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I enjoyed this a lot! I read a lot about education admissions for my job and this was more readable and enjoyable by half than all of them - really good both as a true crime story of a fraud and a commentary on the state of college admissions at the moment.

#wintergames #snowangels

This reread covers the “Varsity Blues” scandal in which a rogue independent college counselor facilitated bribes to get students into top colleges through their athletics programs. The book follows a number of people implicated including celebrities like Felicity Huffman as well as the man who coordinated it all, Rick Singer. A good #audiobook if you‘re looking for some narrative nonfiction/light true crime. 👍🏻

If you‘re looking for a full overview of the Varsity Blues case, I recommend the Netflix doc. This book does a good job of putting that information into the broader conversation about educational privilege and entitlement. Really gripping (read it in less than 24 hours) and I think should be required reading for parents. #netgalley
📷 featuring Appa sprawled out across my lap.

This book follows the rise and fall of Rick Singer, a private college admissions counselor that used his “side door” to get children of the rich and famous into top colleges. Dubbed the Varsity Blues scandal, Singer used the preferential treatment athletes get in admissions to bribe coaches to “recruit” his clients as walk ons to the team. Singer also had ACT test takers that could hit a certain score. A wild look into how different the 1% is.

Two new releases makes for one great (night) day of reading. I‘m already over halfway through the tagged, which I was able to snag from the library at midnight. It‘s a fantastic look at the Varsity Blues scandal!

I used a credit on the one I‘ll tag below. It has an all-star list of narrators, including Dion Graham and Rebecca Lowman.

I love #newreleasetuesday!! 🎧 #audiobook