High-end college consultant Allen Koh was shocked to learn his colleague and competitor Rick Singer pleaded guilty to crimes including conspiracy and racketeering. WSJ sat down with Koh for insight into the multimillion-dollar college-consulting industry and what is driving parents to such desperate measures. The University of California plans to install a range of checks in its undergraduate admissions process to prevent fraud, as schools begin implementing reforms in the wake of the nationwide college-admissions cheating scandal. The new proposals include monitoring donations to prevent money from influencing admissions decisions, verifying claims of special talents by recruited athletes, and making sure that recruited athletes actually play on the team, the university system said.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 20, 2019 21:21 UTC