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How Today’s Misplaced Values Were Revealed By The College Admissions Scandal
As someone who attended the University of Southern California and, once again, watched them be entangled in yet another scandal, I couldn’t idly sit by and let this one go. I know that USC is not the only college involved in Operation Varsity Blues, but with the most prominent celebrity’s name tied to my alma mater, USC seems to be at the center of attention.
The FBI brought to light a scandal that we shouldn’t be shocked by, but none the less, are now engulfed in the narrative of Hollywood celebrities bribing their kid’s way into competitive universities across America.
An Instagram influencer who never rowed a day in her high school career was a top recruit for the USC crew team — all thanks to a photoshopped image and a cool $500,000. Parents of a teenage girl paid 1.2 million dollars for their daughter to get into college; a “small” price to pay for a top recruit spot on the Yale soccer team.
Damn. Can we just take a second to really let those numbers sink in? I grew up with parents that only let me order from the dollar menu at McDonald’s. This is a look into the gold-plated window of the 1%. The wealthy elite that still worries for their children; only, their worry comes in the form of a half a million dollar bribe. No matter the amount of concern my parent’s…
