Rick Singer, the man at the center of the nation's biggest college admissions scandal in history, was among an estimated 13,500 U.S. educational consultants, whose qualifications vary greatly.
William"Rick" Singer, who has admitted to running the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice, is accused of crimes dating to 2011.
Singer, 59, pleaded guilty on March 12 to four felony counts including racketeering conspiracy and obstruction of justice, and he faces up to 20 years in prison. He has been cooperating with authorities since last fall in their investigation of college admission practices dubbed"Operation Varsity Blues." He is among 51 people charged—including 34 parents who hired him to bribe their kids' way into elite colleges.
Amott said she first encountered Singer in the early 1990s, soon after he set up shop in Sacramento — his base of operations for more than 20 years before he moved to Southern California in 2012. At the time, outside educational consultants were a novelty in Sacramento, and many parents jumped at the chance to give their kids an edge. Even Amott tried to hire Singer to coach her daughter, but she said her daughter was not interested.
"I mean it's comparable to a doctor guaranteeing a cure, or a financial advisor swearing to a 25% return. You just can't do that," she said. But only about 20% of educational consultants are affiliated with one of the three professional organizations, according to the IECA. Each organization's website includes a search engine to find a member near you.
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