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Exploring why wealthy parents risked everything to bribe their way into college for their already privileged children, and emphasizing the need for self-reflection in parenting.
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- Wealthy parents resorted to tax fraud and bribery to get their kids into prestigious colleges, highlighting the emphasis placed on status over education.
- Parents must evaluate their motivations to ensure their actions align with their children's well-being and not justify unethical behavior.
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Parents' Illicit Actions for Prestige and Status
Some wealthy parents resorted to tax fraud and bribery to get their children into prestigious colleges, even though their kids already had numerous advantages in life. This behavior seemed irrational considering that there were other colleges these kids could have attended and achieved success. One father's request for his daughter to be accepted anywhere except ASU highlighted the importance these parents placed on the status of the institution over the actual education. It begs the question of whether these actions were truly for their children's benefit or for their own status-seeking motives.
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