what happens in your life afterwards.
Can we agree that a person with a diploma from one of the elite schools has the potential of earning more money then someone from the local community college?
The monetary loss would be the difference between what they could have earned versus what they did earn.
Do they have a case? I don’t know. That is why we have courts. Let them fight it out.
I would be happy if this scandal exposes the corruption to these elite colleges and the “old boy network” that have allowed so many incompetent people to rise to the level of power in this nation.
Oh I would love to see the House of Saud-Bush get caught up in this scandal.
You mean Dubya’s expertise in pounding down cervezas may not have been enough to get him into Yale?
LOL. Man was I ever hoodwinked by the Frat boy Bush - thinking he was a good ole Texas boy.
Of course, they will settle. There are few entities in the world more risk averse than universities.
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