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Related: About this forumUS college application by Chinese elites
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/thailand/120103/US-college-application-fraud-asia-elite-economy-chinaIn China, parents obsession with sending their offspring to US colleges has given rise to a lucrative trade of application brokers. Depending the degree of assistance, families can expect to pay between $5,000 and $15,000.
The parent says, My kid needs this GPA but, frankly, his scores arent that strong. Then the unscrupulous agent says Dont worry. Well figure that out, said Tom Melcher, chairman of Zinch China and author of a Chinese-language book on choosing American colleges.
A 250-student survey by Zinch China, a Beijing wing of the California-based Zinch education consultancy, suggests college application fraud among Chinese students is extremely pervasive. According to the survey, roughly 90 percent of recommendation letters to foreign colleges are faked, 70 percent of college essays are ghostwritten and 50 percent of high school transcripts are falsified.
For the right price, Melcher said, the agent will either fabricate it or work with the school to get a different transcript issued. Admission into a top 10 or top 30 school, as defined by the US News & World Report, can bring a $3,000 to $10,000 bonus for the agent, he said. The magazine, Melcher said, is commonly confused in China for an official government publication.
The parent says, My kid needs this GPA but, frankly, his scores arent that strong. Then the unscrupulous agent says Dont worry. Well figure that out, said Tom Melcher, chairman of Zinch China and author of a Chinese-language book on choosing American colleges.
A 250-student survey by Zinch China, a Beijing wing of the California-based Zinch education consultancy, suggests college application fraud among Chinese students is extremely pervasive. According to the survey, roughly 90 percent of recommendation letters to foreign colleges are faked, 70 percent of college essays are ghostwritten and 50 percent of high school transcripts are falsified.
For the right price, Melcher said, the agent will either fabricate it or work with the school to get a different transcript issued. Admission into a top 10 or top 30 school, as defined by the US News & World Report, can bring a $3,000 to $10,000 bonus for the agent, he said. The magazine, Melcher said, is commonly confused in China for an official government publication.
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US college application by Chinese elites (Original Post)
TigerToMany
Jan 2012
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)1. I have heard this directly from people in China
From my experience plagiarism is rampant there and Chinese society seems to just accept it as something that is natural. As a teacher I warn all of my students at the beginning of the term that I have a zero tolerance and even if I only suspect plagiarism I will give the student a zero on the test and threaten to report them to the administration (depending on how severe it is).
eridani
(51,907 posts)2. i've never been able to understand--
--why they think that teachers and TAs haven't heard of Google.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)3. The honest answer is going to make you piss your pants
They don't give a shit.