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    1. 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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      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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        2. 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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        3. 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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        4. 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. Andrew Zuckerman‏ @zurtleman2000 Mar 12
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          This is just further proof that an alternative model to the current higher-ed system needs to be established; having a monopolistic control of the future virtually guarantees this sort of behavior, particularly from those with resources.

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        1. Sir_Adam DeMouy‏ @AdamDeMouy Mar 12
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          Bono was also named lolpic.twitter.com/B9TrFsXFpb

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        1. L.A. Guns‏ @LAGuns911 Mar 12
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          It was Full House. A different world was on NBC

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        1. JoAnn Kennedy‏ @JoAnnKennedyCAN Mar 12
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          And the rest of us are deadbeats. When is the fraud and lies going to be addressed. Good faith. Honest services. DOA

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        1. Bancho Mike (Sec+)‏ @nametheftvictim Mar 12
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          They live in their own version of the world.

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        1. Shashank Nayak‏ @ShazCoder Mar 12
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          Paying to get into USC? Pfft amateurs.

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        1. Roderick Burrell‏ @roderickburrell Mar 12
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          Just pay to get into Arizona State. She gets to party more (which is what she wanted to do anyway) and nobody cares. The fruit didn't fall very far from the tree.

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        1. J Hutch‏ @JHutch800 Mar 12
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          I agree, it is a different world for them. But because of the commodification of education, people in general now think of higher education not as something they can experience to better themselves but as a title or certificate that they pay for. That leads to this kind of stuff.

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        1. Saint Malcolm‏ @SantiWest100 Mar 12
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          USC ain't even that difficult. 500k? Oh my lord.

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        1. GHR‏ @grosa56 Mar 12
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          It’s the land of make believe!

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        1.  ❌gab.ai/Maui5150‏ @Maui5150 Mar 12
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          Part of what I don't understand in all of this is a coxswain does not have to row. They sit in the back of the boat, steer and try to pace the rowers. Only rowed for 2 years at the collegiate level, but never saw our coxswains on the ergometers

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        1. A. Pacheco‏ @revivin_ophelia Mar 12
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          USC’s not worth it

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        1. A Geek Named Lisa‏ @Purrpatrol Mar 12
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          One if their daughters is a YouTuber. Olivia Jade (?)

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