Key Ingredient in College-Admissions Scheme: A Harvard-Graduate Test Whiz

Wall Street Journal ^ | March 15, 2019 | Jennifer Levitz and Brian Costa

[billorites]

Read the full article on Outline Here.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

F’n WSJ paywall. Why post this here?

[C19fan]

There, Mr. Riddell would either take the ACT or SAT test for the student, help them during the test, or change the student’s answers afterward, federal authorities said. Mr. Singer would pay Mr. Riddell approximately $10,000 per test.

How was Mr. Riddell able to sit next to a SAT/ACT test taker? The elite parents would bribe a doctor to say Jane or Johnny had a disability that prevented him or her from taking the test in the normal environment; sitting at a desk in a classroom with other students watched over by a proctor. They needed to take the test by themselves and needed extra time often divided up into days. The proctor was part of the scam allowing Riddell to sit with the kid and/or manipulate the test after it was completed.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I have that trait.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That’s part of the fun. I’m guessing this is just the tip of the Iceburg and they probably had crooked only test sessions. The proctor’s were paid off why not.

Before long will we be up to 2,000 or more.

[C19fan]

This crap has been going on for a long time. It is only now that the general public is finding out.

[bramps]

I guess Elaine Benes wasn’t available.

[billorites]

"Why post this here?"

Did you try the Outline link I posted above?

[Buckeye McFrog]

It’s a shame that a guy with his abilities could not find a better job than SAT ringer for spoiled little rich kiddies.

[CharlesOConnell]

The new Jim Carrey.

[blueunicorn6]

So, in The United States Of America, under President Donald Trump, federal law enforcement investigates and prosecutes rich white people.

Oh my.

[billorites]

"This week, he was suspended indefinitely from his job as director of college entrance exam preparation at his alma mater IMG"

He graduated Harvard in 2004 which would make him, like, 36 - 37 years old.

How much to you have to pay the proctors to let 'the old guy' take the test?

[Rebelbase]

You just need to put a little more effort into it.

[Pelham]

"So, in The United States Of America, under President Donald Trump, federal law enforcement investigates and prosecutes rich white people cheats and criminals.

[blueunicorn6]

Yes, they are that.

The point is that our President does not see skin color or gender or sexual orientation or religion or political party when he goes after criminals.

[bantam]

How can investigative reporters get so much info so quickly, and yet no one could ascertain where Obama was born??

[Pelham]

+1

[skinndogNN]

This may be difficult to believe, but the SAT is just another test.

If you take the practice tests enough times you recognize the types of questions and they are all very similar.

If you have taken a SAT test as many times as this guy has, it is as easy as the ABC’s to a kindergartner.

[sparklite2]

I believe it. I mean, “Suits” was a documentary, it turns out.

[sparklite2]

Damn.  They even look alike.