What Being Privileged Gets You?

Do you feel that’s it is fair, that being born into wealth gives you the privilege to attend prestigious Universities in California? American actress, Lori Loughlin, allegedly bribed her daughter’s way into USC with a price of $500,000. Lori Loughlin was reportedly paid Willian Singer to get Olivia Jade and Isabella recruited to the crew team at USC despite neither girl being a rower.

Loughlin and her husband, along with 33 prominent parents participated in a scheme that involved rigging college entrance exams and bribing coaches at universities. William Singer was paid to cheat on their children’s college exams and to get their children admitted as athletes.

“No it is not fair in order to be admitted to a college you have to work hard for it,” said Freshman Vanessa Perez. “Being wealthy shouldn’t give you privilege.”

Non-Privileged kids work really hard to get to where they want to be in life. They have to balance school work, part-time jobs, studies, and possibly a sport or an activity. Most of these kids can’t even handle the stress of juggling everything in their daily lives. They don’t have enough time to get to where they’ve set their goals to be. While privileged kids can get whatever they desire just because their parents have money.

“As a high school senior it is already difficult to impress and get accepted into college,” said Senior Skylynn Herron. “I do not believe it is fair for the wealthy to have the privilege of being admitted based on bribery over a non-wealthy student who has worked their ass off.”

Do you feel that’s it is fair, that being born into wealth gives you the privilege to attend prestigious Universities in California? What do you think, would schools still be on biased without bribery?