The University of California “inappropriately admitted' at least 64 wealthy, mostly white students over the past 6 years as “favors to donors, family, and friends,' over others who were more qualified, an audit finds.
A UCLA coach admitted a student as an athlete, as a favor to a donor — even after the student's application had been marked, “Denied," the report said.
“There's at least another 400 or so students ... that were really questionable," Howle said, including some student athletes who didn't appear to have any athletic ability. The audit recommends the president's office take a robust role in auditing admissions at the nine campuses, closely examining “admissions by exception," that are granted for student athletes, artists, or those who have other specific talents that are attractive to a campus.
UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy for allegedly accepting $200,000 in bribes from the scheme’s mastermind, Rick Singer, in exchange for helping two students gain admission to the school as soccer players, though they didn’t play the sport competitively. Salcedo pleaded guilty to one count and is expected to be sentenced next month.
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