Making college free is one of the biggest rallying cries among Democratic White House hopefuls. Given the lengths to which many wealthy parents go to game the system that is unsurprising. Last week’s FBI arrest of dozens of parents, coaches and college administrators shows just how valuable admission to the best universities has become. One Yale applicant’s parents lavished $1.2m in bribes and fake profiles to gain entry.
实现大学免费是各位民主党总统竞选人发出的最具号召力的口号之一。考虑到很多富有的父母花了不少功夫在目前的大学体系里钻空子,竞选人发出这样的口号并不奇怪。上周,美国联邦调查局(FBI)逮捕了数十名家长、大学体育教练和管理人员,这显示出一流大学的录取通知书已经变得多么有价值。耶鲁大学(Yale University)一名申请者的父母为了拿到入学名额,不惜行贿120万美元并伪造个人资料。