A handful of prominent Tinseltown personalities are facing serious charges (and even jail time) for the college admissions scandals that rocked the news just last year.
Most everyone has a dream school, but as it is with most things in life, there's no certainty that anyone can simply get in. For some, the reason could be that they aren't ready for the financial commitment. People who ache to study in certain schools here or abroad may not have the means to do so just yet. For others, the requirements needed to meet acceptance could be difficult to fulfil or the applicant could simply have plenty of self-doubts. There is a multitude of reasons that hinder people from receiving the much-coveted acceptance letter.
Of course, the story is different for some. In the United States, those who can afford it want assurance, even when it comes at a hefty price tag.
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"Operation Varsity Blues": The College Admissions Scandal of 2019
On 12 March 2019, reports broke that roughly three dozen people were arrested. Among these were Full House actress Lori Laughlin, her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, and Desperate Housewives star, Felicity Huffman (Huffman's spouse was not indicted). All were apparently involved in a conspiracy to commit mail and honest services fraud by allegedly scheming to get their kids into university. These parents were said to have participated in a scam that involved paying millions of dollars to a man named William Rick Singer who ran a business that helped ensure children would get accepted into top US universities.