A prestigious degree at any cost is nonsensical


  • Business
  • Saturday, 16 Mar 2019

Experience and lessons: Students from Chulalongkorn University wait at a bus station in Bangkok. A paper qualification only helps in the initial stages of life in helping secure interviews and probably a job. Beyond that, experience in life and learning lessons along the way are qualities that make a difference. — AP

The college admission scandal in the United States is not really shocking to those who understand the education business.

Rich parents pay thousands in bribes and donations to manipulate the entrance of their children into the top universities of that country, including Yale and Stanford.

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