Beyond Varsity Blues: In pursuit of donations, USC admitted affluent kids as walk-on athletes
Internal records show how USC admitted children of the wealthy and well-connected through an alternate path with an ...
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Investigation exposes ‘walk-on’ admission backdoor
The son of multibillionaire Sarath Ratanavadi was labeled as a “mediocre” student by an admissions officer, according to the ...
Varsity Blues Mastermind Is Out of Prison—and Wants to Help Get Your Kid Into College
Rick Singer, ringleader of the nationwide college-admissions scandal, is ready to move on and says he’s done with ‘living in ...
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Report: USC Prioritized Wealthy Students as Walk-On Athletes
According to a review of documents acquired by the L.A. Times, one international applicant with poor grades who was described internally as a “mediocre student at best” was accepted as a walk-on ...
The Varsity2d
Blues men’s soccer team secures playoff spot with record-breaking 11–1 victory
On Sunday, October 13, the Varsity Stadium turf witnessed a historic qualification for the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) ...
'Varsity Blues' college fraud prosecutor joins Quinn Emanuel
A federal prosecutor in Boston who oversaw the "Operation Varsity Blues" probe into the U.S. college admissions scandal and ...
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California bans legacy admissions for private colleges
A new law signed by Governor Newsom bans private colleges in California from giving admissions preference to students who ...
The Varsity2d
Varsity Blues fall in tough men’s hockey home opener
On October 12, the Varsity Blues men’s ice hockey team lost in their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) regular season home ...