A new scandal regarding college admissions has received public attention; on March 14 the news that people of wealth and power have been bribing college admissions up to $6.5 million to grant their children admission to certain universities.

The people involved in this scandal include Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, former CEOs, a famed parenting book writer, a fashion icon, a Newport Beach college counselor, university coaches and university athletic officials.

Wealthy parents paid to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to elite schools including UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown.

William Singer, owns a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company; this company is at the center of the scheme, according to court documents.

Wealthy parents paid to have him and others under his employment facilitate their children’s cheating on college entrance exams and admission to elite universities as athletes, despite if they played the sport.

On March 19, in Boston, Singer plead guilty to the charges set against him.

Lamont Smith, former UTEP assistant coach, recently resigned after news got out about his role in the college admissions scandal.

He previously worked as a coach at The University of San Diego and would offer scholarships to players who did not deserve to play on the team.

Universities are under a lot of scrutiny from the public and are having to deal with many difficulties right now such as firing members of the college admissions department and they are now having to decide what to do with the current students attending these schools who have been attending under a false admission.

This news has upset prospective students who work hard and are not granted admissions to these schools.

Perhaps the reason they were not granted admission is because someone who paid money took their place.

Junior Melina Olivas said, “we work so hard to get good grades and eventually get into college and this news makes it feel as if it is all for nothing, it is very upsetting.”

There is currently an ongoing investigation of this issue and so far, 12 people have pleaded not guilty.

College Board released information that they have seen a major increase in people filing for disability when taking the SAT’s.

Filing this disability would mean these students are given much more time on the tests giving them an advantage over others taking the timed tests.

College admission cheating has gone to extreme measures and is affecting those who follow the rules to gain access to higher education.

Students and families want action taken on this issue and that is what people plan to do; this may be the fallout for the rich and powerful.