One of the biggest college scandals happened recently which was Lori Loughlin, mother of Olivia Jade and her sister, Isabella Rose was charged with illegal activity of getting her way into USC-University of Southern California. Olivia Jade thought she was going to go to USC but she did not fill out her own college application. She had someone she knew to fill out the USC college application for her. I think that getting into college and applying is very serious and I believe that Olivia's mother should learn a lesson for what she did to try to get her daughter into USC. In this society and world we live in nowadays, it is easier for people such as college admissions to find things out that does not seem right.
You may be wondering how are universities reacting to this serious situation? According to CNN, The University of Southern California said, "it is investigating anyone from the university system affiliated with those implicated in the scandal." The scandal focused on getting students admitted to elite universities and Loughlin paying a lot of money to get their daughters into USC. I don't think Olivia's mom knows what it takes for one person to get accepted into a university. The majority of the universities in California are being cautious of who is involved in the scandal and they are making sure their students are protected as well.
Olivia Jade is upset that her parents ruined a big opportunity and a future she was going to have. Evidence that supports this college admissions scandal is the magazine Elle reported "Olivia Jade isn't just devastated anymore. She's angry that her parents got her into this situation in the first place. As a refresher, Loughlin, and Giannulli were arrested for allegedly paying $500,000 to make it appear that both girls had been rowers to guarantee their admission to USC. They were released on $1 million bonds each" (Elle Magazine). People may different opinions than me, but I don't think it is okay for a mother to pay 500,000 to get admission into an elite university and any university in general.
Olivia has been telling people that work in the media that she is upset that her parents because she told them she did not want to go to college and she felt pushed. Olivia felt like what she has been doing at the moment was enough for herself but not for her parents. In this society, you don't push or force someone to go to college. You may offer it as an option or to take in consideration but everyone in this world does not have the opportunity to go to college and experience what it is like. This story is very sad to hear because her sister was currently a student at USC and this situation did not allow her to finish her college career at USC. College is a lot to invest in and people in this world may want to go to college but college admissions take who they let into their university very seriously.
