<p>Hey, this whole forum is based on caring (or seeming to care) about the opinions of total strangers.</p>
<p>I enjoy EVERYONE’s “take” on things…I read it, consider it, (sometimes chuckle), then move on…no need to be so retaliatory…</p>
<p>Hope waistcoascrazy feels better now.</p>
<p>Someone asked: Zimny is Cornell, Cornell, Yale PhD. Looks like sociology. “Lecturer and visiting prof” are essentially, low man on the totem pole. I don’t know about H, but so often these positions barely have a short-term contract. Nothing says he had any pull with admissions, nothing. In fact, ime, the only pull there is comes from the Dean of Admissions or the head of development- and (only ime,) the number of kids that can affect is a very minute percentage. I’m sure most colleges will accept large donations, but the value is in a longer term relationship of giving and being known as a dedicated supporter. So, the whole picture is suspect, from the get-go. I think Bay is right that the family is suggesting their own helpless confusion, for their position.</p>
<p>Surprised to see IvyAdmits is still up, on the web.</p>
<p>I think it is perfectly plausible that a current tenured professor could have some pull with admissions. I think it would take the shape of: “This kid is going to come up with the next big idea in enantioselective catalytic systems. I need him in my lab.” The choral director or orchestra conductor might be able to do that, too. Admissions takes it very seriously when a true expert in a field identifies a kid as a future superstar.</p>
<p>Former visiting lecturer, heck no.</p>
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<p>[sarcasm]Come to think of it, they may actually have a splinter of a case if the reports that they paid the consultant to get their kids into an “elite” school is true…for one of their kids. </p>
<p>Georgetown has certainly been considered an “elite” school for a while, but I’m not so sure about NYU…especially outside of Tisch/Stern. [/sarcasm]</p>
<p>Maybe the judge could be bothered to pay attention to the case involving the son admitted to NYU…if he/she’s not already rolling on the ground ROFLOLing, dismissing the case out of hand, and possibly levying sanctions against the Chows & their lawyer for wasting the court’s time on a frivolous case. </p>
<p>And that’s even assuming the reports and what’s in the plaintiff’s filing is completely true…</p>
<p>Have you read the 18 pg. complaint filed by the Chows, Cobrat? Where the kids currently attend school is not likely to get the case thrown out on summary judgement, as you seem to suggest.</p>
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<p>From reading many complaints and responses/countercomplaints from the defense while working at a biglaw firm…one shouldn’t take them fully at their word. </p>
<p>All a complaint is essentially is the plaintiff’s initiation of the suit and his/her interpretations of the case. Missing are the defense’s responses/countercomplaints, actual evidence rather than their respective assertions thereof, and how well their respective attorneys argue/make their cases in court. </p>
<p>That’s not including the fact that the complaint as written is unlikely to generate favorable impressions of the plaintiff among many jurors or even some judges likely to preside over the case.</p>
<p>Incidentally, the complaint in question is only 16 pages long with the rest being various bureaucratic forms they/their attorneys must full out to file the case.</p>
<p>Complaints often have things thrown in that may be negotiated out later. Regardless, I repeat. Where the kids attend college is not likely to have bearing on the claims for: fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, promissory estoppel, conversion, unjust enrichment, an accounting and imposition of a constructive trust.</p>
<p>** And if you are familiar with the law, you know that most cases settle before hitting the courthouse steps. The defendant isnt exactly going to come across smelling like a rose either.</p>
<p>I see you’ve also missed the fact I was making a joke…even with liberal use of the sarcasm tags.</p>
<p>There’s also enough from the complaint and other documents to lead to possible suspicions some or even most of those complaints may be illegal or otherwise unenforceable due to various factors under Massachusetts/US Federal laws. </p>
<p>Especially considering we haven’t heard anything from the defense or evidence corroborating anyone’s side.</p>
<p>The second half of your post was not sarcastic, and that is what I responded to.</p>
<p>Judges see plenty of frivolous lawsuits that probably have way less merit than this one. Neither the plaintiff nor defendant look too good, but thats irrelevant.</p>
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<p>Good point. However, he may feel he has far less to lose reputation-wise by insisting on a trial for the possibility the suit gets tossed out rather than settle and be saddled with a permanent dark cloud over his head. </p>
<p>Granted, that assumes he has enough supporters from previous clients, has sufficient cash reserves to outlast the Chows, and is sleazy/savvy enough to get the mass media on his side to spin the stories so the Chows are put in an unfavorable light…which hasn’t happened yet as the complaint has only recently been filed.</p>
<p>No way of knowing what either side’s strategy is, No point in making these assumptions. And if you are referring to the defendant worrying about his/his company’s reputation, well, its a little late for that. This article is all over the news, and per the article, their phone # no longer seems to be operational. Besides, he was also trying to rope the Chows into buying real estate in CA with him, as he purchased several condos in a building. Maybe he’s out there now counting his money…</p>
<p>The point I was making is that I disagree with your assumption that the judge is going to “ROTFL” and throw it out on summary judgement. $2.2 is a lot of money. People take the management or mismanagement of that pretty seriously.</p>
<p>The Complaint was filed April 5, 2010.
Also, if First Son was a 9th grader in 2006-7, he would only have completed senior year in 2010- ie, he may have received rejections from colleges only a few days before the suit was filed. Though the Chows officially ended the relationship that Feb.</p>
<p>Btw, the posting timestamps are off, again. 4:23pm</p>
<p>Unless there is another jewler of the same name, it apparently that Gerald Chow was Harvard educated himself!</p>
<p>[King</a> Sing Chow: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>Who the heck spends $2M for a chance to go to Harvard??? Use that money for some REAL investment, and spend 25% of that to send your kids ELSEWHERE!!!</p>
<p>*Documents show he did take the $2.2 million, and that his employees tutored the Chows, sometimes so intensely as to do schoolwork for them.</p>
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<p>Too many “dirty hands” (including the students’), so no one should win. And, the students are quilty of not earning their grades to deserve Harvard.</p>
<p>I doubt if they’ll get anything for his failure to get the kids into Harvard, but if he stole their money, that’s a different story. But it wouldn’t be news if it was just about diversion of funds.</p>
<p>GIVE ME 2.2 Million, I will guarantee the boys to be accepted by Harvad University, period.
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<p>Imagine being the kids of parents like this? I mean really…suppose they got into Harvard? And got in by buying their way in? (Yes, I know that some are successful with this tactic, but in 99% of cases, the students are already well qualified.) </p>
<p>Its very sad.</p>
<p>I have noted that some people (and some cultures) are obsessed with the name on the parchment, as if it delineates family wealth, status and success. How utterly superficial and pathetic it is.</p>
<p>I know an admissions officer at a small college (third tier) and he has openly stated to me they are concerned about Asian applicants because often they come to campus, hide in a cubicle in the library for four years, dont get involved in any activities or “give back to campus community” and then graduate in math/science/engineering and never look back or give back to the schools. While Asians are not alone in doing that, it seems its a problem for many. Admissions typically wants kids who will come and make a difference and make it better, giving back with their time/efforts, and later as alumni by giving back in donations. Being a “good alumnus/alumna.”</p>
<p>Of course Admissions owes some responsibility here as well. They have to clearly inform ALL applicants that they are looking for a student who will have the requisite credentials, but also students who will give back and make a difference while on campus and when they graduate. In short, people who come to do all the taking and none of the giving need not apply. </p>
<p>JMHO.</p>