College Admission Competition Gone Too Far?

Posted by Kerrie Troseth Oct 28, 2008

The Chicago Times recently published an article exposing the newest tactic in college admissions-sabotage. Some parents and students are resorting to sending college admission offices unflattering information on other students in order to gain admission. This tactic is becoming more popular as admission becomes more selective. Anonymous letters are sent to colleges in efforts to disqualify rival students from gaining admission. The dichotomy is the ethical consideration of students self-disclosing the unflattering flaws or of others disclosing the information for potential gain.