On paper, she seemed an excellent applicant to the University of Southern Califo...
NEW YORK - On paper, she seemed an excellent applicant to the University of Southern California: an SAT score in the 96th percentile, along with an impressive record as a varsity water polo player who won her high school team’s “most valuable player” award.
That case was one of dozens making up a massive college admissions fraud unveiled on Tuesday, when the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 50 people, including Hollywood actresses and chief executives, for rigging the application process to get wealthy students into some of the nation’s most exclusive universities.
Last year, Georgetown accepted less than 15 percent of the 22,897 students who applied. At Yale University, another school where Singer placed at least one client’s child, the acceptance rate was under 7 percent. He sold the fraud as a “side door” to some of the country’s best schools, claiming he had helped more than 800 families.
Singer advised several parents to have their children claim learning disabilities and submit to psychological testing so they would get permission to take the tests over the span of two days, rather than all at once. Parents paid Singer large sums. In the case of one girl who was portrayed as a prized soccer recruit at Yale despite not playing the sport, her family gave him $1.2 million.
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