Steve R.
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Recently a group of people were exposed for bribing athletic coaches to get their children into universities. Universities race to quell outrage over bribery and cheating scandal in admissions
There is tremendous irony in this. The university admission process has become increasingly opaque and subjective over the years. The end result, there really are no clearly defined standards, only capricious and whimsical "decisions" on how one is admitted to a university. One could say, increasingly corrupt, for which this reprehensible bribery scandal becomes a prime example of abuse.
Claims made in discussing the ability of those with money who where able to bribe officials so that their children could get into college are that it "short-circuited" the admission process and allowed "non-qualified" students to be admitted. True, but as pointed out above, the admissions process has become increasingly subjective and open to question. Of course, that does not excuse bribery.
So far, it seems, that university administrators have not had the finger-of-blame pointed at them. They should know what their underlings are doing.
A side concern. Universities are supposed to be for education, they are not supposed to serve as training grounds for professional teams. An unfortunate reality is that athletes, who will eventually receive $$$$, will still receive athletic scholarships. At a minimum, professional teams that recruit athletes from universities should be required to re-reimburse the universities. Additionally, these professional teams should toss in some extra $$$ to help pay for the tuition of the other students.
There is tremendous irony in this. The university admission process has become increasingly opaque and subjective over the years. The end result, there really are no clearly defined standards, only capricious and whimsical "decisions" on how one is admitted to a university. One could say, increasingly corrupt, for which this reprehensible bribery scandal becomes a prime example of abuse.
Claims made in discussing the ability of those with money who where able to bribe officials so that their children could get into college are that it "short-circuited" the admission process and allowed "non-qualified" students to be admitted. True, but as pointed out above, the admissions process has become increasingly subjective and open to question. Of course, that does not excuse bribery.
So far, it seems, that university administrators have not had the finger-of-blame pointed at them. They should know what their underlings are doing.
A side concern. Universities are supposed to be for education, they are not supposed to serve as training grounds for professional teams. An unfortunate reality is that athletes, who will eventually receive $$$$, will still receive athletic scholarships. At a minimum, professional teams that recruit athletes from universities should be required to re-reimburse the universities. Additionally, these professional teams should toss in some extra $$$ to help pay for the tuition of the other students.