One woman's stolen identity exposed a system of exam fraud

Post by andreilys » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:02 PM UTC

thewarrior wrote: post #45

zozin wrote: post #37

This is enraging. Identity theft in the United States can be a headache, sure, but in most cases the financial institutions are the ones taking the brunt of the damage, and even that is probably covered by some sort of insurance scheme. This woman had her entire life stripped away from her, not to mention making her doubt her own abilities by implying she “failed” the exam. How do these people live with themselves, e…

The western sense of morality didn’t stop the admissions scandals to all top western universities like Harvard Stanford and so on. Chinese universities as far as I know don’t have things like institutionalized legacy admissions. I’d like people to reconsider the view that western societies are somehow inherently purer or less corrupt. Often it takes different forms. This can be seen in the way sanctions are imposed f…

Post by leafboi » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:13 PM UTC

system16 wrote: post #52

leafboi wrote: post #21

What's nuts about this how tons of people from all levels of government/society participated in this conspiracy. It says a lot about the general attitude of Chinese people. (I'm chinese, btw)

To be more specific, I think it says a lot about the general attitude of people that have grown up under the CCP, and the 'take what you can get or starve' environment they've fostered. It's seen in other ways like lack of queuing, littering, and the general corruption throughout all levels of bureaucracy. The attitude is far less pervasive in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, or other countries with significan…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:18 PM UTC

thewarrior wrote: post #45

zozin wrote: post #37

This is enraging. Identity theft in the United States can be a headache, sure, but in most cases the financial institutions are the ones taking the brunt of the damage, and even that is probably covered by some sort of insurance scheme. This woman had her entire life stripped away from her, not to mention making her doubt her own abilities by implying she “failed” the exam. How do these people live with themselves, e…

The western sense of morality didn’t stop the admissions scandals to all top western universities like Harvard Stanford and so on. Chinese universities as far as I know don’t have things like institutionalized legacy admissions. I’d like people to reconsider the view that western societies are somehow inherently purer or less corrupt. Often it takes different forms. This can be seen in the way sanctions are imposed f…

Post by distances » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:23 PM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #54

distances wrote: post #47

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I'm not sure why you linked to these people though? These achievements may be tales to recite to your grandchildren but none of this should come up in academic entrance decisions. These people have chosen a career in entertainment which is completely orthogonal to higher learning.

Many universities aren't just about academics though. They wouldn't have things like, say, theatre clubs if they were. At some level, universities are about helping to prepare young people for life and a career. Certainly a lot of what I got out of the various degrees I obtained had very little to do with specific courses I took.

Post by kolanos » Thu, Jul 09, 2020, 8:37 PM UTC

bllguo wrote: post #46

viklove wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like AP testing, which is required for most competitive institutions.

ap testing is a lot shorter, clearly not as comprehensive, and graded very leniently in comparison