{"id":22341,"date":"2019-09-22T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T12:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=22341"},"modified":"2019-09-22T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T12:47:50","slug":"college-admission-bribery-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/college-admission-bribery-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"College admission bribery exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

College admission bribery linking fifty-two persons of interest involves a mesh of\u00a0how to admit any student to any university they want without the hassle of admission tests.<\/strong>
\nThe name of the college where you graduate is a big thing for a few celebrities, entrepreneurs, famous personalities, and people from the elite society; the same concept applies to their children. Having your child graduate from a prestige university rings a bell for the people looking up to you. But, unfortunately, not all dreams come true. These prestige universities have high-level expectations from aspiring students who want to carry their brand of learning, which is why admission tests are there to measure if they fit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The William Singer college admission scandal<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This scandal made a hit last March 2019, it involves William Singer<\/a>, owner of a college counseling company in Newport Beach, California. But unlike other college counseling companies, Singer only uses this as a font to cover up his secret service of fabricating college admissions in the US.<\/span>
\nThe system runs like this, a client who wishes to admit his child into a university of choice will pay Singer a huge sum of money, then, Singer will do the needed fabrications to successfully admit the child. Singer has connections inside prestige universities who accept the bribes he makes to allow the student\u2019s admission pass through.<\/span>
\nFake recruitment process<\/span><\/strong>
\nOne of the defendants involved in this scandal is Xiaoning Sui, from British Columbia. Sui wanted her son to attend the University of California (UCLA), so she paid Singer $400,000 to make this happen. To let Sui\u2019s son in, Singer will introduce Sui\u2019s son as a top recruit for the soccer program of UCLA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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'Operation Varsity Blues' Update: Spanish authorities providing assistance to #FBI<\/a> Boston arrested Xiaoning Sui, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, in Spain earlier today for her role in using bribery & fraud to facilitate her son's admission to UCLA. https:\/\/t.co\/3n1xb7Ra0A<\/a><\/p>\n

— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) September 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n