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Harvard revoked more admissions offers - this time involving 10 students who participated in a Facebook group called Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens. Jokes about abusing children and the Holocaust and insulting comments about different racial and ethnic groups were found in the group, according to Inside Higher Ed.

Earlier this month, Harvard also rescinded an admission offer to Kyle Kashuv who, when he was 16 years old, used inflammatory and racist language, including the N-word, right before the Parkland shooting at his school, Stoneman Douglas High School. The shootings have since changed him and made him more mature, he claims. Kashuv became famous for his conservatism, pro-gun and pro-Trump activism which he believes, represent a different view on how to prevent future, like tragedies.

In a recent Twitter post, he apologized for his past comments and stated that, We were 16-year-olds making idiotic comments, using callous and inflammatory language in an effort to be as extreme and shocking as possible...I'm embarrassed by it, but I want to be clear that the comments I made are not indicative of who I am or who I've become in the years since. Shortly thereafter, Harvard looked into his case and eventually revoked his admissions offer. Though university personnel appreciate his candor and expressions of regret, Harvard takes seriously the qualities of maturity and of character of the students it admits. Despite appealing the revocation, Kashuv was turned down. In his defense, Kashuv argues that, throughout its history, Harvard's faculty has included slave owners, segregationists, bigots and anti-Semites. If Harvard is suggesting that growth isn't possible and that our past defines our future, then Harvard is an inherently racist institution. But I don't believe that. I believe that institutions and people can grow. I've said that repeatedly. In your opinion, should Kashuv have had his admissions offer revoked based on something he did when he was 16? Why or why not?

Harvard Revokes Parkland Shooting Suvivor's Admissions Offer

June 18, 2019 2:16 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Harvard revoked more admissions offers - this time involving 10 students who participated in a Facebook group called "Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens." Jokes about abusing children and the

Affluent families allegedly abused the system by acquiring faulty learning disability diagnoses in order to gain extra time on the SAT or ACT, according to recent reports on the college admissions scandal. In some incidents, some corrupt proctors took the tests for the students or corrected their answers.

Issues of SAT Equality, from Testing to Scoring

May 28, 2019 11:27 AM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Affluent families allegedly abused the system by acquiring faulty learning disability diagnoses in order to gain extra time on the SAT or ACT, according to recent reports on the college admissions

It has been reported that Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro is directly involved in the college admissions decision process - personally reviewing hundreds of applications a year, including those of donor's children, alumni, faculty and staffs' children, or people he knows, according to Inside Higher Education.

Northwestern University President Directly Involved in Selecting Students

April 30, 2019 2:02 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

It has been reported that Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro is directly involved in the college admissions decision process - personally reviewing hundreds of applications a year,

Why not have schools auction off college seats to the highest bidder? The question was posed by a senior vice president at the Harvard Management Company on his public LinkedIn page amid the recent national college admissions cheating scandal. According to Michael Cappucci, it is simply an honest question. He goes on to ask, Why do we have a system where wealthy parents have to make shady payments to even more shady intermediaries to get their kids into college? The post, which has since been removed but still drew much online anger was authored by Cappucci who is not a top official at the company; many people still presumed Harvard is connected to his idea, according to Inside Higher Ed, but Harvard was quick to distance itself from the LinkedIn post.

Auctioning Off College Admissions Seats?

April 2, 2019 3:47 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Why not have schools auction off college seats to the highest bidder? The question was posed by a senior vice president at the Harvard Management Company on his public LinkedIn page amid the recent

Yale is the first university to rescind the acceptance of a student over the national college admissions cheating scandal that implicated 50 people, including celebrities, college administrators and coaches. The FBI investigation, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, discovered that parents paid anywhere from $200,000 to $6.5 million for guaranteed admission into elite colleges and universities.

Yale Rescinds Acceptance Amid Admissions Bribery Scandal

March 26, 2019 3:33 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Yale is the first university to rescind the acceptance of a student over the national college admissions cheating scandal that implicated 50 people, including celebrities, college administrators and

Literally dozens of people have been charged in an admissions bribery scheme involving elite colleges and wealthy parents who wanted to get their progeny enrolled by any means necessary, including bribes ranging from $200K to $6.5M.

Wealthy Parents Bribe Elite Colleges to Admit Their Children

March 12, 2019 4:00 PM

by Scholarships.com Staff

A Number of Elite Universities and Some Famous Actors Charged in Admissions Scam

York College of Pennsylvania is under scrutiny for Photoshopping a billboard in order to appear more diverse by replacing white students with students who reflected diversity. Manipulating marketing tools to appear more diverse in college admissions materials is not uncommon, according to Inside Higher Ed.

College Under Fire for Photoshopping Billboard

February 5, 2019 12:59 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

York College of Pennsylvania is under scrutiny for "Photoshopping" a billboard in order to appear more diverse by replacing white students with students "who reflected diversity." Manipulating

A Princeton University student who had applied to medical school and was rejected is now suing the school after being advised to take a DNA test to discover Native American or African American lineage in hopes of significantly increasing her chances of admission. The student is charging racial discrimination and a federal judge ruled that her case would proceed, despite requests to dismiss it.

Princeton Graduate Sues Grad School for Discrimination

January 29, 2019 4:33 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

A Princeton University student who had applied to medical school and was rejected is now suing the school after being advised to take a DNA test to discover Native American or African American

Before joining a group of small private liberal arts institutions that had to close its doors due to financial pressures and falling enrollment, Newbury College encouraged students from defunct Mount Ida College to transfer over. The hope was that the addition of students to Newbury's campus would be enough to allow the school to continue its educational mission. Unfortunately, Newbury has announced it will have to shut-down operations next spring and some students who recently arrived from Mount Ida feel twice betrayed.

Newbury College Closing Shortly After Enrolling Mount Ida Students

December 18, 2018 3:26 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Before joining a group of small private liberal arts institutions that had to close its doors due to financial pressures and falling enrollment, Newbury College encouraged students from defunct Mount

The Trump administration's consideration in defining gender as a biological condition determined by a person's gender at birth could cause administrative chaos at universities which employ Obama-era rules, where there's no test to prove that a person is a certain gender.

Could Federal Redefining of Gender Identity Cause "Administrative Chaos"?

October 23, 2018 4:43 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

The Trump administration's consideration in defining gender as a biological condition determined by a person's gender at birth could cause "administrative chaos" at universities which employ

News Articles About College Admissions

Harvard Revokes Parkland Shooting Suvivor's Admissions Offer

Issues of SAT Equality, from Testing to Scoring

Northwestern University President Directly Involved in Selecting Students

Auctioning Off College Admissions Seats?

Yale Rescinds Acceptance Amid Admissions Bribery Scandal

Wealthy Parents Bribe Elite Colleges to Admit Their Children

College Under Fire for Photoshopping Billboard

Princeton Graduate Sues Grad School for Discrimination

Newbury College Closing Shortly After Enrolling Mount Ida Students

Could Federal Redefining of Gender Identity Cause "Administrative Chaos"?

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