The rich have always had a leg up in college admissions. How different, then, is this new scandal?

“But there is no question that rich people win the college admissions contest in ways many other people who can’t think isn’t fair. They donate or promise to give big bucks if their children get into school. They spend money on tutors and overseas trips. Then there are the life advantages conferred by wealth: elite medical and psychological care, safe home environments and other things students from low-income families don’t have.”