College Entrance Scam includes former Yale Women's Soccer Coach
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Well, it looks like UCLA has no intention of going any further with investigating anything and seems quite content with letting the men’s soccer coach taking the fall for all if it:
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/faq-admissions-justice-department
Nothing to see here, move along now...
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/faq-admissions-justice-department
Nothing to see here, move along now...
My favorite part of the FAQ’s:
“What is UCLA’s admission process for students and student-athletes?
UCLA conducts a holistic review of each applicant. For each applicant, selection is based on a comprehensive review that considers a wide range of academic and non-academic achievements, in the context of the opportunities available to them and their demonstrated capacity to contribute to the intellectual life at UCLA.
Student-athletes and other students with special talents are reviewed by a similarly rigorous process that takes into consideration the strength of their academic record, as well as their athletic ability.....”
What was the special talent and where was the evidence of athletic ability???
“What is UCLA’s admission process for students and student-athletes?
UCLA conducts a holistic review of each applicant. For each applicant, selection is based on a comprehensive review that considers a wide range of academic and non-academic achievements, in the context of the opportunities available to them and their demonstrated capacity to contribute to the intellectual life at UCLA.
Student-athletes and other students with special talents are reviewed by a similarly rigorous process that takes into consideration the strength of their academic record, as well as their athletic ability.....”
What was the special talent and where was the evidence of athletic ability???
We were discussing administrators/coaches involved in the scandal so your statement implies that “their own” refers to coaches. And again it was 1 kid that cheated on the SAT that did not involve any Cal staff.
Your problem is that your screen name should have been chicken little. Any time you deem something is not fair (in this case college admissions for international students) you cannot shut up hoping to get your way. The problem is this is a public forum and you’re not going to get your way because life it not fair. So stop playing the victim.
from the BRO
https://247sports.com/college/ucla/...garding-College-Admissions-Scandal-130388564/
The 4th paragraph:
"All prospective scholarship and recruited non-scholarship student-athletes are vetted via a multi-step evaluation process. This process includes an evaluation of athletic ability, and academic preparation and engagement. "
I wonder who and how many people evaluate athletic ability. If atheltic ability means #41 has 2 legs and can kick the ball, then I guess #41 has the athletic ability to join a nationally contending team.
UCLA has set very low standards for athletic ability.
While Yale, USC, Stanford ommediately issued statements regarding their academic fraud, it took UCLA 2 weeks to address their academic fraud.
https://247sports.com/college/ucla/...garding-College-Admissions-Scandal-130388564/
The 4th paragraph:
"All prospective scholarship and recruited non-scholarship student-athletes are vetted via a multi-step evaluation process. This process includes an evaluation of athletic ability, and academic preparation and engagement. "
I wonder who and how many people evaluate athletic ability. If atheltic ability means #41 has 2 legs and can kick the ball, then I guess #41 has the athletic ability to join a nationally contending team.
UCLA has set very low standards for athletic ability.
While Yale, USC, Stanford ommediately issued statements regarding their academic fraud, it took UCLA 2 weeks to address their academic fraud.
HouseofCards
BRONZE
I would rather get it right than get it quick (not saying Yale, USC, or Stanford didn't get it right). All too often in today's instant gratification, social media age, people rush to get things out before fully assessing the situation and getting all the facts and information.
I have been on here and said, I don't see how AC isn't involved in some way, directly or indirectly, but I have no issue with UCLA not making a knee-jerk reaction and taking action based on speculation and without all the facts. As noted, the DOJ investigation is ongoing. More facts and context will surely come to the surface. I will reserve my judgment on the handling of the case by all schools involved until a later date.
Sheriff Joe
DA
They were busy preparing for Bernie Sanders, give em a break.
I don't read this as UCLA taking their time to get it right. All of the issued statements seems like a handler trying to control the negative spin and to manipulate the public so UCLA can get away with this in the way that serves themselves - shame on them for trying to spin this. I am disappointed in UCLA. If we don't mention AC in an press releases maybe everyone will forget that she is the head coach of the women's team and should have some type of responsibility for who is on her roster. At the end of the day, whether she got money or not, she provided a gift to someone from a public university. That is an abuse of tax payer dollars and her position as a public employee. Are they looking into where the $5 mil donation came from for the new stadium? Unfortunate timing but it doesn't seem like anyone is asking about that.
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soccerobserver
GOLD
Olivia blaming her parents for ruining her life now...
https://pagesix.com/2019/03/23/oliv...539.447074870.1553142021-479322424.1552313420
https://pagesix.com/2019/03/23/oliv...539.447074870.1553142021-479322424.1552313420
I thought that this was another relevant quote from the AD:
"Coaches submit a list of candidates for admissions consideration in their respective sports to athletic administration officials, who then review the candidates."
Wonder who this is on the women's side.
It seems like all the publicity will bring more attention to her internet career which could be a good thing once the attention dies down
I agree, just being a drama queen like Lampchop.
This is an interesting story of how Singer streamed money directly to coaches and or college sports programs. I hope no school unknowingly took funds from his charity and thus gets caught in this mess. It will be interesting to see what appproach the NCAA takes on all of this.
https://news.wttw.com/2019/03/15/feds-charity-funneled-millions-college-bribery-scam
https://news.wttw.com/2019/03/15/feds-charity-funneled-millions-college-bribery-scam
This is the big question. Josh Walters boasts on the JMU website about how he was in charge of UCLA recruiting for that very, ironically, highly regarded class. I would start with him - I’m sure JMU is asking questions.
Bill Plaschke was on the radio the other day and mentioned without prompting that the UCLA story seemed to be the most interesting of the entire scandal because the team actually put the kid on the roster. Plaschke said he wanted to interview the players to see what they were thinking when this lady was listed on the roster. It takes the deception to another level. It will be interesting to see if he goes forward with the column.
Who had final say on who was on the final roster of ucla women's soccer?
Salcedo?
Walters?
Cromwell?
ARe you saying Cromwell had no final say on who was on the final roster? If so, then who?
Some are missing the point entirely. Poingting the finger ar \walters is like putting the pistol on a dead man and saying we caught the guy who pulled the trigger.
Salcedo?
Walters?
Cromwell?
ARe you saying Cromwell had no final say on who was on the final roster? If so, then who?
Some are missing the point entirely. Poingting the finger ar \walters is like putting the pistol on a dead man and saying we caught the guy who pulled the trigger.
This is from a New York Times article:
In 2013, in what former players said was an unusual move, the Yale women’s coaching position itself was endowed in Mr. Meredith’s name, thanks to an anonymous donation: For a time, Rudy Meredith was the Rudolph L. Meredith Head Coach of Women’s Soccer. Even after Mr. Meredith’s resignation in November, the name stuck: When Brendan Flaherty was hired as Mr. Meredith’s replacement the next month, it was as the Loring Family and Rudolph L. Meredith Head Coach of Women’s Soccer.
SpeedK1llz
GOLD
So two soccer programs caught up in this scandal both received anonymous endowments in the names of their then respective coaches? Coincidence?
Zerodenero
GOLD
Where’s there’s smoke, there’s fire. There’s a kid on the roster now who’s story duplicates what’s been broadcasted....show up once, can’t play, “purports” an injury, never to be seen by the team again.
Coincidence. Naw....hell naw.
"Loring Family and Rudolph L. Meredith " doesn't look anonymous.