It's all just so disgusting. The thing that especially irks me is that some of these kids "faked" learning disabilities (they were told to "act stupid") in order to get DOUBLE the normally allocated amount of time to take entrance exams...so they could be "proctored" by a friendly proctor who either completed the exam themselves, or "corrected" it for the student after the fact. I don't even know how that happens! My son's accommodations were hard fought....not easy to get, and getting DOUBLE the time, spread over multiple days is just absurd.
My kid has an ACTUAL disability (high functioning autism), and he's far from "stupid". He scored a 34 on the ACT all on his own, taking NO extra time to do so (although he's entitled to 25% more time because of processing speed issues....in other words, he's wildly accurate and wildly intelligent, he just needs a little more time to get there), and sitting in the same room as everyone else (despite the fact that his autism means he has sensory issues which make it very difficult for him to concentrate in rooms where there is ambient noise and other distractions). He refuses the extra time he's entitled to take because he believes people will think less of him and his degree will mean less than other people's degrees. He also refuses the accommodation he has that allows him to take exams in a quiet room. And, he's not wrong. Apparently, lots of the world thinks people with learning issues are "stupid." My son obviously gets that, and won't take the help his autism ACTUALLY entitles him to take. People with actual learning disabilities are another set of people hurt by this scandal.
If those kids are allowed to continue in schools they are not qualified to attend, it's going to make me angry all over again. I don't feel the LEAST bit sorry for those over privileged brats.