In the last year, elite college admissions have been touched by three different but related scandals. The newest one is also the most entertaining because it includes pretend water polo players, staged standardised tests and outright bribery, all to help desperate rich people and TV stars buy their progeny into a top-flight school.
The other scandals are less amusing, involving dilemmas of race and meritocracy with no celebrity leaven.
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