<p>Am I the only one who thinks he’s cute here?</p>
<p>Please note that Marilee Jones seems to have prospered since her outing at MIT:</p>
<p>[About</a> Marilee : Marilee Jones Consulting](<a href=“http://www.marileejones.com/?page_id=2]About”>http://www.marileejones.com/?page_id=2)</p>
<p>I wonder if Wheeler will see this as a great career move someday?</p>
<p>TheNewHans,</p>
<p>I don’t think he’s cute.</p>
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<p>He’s stealing money that should have been given to someone else who could be a lot poorer. The fact that he’s not been given a lot of FA suggests that he’s not from a poor family. Regardless, how do you feel if I steal <em>your</em> money just so I can take some classes?</p>
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He didn’t want to educate himself, he wanted Harvard on his resum</p>
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He went to class, he took the tests, he bought the books, just give him the diploma! I can’t believe everyone is so quick to arrest the kids who want to educate themselves"</p>
<p>He lied and forged to get in, and while there, he plagiarized. What he seemed to want to learn was how to be a con artist.</p>
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I wonder if the student realized that the ‘con’ in con artist means convict in his case.</p>
<p>If you feel as though what he did was wrong, then Harvard is the only one to blame; they completely dropped the ball on their fact-checking, this entire fiasco would have been avoided if they would have been more diligent.
“…He’s the next Bernie Madoff…” I don’t think we should all be so quick to judge; It’s not like anyone hasn’t lied on their taxes, or padded their resume to get ahead.
It wasn’t only about the education. It was about getting ahead. The connections at Harvard, both internships, and alumni surpass that of the previous college he attended; like I said before, he wanted a better life- a better future, he didn’t set out to hurt anyone, and I doubt anyone is hurt.
" Steal YOUR money…" Honestly, If I had $26 Billion, I wouldn’t cry over $46,000. That’s called GREED. Plain and simple.</p>
<p>You are wrong.</p>
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<p>Quoted for disagreement. The lying student is to blame for his lies. He lied to several different colleges, and to scholarship providers. On the reported facts, it looks like Harvard should have been more thorough in its admission process in his case, but Harvard appears to have done the right thing as soon as it detected its own mistake.</p>
<p>"like I said before, he wanted a better life- a better future, he didn’t set out to hurt anyone, and I doubt anyone is hurt. "</p>
<p>He stole a space at Harvard that someone honest and more qualified could have had.</p>
<p>@Northstarmom:
I completely agree with you.
Who said “like I said before, he wanted a better life- a better future, he didn’t set out to hurt anyone, and I doubt anyone is hurt?”
That is completely absurd.
He cheated. End of story. No?</p>
<p>People complain all the time about our current college admissions process, but how would you change it? Specifics, please.</p>
<p>So, the perpetrator is always right, then, according to your logic. The onus is always on the victim, whether it’s an institution or person, to take precautions and do due diligence? Don’t be ridiculous. Then Bernie Madoff should be freed, right? After all, the people he cheated should have done their due diligence. Not his fault. </p>
<p>Reminds me of a man whose dog killed a woman: He said, she was to blame because she could have gotten out of the way and shouldn’t have been emitting pheromones.</p>
<p>Don’t be ridiculous–the world does not work that way. That’s why we have laws.</p>
<p>Good point, Citation.
I have realized it is actually a very deep and difficult situation. I apologize.</p>
<p>Cheating is selfish. Cheating affects all of us. The last professional assassin of cheaters died in 1971, after taking out over 19,000 cheaters.</p>
<p>what a dumbass. he should have stopped at getting into Harvard, but he was just too greedy.</p>
<p>and to be certain, seems like tons of people do it but just don’t get caught as long as they lay low. its the system that needs to change, although i understand they can’t possibly check everyone.</p>
<p>If the consequences of cheating are significant enough that the risk outweighes the benefit, then it will become less common. When this is not the case, there are too many individuals, with no moral character to guide them, who will take that risk. Consequently, the smartest thing Harvard can do at this time is make an example of this guy.</p>
<p>I don’t feel bad for him. No one forced him to lie and cheat repeatedly. To those who say it is Harvard’s fault, I say bunk. Do you say that it is a store’s fault if someone shoplifts and they do not catch them. Just that idea is crazy! The only one at fault for someone’s immoral, illegal actions is the perpetrator and they deserve the consequences. They made their choice.</p>
<p>Great points, smoda61. Cheating is widespread, often difficult to prove, and often has no consequences. And no one should think that kids cheat only to get in to the top schools. I teach at a community college and I catch students plagiarizing every semester. A couple of years ago, I quit giving chances and I report every one I catch. I decided that if I gave the student a chance, and the next person who catches the student gives him/her a chance, that pretty soon cheating becomes all right.</p>
<p>I would be willing to bet that this young man had been caught many times. Cheaters are liars, too.</p>