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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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    This complaint is like the ultimate indictment of the myth of American educational meritocracy. Here's the alleged facilitator of the scheme explaining how he uses a "side door" (bribes and fraud) to get the kids of the country's wealthiest families into elite universitiespic.twitter.com/8t3GgDErFk

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        You gotta read this thing. It's amazing. https://www.scribd.com/document/401705285/College-Admissions …pic.twitter.com/h6GQEAZx4t

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        This person (co-chairman of a huge international law firm in NYC) is alleged to have participated in a scheme that involved coaching his daughter to fake a learning disability, hiring someone to take classes for her, and finally paying a $75,000 bribe to fabricate test scores!pic.twitter.com/sQazHYC1Oj

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        There are apparently students currently enrolled at elite universities who, unbeknownst to them, achieved admission only through their parents' bribes and fraud. And they're learning *today* that they were admitted because of corrupt fakery, not because they "earned" it. Brutal

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      5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        "Aunt Becky" and her spouse allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes and fabricated photos depicting their daughter(s) as competitive crew stars, so they could get into USC. These people live in a different worldpic.twitter.com/FO5pnWqkM0

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      6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        This is just painfully hilarious. CEO of a major wastewater company in LA emailing a graphic designer about how to successfully fabricate a photo of his son playing water polo, so he could get into USCpic.twitter.com/UWTlrLK0Xi

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      7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        OK, one more. A media executive from Nevada allegedly submitted this phony photo of her son pole-vaulting to gain admission for him to USC. Actors, bigtime lawyers, CEOs, real estate mavens, private equity people, all busted in this scam. Hilarious.pic.twitter.com/LrFh7nNgNM

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      8. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Mar 12
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        Gordon Caplan, currently under arrest for engaging in elaborate fraud, was named "2018 Dealmaker of the Year" by The American Lawyer. Same year he was (allegedly) carrying out the fraud! Sometimes you just have to sit back and enjoy these spectacular elite downfallspic.twitter.com/6vXwT1Ga2M

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      1. js290‏ @su_js1 Mar 12
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        remember when they were all worried that TrumpU was a scam?

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      2. Mister Eerie’s Haunted House‏ @Psychogrotesque Mar 12
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        So perhaps this might explain why so many doofs in todays political circles have degrees from prestigeous universitites and colleges? They bought their way in and while they were there doing nothing bought their degrees. I mean, why not?

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      3. Civil is as Civil Does  🇺🇸‏ @EST2PST Mar 12
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        Right... right... there’s that one guy. Jared something...

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      2. VictoryRed‏ @FreddyMagnus Mar 12
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        I’ve often said the point of college isn’t education but stratification.

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      2. Tom Gunn‏ @Gunntom5Gunn Mar 12
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        And the schools are the innocent victims. Talk about Ponzi schemes.

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      3. PamelaDrew‏ @PamelaDrew Mar 12
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        Not sure who believes Ivy League is anything but wily slush fund grooming heirs. The cornerstone of blue blooded fraud wrapped in star spangled #propaganda & laws for themselves! PosterBoy Pug Winokur Enron/Dyncorp/Harvard 2012 https://www.politico.com/media/story/2012/03/former-enron-guy-herbert-winokur-steps-down-from-board-of-cjr-and-ends-his-funding-of-its-business-media-blog-the-audit-000430 … 2002https://etherzone.com/enron-dyncorp-harvard-insider-pug-winokur-denies-fraud/ …

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      1. Michael Thomas‏ @mikethomas361 Mar 12
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        Hire Education.

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      2. Mitchell Kloc‏ @The_Meech Mar 12
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        jesus christ. how easy is it to be a rich kid?

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      3. David Gondek‏ @mutex7 Mar 12
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        Born on third base and dad bribes the ref to get you past home base.

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      2. All my best friends are Russian assets‏ @Neptunenight Mar 12
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        The sick part is parents doing this not because they love their kids so much but so that they can impress friends and family about their kid getting into elite colleges. Sure they love their kids but they're not doing this out of love for them, they're doing it for themselves.

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      3. Ray Ray‏ @SelfHateCali Mar 13
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        Underrated take

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      1. Jenny Li‏ @jennyjenli Mar 12
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        I had near perfect or perfect scores on my SATs and APs and was rejected from multiple Ivies except one. As an AsAm that grew up poor, disadvantaged, in public schools, it shouldn't be so much fking harder for Asians to get into the top schools. It's blatant racism & no one GAF.
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