Making college free is one of the biggest rallying cries among Democratic White House hopefuls. Given the lengths to which many wealthy parents go to game the system that is unsurprising. Last week’s FBI arrest of dozens of parents, coaches and college administrators shows just how valuable admission to the best universities has become. One Yale applicant’s parents lavished $1.2m in bribes and fake profiles to gain entry.
實現大學免費是各位民主黨總統競選人發出的最具號召力的口號之一??紤]到很多富有的父母花了不少功夫在目前的大學體系里鉆空子,競選人發出這樣的口號并不奇怪。上周,美國聯邦調查局(FBI)逮捕了數十名家長、大學體育教練和管理人員,這顯示出一流大學的錄取通知書已經變得多么有價值。耶魯大學(Yale University)一名申請者的父母為了拿到入學名額,不惜行賄120萬美元并偽造個人資料。