When thinking about how the access that the wealthy have to paths to cheating their kids into elite colleges can only add to the lack of upward mobility of the middle-class and poor and the dissolution of our meritocracy remember that there are perfectly legal ways of doing this very same thing.
Jared Kushner's dad got his son, who was a mediocre student, into Harvard with a $2.5 million donation to the school in 1998.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-story-behind-jared-kushners-curious-acceptance-into-harvard
bambu was a mediocre student...he didn't go to Harvard, or anything like its equivalent.
Always thought he might like to have done...gone to university.
Until, one day about 10 years ago he couldn't find his drivers licence and had to go into the big city to apply for a new one.
Had to wait a couple of hours.
While walking around the fringe of the city, he came across Notre Dame University …
https://www.notredame.edu.au/about/campuses/sydney-campusThe Broadway site of The University of Notre Dame Australia is situated in the colourful inner-city suburb of Chippendale. Nestled among Sydney’s most vibrant neighbourhoods, our campus proudly encompasses heritage buildings, leafy courtyards and is home to the Schools and Departments of Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Law, Philosophy & Theology, Study Support and Pathways.#####
He walked into the grounds, soaking up the learned atmosphere.
He ventured close to the buildings, and looked in.
Then an alarm went off in his head!
"SCHOOL, SCHOOL" the alarm bells rang out.
His mind thought to itself..."I hated school with a passion", "attending university for me would've been absolutely horrible".
He hurriedly left the grounds, couldn't get out of there fast enough. Nothing had changed in 55 years.
Luckily, he lived in Australia and not America...where a college/university degree was/is basically mandatory for a happy and successful life.
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