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Shamus Khan's Washington Post Article "How to weasel your kid into an elite college without paying bribes"

Prof. Shamus Khan writes that kids from rich families — not just famous ones — have all sorts of advantages in applying to school in this Washignton Post op-ed, The college admissions game is rigged. Arresting cheaters won’t change that.

March 14, 2019
Shamus Khan's Washington post article
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