Convicted? No.
In the current situation, I don't think any UC school wants even a whiff of a scent of an admissions scandal.
Convicted? No.
My response was a Bill Murray quote from Stripes.In the current situation, I don't think any UC school wants even a whiff of a scent of an admissions scandal.
My response was a Bill Murray quote from Stripes.
Recruiter: "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?"
BM: "Convicted? No."
My response was a Bill Murray quote from Stripes.
Recruiter: "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?"
BM: "Convicted? No."
Correct me if i'm wrong but there are unlimited roster spots but only 14 scholarships. Some schools roster 25-28 while some roster 30 plus.
I agree with you Lambchop. I think the whole stinks, but I’m not convinced the university will go hard on the punishment. Based on what we know so far, I feel there should be some penalties, but not my deal to worry about.A "nothing burger"? You are saying that after months of recruitment, table discussions, video clips, etc etc etc that every single coach didn't know exactly who was going to be recruited for that year. Come on, really?? How many new players are put on the roster each year? Maybe 8-10 at the most, maybe a couple more a couple less. They all knew exactly who was recruited. They all are part of the cheating. Period. This UCLA team is a group of talented athletes that will perform well with whatever coaching staff they have and I am pretty sure there are plenty of excellent, honest coaches out there with great records who would love to have the opportunity to coach this team.
Damn. This this gets deeper by the dayAn Associate Professor of Dentitstry at USC took 100k out of his house in a refi and gave it to the Associate AD so that his kid could be admitted through the Lacrosse team. That’s crazy, a tenured professor’s kid wasn’t a decent enough applicant to get in fairly! View attachment 4372
Another interesting article from a different perspective... not so much about college athletics, but it touches on the wealthy and getting into schools - in this case, Disney heir and Yale...
https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/abig...2_wiGNchCmPwZV8oizEc1TRgO_8Gsy7Y73tCzMjpcEl1c
Got to admit interesting perspectives to see from the two sides, but it would be very interesting to see the two sides merge into one conversation.Another perspective....from the Bulldogs mouth.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=330937617562277&id=235852889908002&refsrc=http://www.google.com/&_rdr
That was actually powerfulAnother perspective....from the Bulldogs mouth.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=330937617562277&id=235852889908002&refsrc=http://www.google.com/&_rdr
This might be a non Zuckerbook link to the same story,Another perspective....from the Bulldogs mouth.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=330937617562277&id=235852889908002&refsrc=http://www.google.com/&_rdr
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"Its owner: Peter Brand, Harvard University’s legendary fencing coach. Its assessed value: $549,300.
So when the house sold to a wealthy Maryland businessman for close to a million dollars in May 2016, the town’s top assessor was so dumbfounded that he wrote the following in his notes: “Makes no sense.”
Now it might.
The buyer, it turns out, was the father of a high school junior who was actively looking at applying to Harvard with an eye toward being on the fencing team.
Soon enough, Jie Zhao’s younger son would gain admission and join the team. And Zhao, who never lived a day in the Needham house, would sell it 17 months after he bought it for a $324,500 loss.
The home sale may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions."
When you read the actual article this one actually seems a bit nuanced...Here is the link:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/h...to-harvard/ar-BBVCRMs?ocid=spartanntp#image=1
I don’t see a problem with:
1) someone making a donation and saying “btw, my son is applying to your school”. And he gets in. At least students at the school can reap the benefits of the donation in some way. The school realizes that if they accept the kid that more donations could be coming their way in the future.
I do have a problem with:
1) “ hey here’s some money how can we get my kid into your school”. The money changes hands with an Individual person.
You must work for the Clinton foundation.I don’t see a problem with:
1) someone making a donation and saying “btw, my son is applying to your school”. And he gets in. At least students at the school can reap the benefits of the donation in some way. The school realizes that if they accept the kid that more donations could be coming their way in the future.
I do have a problem with:
1) “ hey here’s some money how can we get my kid into your school”. The money changes hands with an Individual person.
I don’t see a problem with:
1) someone making a donation and saying “btw, my son is applying to your school”. And he gets in. At least students at the school can reap the benefits of the donation in some way. The school realizes that if they accept the kid that more donations could be coming their way in the future.
I do have a problem with:
1) “ hey here’s some money how can we get my kid into your school”. The money changes hands with an Individual person.