The alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme was said to be aimed at helping less-than-stellar students gain entry to elite colleges and universities. But that doesn’t necessarily preclude other underhanded tactics, including attempts to sabotage students who are also competing for coveted spaces at the nation’s most selective schools. “I said, ‘Why would you think anyone would do that?’ And she said that one of their friends’ kids had been the target of an anonymous, disparaging letter; the admissions office had called them about it,” Moller recalled. “There’s tons of stories about students who have gone to community college, get a four-year degree, and are running companies and are super successful. Parents should look to data about how school choice doesn’t necessarily determine students’ success, Barnard said.

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 11:03 UTC