Mass College Admission Cheating Scandal

[Trey3216 15356]

44 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

I always thought Burt Bacharach made millions for himself.  Pity he had to resort to this:

Better times:

 

Now:

 

 

 

 

It really hurt his career that there hasn't been an Austin Powers movie in a while. 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2019 by Trey3216

[EuroHorn 3268]

1 minute ago, Katfid54 said:

This is correct.  More specifically, it appears to be about getting more lax admissions standards for kids who present themselves as borderline college athlete/walk-on candidates.

Well that explains how Blake Gideon got in. 

[52-80 19246]

12 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Just received this email

Got the victim card down pat.

Show off.  Amarillo Community College and THE University of North Texas didn't send me such any such statements.

[freyguy 4289]

9 minutes ago, EuroHorn said:

Well that explains how Blake Gideon got in. 

and Chris Simms

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

50 minutes ago, gecko said:

Fools and their money are easily parted.

I made that catchy phrase up myself.  Look it up if you don't believe me.

Yeah, but “A fool and his money are soon parted” came first. 

[fattyflattie 4638]

1 hour ago, Llano Estacado said:

 

What it lacks in CEO’s kids, social media influencers, and Hollywood love it makes up with Darrell’s po-boys, duck hunting, and drunkin nights seeing yesterday’s stars today only at L’Auberge!

 

You could have just said Darrell’s. Darrell’s and fiesty brunettes puts them pretty much right behind the horns as a top school for me  

And it’s been over a year since I’ve gotten a special, fuck you for making me want to make the drive this AM. 

Edited March 13, 2019 by fattyflattie

[Armybrat 40911]

34 minutes ago, Katfid54 said:

This is correct.  More specifically, it appears to be about getting more lax admissions standards for kids who present themselves as borderline college athlete/walk-on candidates.

I thought Stanford did not allow lower admission standards for their athletes. At least back in the day that was the case. Maybe they loosened up somewhere along the line?

[Huckleberry 33096]

4 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I thought Stanford did not allow lower admission standards for their athletes. At least back in the day that was the case. Maybe they loosened up somewhere along the line?

That's always been bullshit.

Glad to help.

[TwiceHorn 31536]

2 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I thought Stanford did not allow lower admission standards for their athletes. At least back in the day that was the case. Maybe they loosened up somewhere along the line?

Not as far as say, Texas does, but not as hardcore as Ivies, which just consider sports another extracurricular and don't give athletic scholarships..  Stanford definitely cuts athletes breaks.

[Armybrat 40911]

6 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

That's always been bullshit.

Glad to help.

I suspected as much when Tiger Woods enrolled there.

[ztejas 43537]

7 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Not as far as say, Texas does, but not as hardcore as Ivies, which just consider sports another extracurricular and don't give athletic scholarships..  Stanford definitely cuts athletes breaks.

Ivies might not give athletic scholarships but they definitely still recruit kids based on athletic ability. 

Just not dumb kids. 

[Not a cat 5704]

51 minutes ago, ztejas said:

St. Stephen's

I think I've pinpointed where that 100k went.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

So there's more?

Plonsky in the second round.

[F250 28818]

18 hours ago, pacman said:

Loughlins daughters are all over social media, fairly large following

[HouTex 1894]

19 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I suspected as much when Tiger Woods enrolled there.

Except for when Tiger let's pussy win, he's pretty smart.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

3 hours ago, tokamak said:

They don't need to marry rich, because mommy and daddy are already rich. That's what pisses me off the most about the whole deal. Aunt Becky's daughters are bullshit Instagram "influencers" or whatever. You don't need to go to USC for that. These kids couldn't get into top schools on their own, so it's not like they're going to show up and work their asses off studying nuclear physics. The entire idea of going to an elite college is just another bullshit status symbol for these rich fucks. 

The dirty secret about many of these elite colleges is that, so long as you don't choose a hard major, you will graduate with a 3.0 minimum by just showing up.  Many are almost  impossible to fail out of.

 

[HenryJames 66171]

22 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I suspected as much when Tiger Woods enrolled there.

Half racist, imo.

[ButtFumble 5183]

1 minute ago, Johnny Sack said:

The dirty secret about many of these elite colleges is that, so long as you don't choose a hard major, you will graduate with a 3.0 minimum by just showing up.  Many are almost  impossible to fail out of.

 

to prevent it from getting too cloaky there was a story about a particular person getting into Harvard

it pointed out that they did graduate with honors, but 90% of the class graduated with honors....grade inflation is rampant

what does honors even mean when 90% of a class get them

[Johnny Sack 8397]

1 hour ago, smwhorn said:

Didn't know that but it makes sense.  My kids went to a fancy shmancy private high school in Houston.  As a result, we met and know jillions of other kids from private high schools in Dallas and Austin.  Since one of these testing facilities was in Houston, I'm thinking we're going to know some folks on "the list."

Going to be very interesting.

[MAUFRAIS 6634]

Maybe we’ll get to a point where having shitty grades is an honor because it shows that you’re honest.

[po elvis 2076]

18 hours ago, Drew said:

I wonder if people will see the difference between the obvious "privilege" here and "white privilege" which are two different things, and already mixed up all over social media.

the funny thing about this is if they were not white they wouldn't have had to do this. 

[Sbbruin 21888]

Buddy of mine's daughter (who is now a freshman at UT ironically) was a year behind Olivia Jade at Marymount HS (super richy all girls private school).  He says there are a number of parents there who are going to get rolled up on this one.  

[CHEF DIESEL 126]

One of the key features of the upper class back in the day is they actually BELIEVED in their role in society. They may have been ruthless and greedy, but they also gave back to society in the form of libraries, museums, and donations to causes. They felt a pride in their status and passed it along to their kids. They didn't always succeed in raising a new generation that was worth a shit, but at least they didn't just spend all their cash on indulging themselves and were smart enough to be modest and discreet.  Which is not what we have going on here.

However, alas, the adults of this generation have no such pride or discretion. They are dumb enough to go humble brag about it after mommy shelled out thousands to get you there. 

Heh...they call them "new money" for a reason.

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

[Sbbruin 21888]

Wow.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-one-arrest-in-college-admissions-scandal-could-have-widespread-impact-in-sports-002401979.html

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

3 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Buddy of mine's daughter (who is now a freshman at UT ironically) was a year behind Olivia Jade at Marymount HS (super richy all girls private school).  He says there are a number of parents there who are going to get rolled up on this one.  

You know many attorneys received phone calls yesterday to inquire about potential criminal liability. No one wants that 6am knock.  

I gather that many paid admission advisers assist kids in sprucing up their application and essays. While I'm sure most in this industry are following the law, it must be tempting to go over the line especially if a bonus is involved. "I can keep suggesting to Thurston Howell VI how to improve his essay but why not just re-write it for him so I can earn my 25K bonus when he gets accepted to Harvard. Does it really matter because I'm not hurting anyone?"

 

[The Golden Hat 302]

lolllll

 

[RollLeft 5045]

17 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Buddy of mine's daughter (who is now a freshman at UT ironically) was a year behind Olivia Jade at Marymount HS (super richy all girls private school).  He says there are a number of parents there who are going to get rolled up on this one.  

Links not showing up for me.

[Dewey 3293]

They should be serving no knock warrants just for the fun of it. Get em around noon when they're having their first drink

 

 

[Rimbo 26112]

16 hours ago, Lhorn said:

What does it mean “economic merit?”  Certainly not that she’s poor.  Are they saying she got in, in part because she’s rich?

also if she so academically qualified why was mom trying so desperately to have her NOT end up at ASU?

r/AteTheOnion

15 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

 

I know this is an Onion article, but it's pretty damn spot on when it comes to SC

 

That's what makes The Onion's satire so great. They're on point so often.

[Rimbo 26112]

13 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

Fuck Jimmy Kimmel and his relatives.  The CEO of the largest bond mutual fund company in America, who helped ouster the founder/Chairman/CEO and subsequent CEO is implicated.  Jimmy Kimmel’s possible family is puppynuts here 

They're not related to Jimmy.

[South Austin 52604]

Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning, so you can start fapping to your lesbian prison fantasies.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

Just now, South Austin said:

Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning, so you can start fapping to your lesbian prison fantasies.

I read she had been in Canada on a film set. I wonder if that film was secretly financed by her rich husband.

[NWBuck 8586]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning, so you can start fapping to your lesbian prison fantasies.

Aunt "Becky with the Good Heir"

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning, so you can start fapping to your lesbian prison fantasies.

Sooooooooooo,...... her and Huffman to be cell mates?

[SimonBolivar 10959]

[TwiceHorn 31536]

Don't kid yourselves, all of these rich white parents are going to get probation or house arrest.

[Rimbo 26112]

2 hours ago, SwanderedTalent said:

Whew!!!! Good thing you repressed your homosexuality, we all know how hostile higher education is to gays

This is Yale we're taking about here.

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

That’s gold Jerry, gold!

[texas08 1599]

Subscribed.

[ztejas 43537]

36 minutes ago, bigup2dahorns said:

 

I'm not sure how "of interest" that is. Kind of "interesting" but I think it would be a stretch to assume there is some related scandal going on at SS just because Allison works there. 

[Blotto 23575]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Ivies might not give athletic scholarships but they definitely still recruit kids based on athletic ability. 

Just not dumb kids. 

Define "dumb". Our high school had a few guys play football and basketball at Ivy league schools during my time. No chance in hell they would have been accepted  if they didnt show up on some 2nd team all-state type lists. A designation of "average intelligence" is about the most generous way I could describe a couple of them.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

The dirty secret about many of these elite colleges is that, so long as you don't choose a hard major, you will graduate with a 3.0 minimum by just showing up.  Many are almost  impossible to fail out of.

 

Pay your fee, get your C.

That's what was chanted at SMU games in the early 80s, not that they're in the same league as an Ivy or Stanford.

[ztejas 43537]

Just now, Blotto said:

Define "dumb". Our high school had a few guys play football and basketball at Ivy league schools during my time. No chance in hell they would have been accepted  if they didnt show up on some 2nd team all-state type lists. A designation of "average intelligence" is about the most generous way I could describe a couple of them.

Well, I would guess it depends on the sport. Football and basketball are probably more lenient. 

I would also guess it depends on the school. There is a substantial gulf between getting into Harvard or Yale and getting into Cornell/Dartmouth/Penn. 

[Underdog 28773]

19 hours ago, pacman said:

Loughlins daughters are all over social media, fairly large following

3,1,2

feel like I’m looking at color samples from Home Depot. 

[Katfid54 8635]

19 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Lori Loughlin surrendered to federal authorities this morning, so you can start fapping to your lesbian prison fantasies.

lol Start?

[ztejas 43537]

2 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

That's what was chanted at SMU games in the early 80s, not that they're in the same league as an Ivy or Stanford.

Tbf SMU is a much better school than it was in the 80s. It is plenty easy to flunk out of Cox or drop below a 3.0. You don't just show up and get As and Bs. 

Edited March 13, 2019 by ztejas
(if anything, SMU deflates grades - at least within Cox)

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

52 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Buddy of mine's daughter (who is now a freshman at UT ironically) was a year behind Olivia Jade at Marymount HS (super richy all girls private school).  He says there are a number of parents there who are going to get rolled up on this one.  

1,000 pages, maybe?

[ztejas 43537]

1 minute ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

1,000 pages, maybe?

Binders full of parents. 

[Armybrat 40911]

1 hour ago, HouTex said:

Except for when Tiger let's pussy win, he's pretty smart.

That's a helluva BIG exception...... about $200,000,000 worth.