College Arms Race Goes Too Far as Rich `Gaming the System'
- Scheme exposed by U.S. on Tuesday shows some cross legal line
- Many parents ‘desperate’ to get kids into selective colleges
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In the American blood sport of college admissions, the rich have long had more levers to pull.
It starts as early as a private kindergarten ($20,000 to $50,000 a year depending on location), then to boarding school (another $50,000-plus) and continues with tutors, consultants, test prep and exotic trips that become fodder for college essays.