<p>An online article by Tim Hathaway </p>
<p>Opening</a> the door to American universities with lies | Danwei </p>
<p>wonders if pervasive use of admission consultants by applicants to United States universities from China may be crossing ethical lines.</p>
<p>Is application fraud unique to applicants and consultants in China?</p>
<p>This article is absolutely true. I’m not sure about the middle company fraud part, but I know there’s definitely a different attitude over there towards admissions.The thing is that in China, you get into school based on ONE test score. None of our Common App + Supplements + Recommendation + 43234 Essays + SAT/ACT + SATII + Sports + Volunteering + Leadership nightmare. The result is, a lot of Chinese students take the test score part of the application MUCH more seriously than the rest of the application, for better or worse. Also, a lot of kids are desperate to get into American schools, mostly due to their parents.</p>