The scandal is certain to inflame longstanding complaints that children of the wealthy and well-connected have the inside track in college admissions -- sometimes through big, timely donations from their parents -- and that privilege begets privilege.
College consultants were not exactly shocked by the allegations.
"This story is the proof that there will always be a market for parents who have the resources and are desperate to get their kid one more success," said Mark Sklarow, CEO of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. "This was shopping for name-brand product and being willing to spend whatever it took."
Prosecutors said that parents paid Singer big money from 2011 through last month to bribe coaches and administrators to falsely make their children look like star athletes to boost their chances of getting accepted. The consultant also hired ringers to take college entrance exams for students, and paid off insiders at testing centres to correct students' answers.
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