Here's What Everyone on Twitter is Saying about the Latest College Admissions Scam
Today, the FBI revealed they’ve been investigating one of the largest college admissions cheating schemes in the history of the United States through which $25 million changed hands and multiple CEOs and celebrities have been charged. Here’s what folks across Twitter are saying about the cheating scandal:
It's fun to drag Aunt Becky but there are a bunch of other rich mofos complicit in this besides Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, so here is a list of everyone charged in Operation Varsity Blues: 🔬👀https://t.co/9Zf1fiyjre pic.twitter.com/HDLKIVsuXE
— Lindsay (@Socialsaur) March 12, 2019
I think the very first stories were framed around Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman because they were actresses that people were immediately familiar with. But this cheating story is way, way bigger than them.
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2019
If Netflix and HBO dont give us two seperate documentaries on this College Admission Scandal I will be livid. Scrap the Gervais show this is the real comedy the people need. 2.5 million for undergrad, a comedy special.
— A Tribe Called Theodora (@attackontima) March 12, 2019
This whole college scandal is WILD. I feel like all the kids are gonna get six figure book deals and I'm already mad.
— DIANCA LONDON (@diancalondon) March 12, 2019
Even politicians have chimed in including Democratic U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard
Yes. In case there was any doubt. The system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful. #CollegeScam #CollegeAdmissionsScandal https://t.co/hzbbcx0CHe
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) March 12, 2019
My upset lies in not only the ableism of the scandal, but the ramifications for disabled students seeking accommodations for the SAT/ACT going forward.
— Vilissa Thompson (@VilissaThompson) March 12, 2019
It's already a challenge to get accommodations; now there will be more hoops to go through, esp. for those of color.
Fascinating thing about this college admissions scandal, how did the schools not notice the huge number of admitted athletes who never played the sport they were admitted to play? Shouldn’t that have been a (massive) red flag?
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 12, 2019
Some of the tweets referenced the charging documents released by the FBI
This was the point in the college application bribery documents where I just completely lost it. pic.twitter.com/bmnTQYe5Lo
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) March 12, 2019
I am grateful every day to have been raised by parents who taught me lying and cheating to get ahead was, you know, morally wrong.
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 12, 2019
Isn’t it weird our society just accepts that donating a building is an ok way to get into a good college? https://t.co/znFXLjdXSg
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) March 12, 2019
Are the people at the colleges and universities also indicted for accepting bribes? I feel like I need a new primer on this college admissions scandal beyond the celebrities who paid all that money.
— deray (@deray) March 13, 2019
