to get into some of the nation’s most selective schools, according to prosecutors. Singer pleaded guilty this week, admitting he masterminded a criminal operation dating back at least a decade.He orchestrated a sham charity to funnel donations from rich parents to exam proctors, admissions officials and coaches at UCLA, Yale, USC, and other top schools, padding his own pockets in the process, authorities said.
That applies to all families with college-bound students. But for rich families in particular, sending a child to an elite university is “the ultimate status symbol,” saidHe’s the author of “Earning Admission: Real Strategies for Getting Into Highly Selective Colleges” as well as a private college counselor and admissions strategist who also operates out of Newport Beach.
“You may not have a kid who was raised with your work ethic, your values, who can carry on your legacy as you may idealize yourself to be. So what drives them to pay for their kids to be successful is a fear,” Reynaldo said. “They don't want their kid to be a millennial who mooches off them, who lives in their garage, who lives in their shadow, who is lazy because they come from a life of wealth and privilege.
Admissions officials look at grades and test scores, as well as essays and other application answers, to try to tease out intangible qualities: Grit. Perseverance. Passion., a college essay coach based in Amherst, Mass. and author of the forthcoming book “College Admissions Cracked: Saving Your Kid from the Madness.”“They stole these kids’ agency to make their first big decision in their young lives,” Shulman said.
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jessica_roy and parents love to tell their friends that 'my kid is at USC or stanford or yale' and if you have to write a check (under the table) to do that, they'll do it.