Varsity Gray: A Times investigation into what really happened in the college admissions scandal
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-27/what-really-happened-in-the-college-admissions-scandal-a-times-investigation
https://www.yahoo.com/news/varsity-gray-times-investigation-really-203212673.html
Well before Rick Singer’s scheme was underway, USC quietly offered wealthy and well-connected families an alternative route to admission with much lower academic expectations and an acceptance rate of 85% to 90%. Internal records show USC fundraisers anticipated significant donations from families of those admitted and, in some cases, became enraged when money failed to materialize.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-27/what-really-happened-in-the-college-admissions-scandal-a-times-investigation
https://www.yahoo.com/news/varsity-gray-times-investigation-really-203212673.html
Well before Rick Singer’s scheme was underway, USC quietly offered wealthy and well-connected families an alternative route to admission with much lower academic expectations and an acceptance rate of 85% to 90%. Internal records show USC fundraisers anticipated significant donations from families of those admitted and, in some cases, became enraged when money failed to materialize.