Originally Posted by
CrazyNotCrazie
Not too long ago Duke was somewhat notorious for being very focused on admitting the children of the rich and famous. I obviously do not know the academic credentials of these students, but it was very well known as Duke built its national reputation in the 80s and into the 90s.
And no school is fully immune from it. The question is at what point the line is considered crossed - the cheating on tests part of this story is what really puts it over the top for me. Not to get PPB, but it is pretty well accepted that Jared Kushner's parents bought his way into Harvard (I'm sure there are plenty of Democrats who did the same thing).