I wish the media would pay greater attention to the fact that the Jackson family were Jehovah’s Witnesses. After all, the JWs are a twisted, patriarchal cult that has a history of covering up child abuse. I think it would be illuminating to see the Jackson family’s sordid past discussed within that particular…

You hit it - it’s the creepy manipulation of “now don’t reject me, bitch!”

First-hand knowledge - some of the parents do exactly that! What’s the point of having employees if you can’t direct them to do your kid’s homework and write their papers?

Yes, I’m thinking tonight of a family I know well who got one child into Harvard by threatening to withhold donations they’d been making all through high school (and were slated to make while the child was a college student). They got the second student into UCLA with a letter from a learning disorder specialist who…

Former first-year composition teacher here. The surprising part of this story is not that rich people find ridiculous ways of getting their know-nothing children into fancy schools. It is that all the socially acceptable methods were apparently not enough: expensive tutors, ghost writers for important essays, legacy…

I mean, at a bare minimum, wouldn’t you wonder why the hell your parents were suddenly insisting that you take photos wearing water polo gear or pretending to be on a crew team? Come the eff on.

Well, this is what we’ve all learned from romantic comedies: the girl only THINKS she doesn’t want you! Just persevere! If you keep on haunting and stalking and making crazy scenes, SHE WILL FALL IN LOVE!!!

All the kids should be kicked out, full stop.

Tayshia responded by taking care of him, highlighting the emotional labor expected from women on the show.

This is how it’s done with the wealthy. Their kids do not get in by their own merit. Usually it’s via large school donations or ostensible scholarships/grants/charity and pulling connections. I’m surprised they used a company to grease wheels. I know people whose parents donated a lump sum $1 million dollars and…

Exactly. Your husband is a fashion designer, this kid is just going to do this bullshit work her whole life, why not send her to FIDM? What is even the point of pretending? 

I was thinking the same thing. $15,000 has to buy you one hell of an SAT tutor, and $500,000 probably buys plenty of personalized tutoring and coaching...

Kirpa: Cassie’s not ready.

USC MA 2002 here: Fuck you very much assorted schemers, Felicity Huffman (whom I always adored!), Loughlin Hallmark person (blech!) and your respective lazy-ass entitled brats.

Then imagine that those instragram photos net them more money in sponsorships than multiple Masters bring in.

Yeah, a lot of those kids are lazy af.

These people were basically arrested for not being rich enough. They cheaped out on purchasing admission by going through a middleman. The ones who get away with spend millions on new buildings or other assets and deal directly with the universities.

imagine spending a half a million dollars on bribes so your kid could take instagram pictures 

Everyone’s a dick here AND ... this is perfectly American.

Colton, gurl - Jump over that closet door already. The action is swingin’ on the Algarve coast!