Even without bribes, college applicants from wealthy families have a big edge, analysis shows.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> "It is not a level playing field, even without cheating," said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of SavingForCollege.com.
In a recent blog post, Richard V. Reeves, director of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, wrote that the recent scandal"simply shines a light on how the whole college admissions game is rigged in favor of those with cash, connections or both."
"These children tend to have lived a life where they were provided with the best of education and experiences to prepare them to stand out to colleges," Griffin Rubin said."And when accepted, that family will have the resources to pay for that education."One year at a nonprofit, four-year private college, including tuition, room and board, currently costs $48,510, compared with $22,240 in the 2000-2001 academic year.
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