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Add to that the fact that many of the kids allegedly didn't know that their parents were committing fraud on their behalf.  On the flip side, I don't know how you allow kids who otherwise wouldn't have qualified to stay in the school.

If truly unknowing, there's an argument that they should be allowed to stay in. Remember from time to time there have been mistaken-admission incidents (e.g. Joe Schmoe getting another Joe Schmoe's acceptance), and generally, iirc, both Joe Schmoes get acceptance. You might feel there's a difference between a mix-up and intentional fraud, but I don't think it's a philosophically tenable one.

I don't know, lots of cases of mistaken acceptances being rescinded:

http://time.com/3637980/college-admissio...nshopkins/

In those cases, of course, a lot of people hadn't yet matriculated so the downstream consequences are not as significant.  It's horribly embarrassing, but presumably all those people mistakenly offered admissions and then had it withdrawn were still able to accept an offer somewhere else.

So I get the distinction at least for those students who spent the last few years thinking they got in on their own merits.  And of course, for those who already graduated, what are you going to do, rescind their diplomas?  But I still think that someone who got in fraudulently (who is still in good standing) ought to transfer to another school.

BC

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Add to that the fact that many of the kids allegedly didn't know that their parents were committing fraud on their behalf.  On the flip side, I don't know how you allow kids who otherwise wouldn't have qualified to stay in the school.

If truly unknowing, there's an argument that they should be allowed to stay in. Remember from time to time there have been mistaken-admission incidents (e.g. Joe Schmoe getting another Joe Schmoe's acceptance), and generally, iirc, both Joe Schmoes get acceptance. You might feel there's a difference between a mix-up and intentional fraud, but I don't think it's a philosophically tenable one.

I don't know, lots of cases of mistaken acceptances being rescinded:

http://time.com/3637980/college-admissio...nshopkins/

In those cases, of course, a lot of people hadn't yet matriculated so the downstream consequences are not as significant.  It's horribly embarrassing, but presumably all those people mistakenly offered admissions and then had it withdrawn were still able to accept an offer somewhere else.

So I get the distinction at least for those students who spent the last few years thinking they got in on their own merits.  And of course, for those who already graduated, what are you going to do, rescind their diplomas?  But I still think that someone who got in fraudulently (who is still in good standing) ought to transfer to another school.

BC