Another Admissions Scandal

[Common]

Another Admissions Scandal? Student Admitted To Harvard After Father Buys Fencing Coach’s Home
Harvard University launched an investigation into a student’s acceptance into the college following the sale of a Harvard fencing coach’s home to the student’s father for almost double the home’s worth.

According to The Globe, (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/04/bought-fencing-coach-house-then-his-son-got-into-harvard/EIWVMIxUFQ1XweY1xfB1GK/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter) Jie Zhao bought a three-bedroom home in Needham, Massachusetts valued at $549,300 for almost $1 million from Harvard College’s famed fencing coach, Peter Brand. This was in May 2016. Zhao’s son was a prospective student at the time, and now is enrolled at Harvard and on the fencing team. Meanwhile, Zhao never lived in his new Needham home and sold it 17 months later at a $324,500 loss, according to The Boston Globe.


Harvard launched an investigation into what could be another example of college admissions bribery after The Boston Globe broke this news Thursday.

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According to Zhao, his purchase was intended to help out a friend and in no way to impact his son’s acceptance at Harvard.


“I want to help Peter Brand because I feel so sorry he has to travel so much to go to fencing practice,” Zhao said. (https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/04/bought-fencing-coach-house-then-his-son-got-into-harvard/EIWVMIxUFQ1XweY1xfB1GK/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter)Howe ver, The Boston Globe reports that the coach’s commute was about 12 miles.


Harvard has not yet been implicated officially in the college admission scandals (https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/bob-saget-tweet-college-admissions-scandal/) that have involved celebrities (https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/19/julia-roberts-college-admissions-scandal-response/) like Lori Laughlin (https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/03/lori-loughlin-autographs-court-hearing/) and Felicity Huffman.


https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/04/another-admissions-scandal-student-admitted-to-harvard-after-father-buys-fencing-coachs-home/

[Sergeant Gleed]

Their was something distasteful about his spawn becoming a plumber, or was that to complicated for him?

[Peter1469]

This is not a new thing. The rich have always pulled strings to their benefit.

[donttread]

Their was something distasteful about his spawn becoming a plumber, or was that to complicated for him?

He'd of never been a plumber. This is the tilted table in action. Hell he probably sucks at fencing and took a spot from some kid who was better ( another rich kid no doubt, because poor people don't fence much.) The rich just need to learn that their precious spoiled brats or in some cases good kids, would be better off with a state school education and the 100,000 200,000 or 500,000 as a graduation gift for a home or business start up.
But then they would miss the real reason for getting into these schools. The connections to the other rich families and the influence that comers with that.
If the cons want to stop the AOC's from getting a foothold they must come out strong against the tilted table

[Peter1469]

Update: Georgetown moves to expel two students in aftermath of admissions scandal (https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/05/15/georgetown-moves-expel-two-students-aftermath-admission-scandal/?utm_term=.fc29863220f4)

At least one student got a tennis scholarship due to his parent's fraud. You kind of feel sorry for the students that didn't know what their parents were doing, but the colleges need to take this sort of action to rehabilitate their images.


Georgetown University said Wednesday it intends to expel two students linked to an admissions scandal involving the school’s former tennis coach, who is accused of taking bribes in exchange for falsely designating applicants as athletic recruits.

The Jesuit university in Washington, citing privacy rules, did not identify the students who face imminent dismissal. When the discipline takes effect, Georgetown will join other prominent schools that have kicked out students associated with the disgraced admission consultant William “Rick” Singer and a federal investigation into his alleged bribery and cheating schemes.


"Applicants to Georgetown affirm that the information and statements contained in their applications are true, correct and complete,” the university said in a statement Wednesday. “Knowingly misrepresenting or falsifying credentials in an application can be cause for rescinding the admission of the student and dismissal from Georgetown.


“Today, we informed two students of our intent to rescind their admission and dismiss them from Georgetown. Each student case was addressed individually and each student was given multiple opportunities to respond and provide information to the University.”

On a side note: is tennis still a thing?