The entire college admissions scandal is sickening. People of power and– dare I say– privilege used their connections and money to get their kids into colleges that they didn’t deserve to get into in the first place. Meanwhile, you had young people working really hard to get good grades and balancing a job or two in hopes of getting into those schools.
It’s so messed up. I don’t know how a person would be able to do that and sleep well at night. But hey– it appears that wasn’t an issue for Lori Loughlin. In fact, when she found out her little scheme worked, she responded with the “high-five” emoji. For real.
Documents reveal that ‘on or about November 16, 2017, [Singer] sent the Giannullis an e-mail bearing the subject line, ‘CONGRATULATIONS!!!’ with their younger daughter’s conditional acceptance letter attached.’
It’s claimed Loughlin responded to Olivia Jade following in her elder daughter Isabella’s footsteps and being accepted to University of Southern California, with: ‘This is wonderful news! [High-Five Emoji].’
Several emoticons could be identified as the ‘high-five emoji’, whether the single splayed palm, two palms facing the viewer with the thumbs nearly touching, or palms pressed together. It’s not clear exactly which emoticon Loughlin used when the transcript says she used a ‘high-five emoji’.
“Woo-hoo! Yay! We lied and cheated to get our kid something she didn’t deserve! Go us!” -Lori, basically
That’s just gross.
According to documents, Loughlin and Giannulli allegedly emailed college cheating scandal mastermind William ‘Rick’ Singer in 2016 about their daughters’ college prospects, stating that they wanted to do the necessary work to see that the girls got into USC as opposed to Arizona State University.
Federal prosecutors in Boston charged Singer, 58, with running the racketeering scheme through his Edge College & Career Network. His network served a roster of clients including actresses and chief executives.
If Loughlin’s children were admitted to USC on one of Singer’s alleged scams it means two other more deserving students may not have gotten in.
So not only did they cheat to get their kid ahead. They screwed over other kids in the process.
I truly don’t know how they sleep at night.