Varsity Blues Part 2: How the "Side Door Into College" Actually Worked
Update: 2024-01-23
Description
Rick Singer's "side door into college" wasn't all just bad water polo Photoshop. He also had an elaborate, long-running scheme to get rich kids higher SAT and ACT scores. And it all went through his fake charity, Key Worldwide Foundation.
You'll have more context if you listen to last week's episode, Varsity Blues Part 1.
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Sources for this episode:
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/us/william-rick-singer-sentencing-college-admissions-scandal/index.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-scheme-how-it-worked/index.html
- https://www.propublica.org/article/an-unseen-victim-of-the-college-admissions-scandal-the-high-school-tennis-champion-aced-out-by-a-billionaires-family
- https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/01/expelled-students-family-paid-6-5-million-in-scandal-to-secure-her-admission-to-stanford/
- https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard
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