not like Jane Buckingham to behave this way. After all, she was the model for a responsible, successful, hip 21st-century parent. She built her career on being an expert in millennial and Generation Z trends, she wrote articles on parenting, gave talks on the subject, was featured on shows likeshe told people in her girlish, approachable way.And yet here she was, committing a crime in order to give her son a leg up.
Brian Werdesheim knew a good thing when he saw one. Cofounder and CEO of the Summa Group—a specialized division of Oppenheimer that manages $1.5 billion of clients’ personal wealth and offers financial planning advice—Werdesheim was just the sort of aspirational hotshot drawn to Singer. He served as a key point of entrée for Singer in L.A. A graduate of USC, Werdesheim had been steadily hitting the marks of success.
And yet, Sloane was willing to go to grotesque lengths to get Matteo into a good college. Together, Singer and Sloane selected USC and agreed to pass him off as a water polo athlete who played for the “Italian Junior National Team” and the “L.A. Water Polo” team, even though he did not play competitively.
His youngest daughter, Kate, was a different story. “Even at a school as rich and privileged and occasionally-ish as Marlborough, there was a group of kids who took that to the next level,” says a parent. “She was in that group. Very savvy and competitive and alert socially, and not all that nice to girls on the outside of her group.” As a result, some classmates viewed her warily. A source close to Kate believes “there was an element of jealousy” in their negative view of her.
AJDMaru You can't tell me that Jack didn't know he was cheating--he should be facing the same charges his mother faces.
of course smu SMU would still accept one of these kids
And yet, so many of us still crave an elite education. Even if it is beyond our financial means:
Unfair practise. How about the POOR students?
Tempest in a teapot.
I cannot stand Lori Loughlin...
what's amazing, these are the ppl that bitch about white privilege and fairness.. and here they are being unfair and privileged.
They were the 'perfect target.' Please. Vanity made them do it. Arrogance made them do it. Yes, they may have been targets, since they had money. If they had any morals, then they wouldn't have done it. Deserving kids missed an opportunity thanks to these selfish parents.