The only surprising thing about this story is that the authorities actually did something

WHO WAS SURPRISED THOUGH? The only thing that was surprising to me was the fact that it was investigated

the sad part is that there are kids who have sacrificed so many days and sleepless nights working hard so that they could have a chance getting accepted into these schools...

I feel bad for all the students that didn’t get into these colleges. Because these celebrities paid their way in.

Your kids had private tutors and went to the best private schools in the country, yet you STILL had to lie and cheat for them?! SMH.

Imagine all the stuff that goes on we still don’t know about

The funniest part about all of this is the parents actually think a college degree is worth this much trouble 😂😂

Even elle woods didnt buy her way in to harvard. C'mon

More proof that all you need is money. Literally.

Meanwhile, a student athlete with a 4.0 GPA, 32 score on ACT over 130hrs volunteering hrs, and list of achievements gets denied

Her child said she didn't even really want to go to college lol

They act like this is something new. This is something as old as the universities themselves.

You mean rich people used money to get their way??! *GASP*

What? The rich just buying thier way through life is unheard of.

*Is the IRS investigating this as well. ??? They cannot give tax benefits to those scammers under the guise of "donations".*

Students out there work their butt off in high school and stress over perfecting their grades or putting in so much work into their sport and extracurriculars. Imagine working this hard and thinking that when you’re applying to a good college it’s a level playing field. Shame on these people.

& to think the SAT board had the nerve to question a black girl’s legitimate score ... the offense & hypocrisy is sickening

This leaves me feeling utterly disgusted! Think of the kids rejected from these colleges because of these damn cheaters! 😡

Looks like prison is going to be 'FULLER' when aunt becky gets there!.

The real scam works like this: making sat and act prep courses cost hundreds of dollars. Also having “ standardized” questions based of the curriculum of higher funded schools. Ect

Rich people don't get punished. Everyone will just get a slap on the wrist.

WOW. so much for those moral values at Full house.

lori Loughlin has no shame! she acted defiant in court with her arms folded the entire time! HOW RUDE!

Lori- " Can my kiddos be admitted to USC for some fast cash ?" Admin- " You got it Dude"

Not sure why they didn't just "donate" to get their kids in like rich people have been doing for the past 100 years.

And these same entitled snobs will actually tell you later on in life that they actually worked hard their entire life for everything that they have..............

LMAO! "even though she had no talent at all"...I'M DONE!!!

College itself is a scam. So you're scamming a scam to get scammed. What?

"This is probably the biggest college admissions scam in US history" Harvard: "Hold my beer"

They'll probably get house arrest and community service.

Who are the other parents? 33 parents charged but only 2 named, what's up with that?

I applied to USC this year and the decisions come out in about a week and this has myself and others applicants so much more stressed. I hope they are able to review this years admits to make sure people did not bribe their way in. USC is my dream school!

But they'll tell you they pulled themselves up from the bootstraps and just worked harder than you.

This is how we end up working for people who can barely read

The best quote I’ve ever been told was having a degree doesn’t guarantee you a future, stability, a career, or happiness. What gets you further in life is your morals values and your ability to work hard. Education doesn’t get you further your will does.

Paying to get their kids in is one thing...kids having the brains to continue is another...

"They have a tough road ahead." No they don't. They're rich.

"The colleges were not aware of the scheme." Righhhht!

and they drag that black girl through the mud

The parents who paid 6.5M must have a really dopey kid.

I raised 6 great kids. 5 graduated from college with degrees. All of them worked their butts off in high school to get good grades and applied for every scholarship available to them. And every one of them is a success. These parents really have shown us their lack of moral character. And shown their children the same sad lesson.

And they have the nerve to say black people should work harder and stop being lazy!! George Bush, Donald Trump Ted Cruz. Wow no wonder they always give tax breaks for the rich!! So they can pay their way through life!!!

Looks like it is time to implement student loan forgiveness for everyone. Someone explain to me why I should have to pay back my federal student loans when the only people who get good jobs are cheaters, people who have influential parents, people who slept with the right person, people who know someone that gets them through the door, or if someone is attractive enough that someone wants to sleep with them so they get hired? Why should regular people have to pay back student loans when college degrees are actually USELESS and even when you get a proper job the degree does nothing for you? I have actually had people not hire me because I was “overqualified” (they didn’t want me to get promoted and take their job), I have literally had human resource staff make fun of me at interviews and say, “anymore schooling?” in a snarky sarcastic way, and I even had supervisors jokingly say that I was after their job. One time I got a job that required a degree and they needed copies of the degree/transcript for their records, when I handed them my bachelors and doctorate they said, “we only need to make copies of the bachelors” so it wasn’t even on record that I had a graduate degree (so they didn’t have to pay me more). If you don’t know the right people, sleep with the right people (or someone wants to sleep with you), or cheat then you are NOT getting a proper job based off of your education - the only exception is if you are a “token” (the proper minority, sex, gender, or some other niche that needs to be filled). I feel like a slave because the degrees I have verses what has been handed to others with the same (or less) credentials is astonishing. Federal student loans need to be forgiven across the board (that doesn’t mean college should become free just that they should stop giving them out now and drastically reduce the number of colleges and degrees given out) because it is essentially slavery. The ONLY people who succeed with college degrees are the well connected, the attractive enough, and cheaters. Period.

this been happening for time. these are only some that got caught..

If one can get expelled for plagerism surely they should get expelled for this mess

And....the rest of the students who are academically gifted, get denied!

Big up to Denzel Washington and Sean Combs children who earned it!

Waiting to see the SNL spoof skit on this, ooh this is great, love it!!

If they were arrested WHERE THE HELL ARE THE MUGSHOTS!! So quick to throw up the mug shot of certain folks but all media outlets have thier red carpet pics up. No, show thier mugshot how you do others!

I hope no-one is surprised, it's called rigging the game. Ya know, what the rest of us have been pointing out for years.

LMAO... this explains Trump, an Ivy league school "graduate" (Penn)

And this is why I’m perfectly happy with my education at state universities.

I remember they sent a black woman to jail for using another family member address

It sounds like the FBI did some good work and earned their paychecks.

Every qualified person of limited means who wasn't able to obtain a university education should be livid right now!

They should make it illegal for people in government to own nonprofits.

I was wondering how Olivia jade got into usc 😂😂

Michelle Tanner to Aunt Becky: "You're in big trouble, dude."

My favorite is having the bribe a tax deduction, we have to admit, Sigler was a genius.

This story now has me wondering how i got into college. I barely graduated high school. Yet there I was, getting a letter of acceptance from a college somehow. This isn't going to be good for my already low self-esteem.

Can't afford community college for my kids, and that's with two jobs. I'm glad these 'elite' were exposed!

Can't roll my eyes hard enough. We're supposed to believe these people will actually see jail time? 🤣

there are a bunch of ppl right now looking over their shoulder

Newscaster acting innocent, we all know you guys knew or had partaken in it.

Once again the rich cheat like they aren't already lucky. They should all go to jail with the poor folk.

If we are judging from recent punishment for the rich!!! My guess would 12 months suspended sentence.

Rich people: let my kid go to your college. College: nope, your child is not qualified. Rich people: how about I give you $1,000,000 and a bag of AirPods? College: alright! Your in kid!

Jesse is saying "Have mercy" right about now 😂

Least this was finally investigated, keep up the good work feds

These people become your doctor ect...now I understand why they're mediocre.

Hasn't stuff like this existed for generations?! The rich pay for their kids to succeed... not new information...

Rumor has it that Mosimo Giannulli is busy designing his fall prison wear collection....

College coaches wield far too much power, look at the sexual assault charges over the past few years, doping scandals, etc.

Price of tuition to SUNY school: $20,000+ Watching this play out: Priceless

Its refreshing to see something on cnn that is not about trump

NEXT ON FULLER HOUSE: The heart-warming music begins as DJ sits Becky down to let her know that it's wrong to commit fraud. *que audience* AWWW!

Isn’t it Interesting that wealthy white suburban mothers are often the first to throw shade about crime and criminals. What an amazing moment of introspection. Wow.

This just proves that one mistake can change your entire life, be wise with your choices.

I hope their children don’t suffer horrific repercussions from this and turn this into something positive. ♥️ Right now every single negative thing is being exposed.

my question is how long has this been happening?

Sad part is with all their money you would think they would've paid to make sure their kids were getting a good enough education so that they would be functioning academically at grade level and above so that they would be able to pass a College Admissions Test without having to pay people off. Many parents don't have the money to pay for quality education for their children and/or tutoring to enhance their skills, here they had the money but used it for bribes. Damn shame for all the hardworking students really studying and giving it their best shot and failing by a few points, even students with disabilities. Shame on them all, screwing the kids over. Disgraceful!

Why can't they just "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps?"

This shows how ridiculous the college selection system is.

As someone who was in the top 10 of their class in high school with an ACT score in the 95th percentile all while being a two sport athlete and involved in numerous clubs and organizations; not getting into any of the schools I wanted to go to hurt then... and it hurts even more now. I hope that the people involved in this scandal get the punishment that they deserve and that from this we are able to fix an obviously broken system. For kids like me, just continue to work your hardest and make the best of the situation you're in because what you put into it is what you'll get out of it no matter what school you're at.

We already knew how Olivia Jade got into USC ;)

Release the president 's grades

This is taking away the credibility from IVY league universities.

How did the authorities find out about what was going on? I haven't heard how it came about.

Lori loughilin should at her arraignment when asked by the judge how she pleas she should say "in the words of uncle Jesse "have mercy""

From "Full House" to the "Big House"!!

Every culprit in this scam must be dealt with according to law. This is ridiculous!

"Have Mercy!" 😆

Meanwhile the average high school kid (with parents of average middle-class wealth) go to school full time, work their butts off to get good grades all while trying to hold a part-time job on the side and balance extracurricular activities (sports, music, hobbies, boy/girl scouts, church, volunteer service, etc, etc) - work a part-time job - and no matter what they do, no matter how much blood, sweat, and tears are shed will be lucky just to get into a semiocre state college. Yet some bratty rich kid who did jack crap with his early life except party , take extravagant vacations, and complain how boring their life is will get to go to an elite university - all because mommy and daddy are wealthy and gives them anything they want. Yeah. Rich people suck.

Real HouseWives Of The California Federal Penitentiary

It's going to be a "Full House" in prison 😂😂

I would really like to know the other parents that were part of this than just the 2 celebrities. They act like they were the only 2.

I always figured this is how it worked Ridiculous, money literally gets you anything

And in other news, water is wet~!

Now what happens to graduates of those universities who got in through the same scam?

Who are the other ones involved thts wt i wanna know?.