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Originally Posted by rconverse
I don’t think the burden of proof that you’re talking about exists in civil court.
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Possibly, honestly have no idea how it works.
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Originally Posted by ThatLetter
People acting like this is a shocking thing. Does the general public think that rich kids or celebrity kids are smarter than the rest of kids their age and therefore get into more competitive colleges and universities by natural gift?! This is one of the least surprising scandals ever.
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Some people certainly think they (rich kids at least, maybe not celeb kid) are 'better' or someone to aspire to be. This is why some talentless, unskilled 18 year old moron who has to cheat her way into school can make 5 figures per IG post. Also why an entire swath of the middle class on down consistently votes in favor of things that help the rich. But yea, it's shocking because they were caught, not because it's happening.
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Originally Posted by RiotAct
without having read all the details of the scandal.... how the heck did the colleges not do some basic research to see the kids actually performing the sport that they were apparently so good in?
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I'd assume many sports programs, especially if they are good/win, aren't micro-managed too much. Main admissions probably just takes their word for it; ie if they're good enough for the team and their grades are within what the school accepts, why bother double-checking?