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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2020 · 10 MIN

Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal by Jennifer Levitz, Melissa Korn

from Full Trial Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development · host Garrick Bruen

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426793 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal Author: Jennifer Levitz, Melissa Korn Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 21, 2020 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: FORBES TOP 10 HIGHER EDUCATION BOOKS OF 2020  The riveting true story behind the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, a cautionary tale of parenting gone wrong, the system that enabled families to veer so far off course, and the mastermind who made it all happen. When federal prosecutors dropped the bombshell of Operation Varsity Blues, it broke open the crimes of exclusive universities and wealthy families all over the country, shattering the myth of American meritocracy. In Unacceptable, veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz dig deep into how otherwise smart, loving parents became caught up in scandal, led through the side door by one man: college whisperer Rick Singer. Unacceptable traces how, over decades, the charismatic Singer easily reeled in parents hoping to guarantee top educations for their children, and exploited a system rigged against regular people. Exploring the status obsession that seduced entitled parents in search of an edge, Korn and Levitz unfurl a scheme that entangled more than fifty conspirators, from wealthy CEOs to famous actresses, leading to imprisonments, ruined careers, and terminated enrollments. An eye-opening account of corruption in America’s most exclusive institutions, Unacceptable tells the story of helicopter parenting, coddled teens, and the man who thought he couldn’t be caught. Detailing Singer’s steady rise and dramatic fall, Korn and Levitz expose the ugly underbelly of elite college admissions, and the devastating consequences of buying success.

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