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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

It's typically acceptedthat Ivy League institutions are the "best" in the country

It's typically accepted
that Ivy League institutions are the "best" in the country

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It's typically accepted that Ivy League institutions
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are the "best" in the country.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
542
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:42
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, drama
Production
Library Films

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Movie Summary

Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities.
But all of those differences have almost nothing to do - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:09
But all of those differences have almost nothing to do
U.S. News started ranking colleges in the '80s, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:07
U.S. News started ranking colleges in the '80s,
In the original French, it means something people don't realize. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
In the original French, it means something people don't...
It means "deceit." - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
It means "deceit."
It's imaginary. It's an illusion. Yet people believe in it. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
It's imaginary. It's an illusion. Yet people belie...
It's not just population growth - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:06
It's not just population growth
Because the more selective they look on paper, the higher ranked they are. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
Because the more selective they look on paper, the higher ra...
Everything these schools are doing is massaging to try and up the rankings. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
Everything these schools are doing is massaging to try and u...
Most people see college admissions, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:19
Most people see college admissions,
One is by preferences for students who play niche sports, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:13
One is by preferences for students who play niche sports,
Then there's making a huge donation to a university. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:04
Then there's making a huge donation to a university.
That gets them noticed by the fundraising office, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:07
That gets them noticed by the fundraising office,
Jared Kushner was the son of a very wealthy real estate developer - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:06
Jared Kushner was the son of a very wealthy real estate deve...
At the time Jared was applying to college, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:16
At the time Jared was applying to college,
A lot of the colleges won't actually guarantee the admission, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
A lot of the colleges won't actually guarantee the admi...
So you might write a check for $3 million, and the kid could be rejected. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:05
So you might write a check for $3 million, and the kid could...
If you're not writing a $10 to $20 million dollar check, - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:06
If you're not writing a $10 to $20 million dollar check...
Singer didn't demand the kind of money that is required today - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:08
Singer didn't demand the kind of money that is required...
You know, these parents paid Singer $300,000, $400,000, $500,000. - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:06
You know, these parents paid Singer $300,000, $400,000, $500...
What he sold and what they bought - Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 00:07
What he sold and what they bought