Prior to his 2019 guilty plea on federal charges (including money laundering, racketeering, and obstruction of justice), Edge College & Career CEO Rick Singer routinely pitched his unique approach to college admissions: “There is a ‘front door’ getting in where a student just does it on their own; and then there’s a ‘back door’ where people go to institutional advancement and they make large donations, but they are not guaranteed in; and then I created a ‘side door’ that guaranteed families to get in.” What his initial pitch often failed to mention was that his guaranteed “side door” admission relied on a number of illegal tactics.
For this assignment, you will illustrate three of these “side door” tactics (from separate cases), highlighting why they run afoul of not only standard “front door” admission practices, but the law.
You will not submit this as a finished, 750-word essay. Instead, you will submit only an outline of the essay. Despite only representing the “skeleton” of your essay, it should still be as detailed as possible, including a solid thesis. Use any outline form you like (e.g. Roman numerals, bullet points, graphic organizer), but it must include all the quotes (and citations) that would’ve been included in a fully-composed essay. Remember to cite only from Unacceptable to support your thesis.
Requirements:
- MLA Style, including parenthetical citation and works cited page
Due: Thu 10.28-Thu 11.4 (via Canvas)
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