A parent who turned down an offer by college admissions scandal mastermind William “Rick” Singer to pass his son off as a football player to…
A parent who turned down an offer by college admissions scandal mastermind William “Rick” Singer to pass his son off as a football player to weasel his way into the University of Southern California said the proposal left him feeling “dirty.”
The dad, a Silicon Valley investor, peeled back the curtain on Singer’s pitch to help the teen get into the school through a “side door” in an interview with Axios.
“When you have kids in their junior year of high school, all the parents start talking about college counselors and who they’re using,” said the investor, who said he has not been approached by law enforcement and spoke on condition of anonymity. “Someone had mentioned Singer to me and given me his cellphone number, so I called him up.”
The parent said Singer’s college prep started innocently enough, with him coming to their house four or five times to help their son get his applications in order and practice admissions tests.
