<p>Ehh… I would agree that writing directly to the colleges won’t help you much, but I do think that your “friend” shouldn’t be able to get away with this. As others have said, I would suggest reporting to this to the school administration or to the guidance counselor, although given the fact that the school bumped up his grade, I’m not sure how helpful they will actually be. </p>
<p>It’s worth a try turning him in; you’re right that it’s beyond unfair that people like you put in a lot of work to earn achievements and then others cheat their way to “success”. Still, don’t be unhappy if it doesn’t end up helping the situation because one way or another he’ll be punished for this. After all, if he’s not able to get into a good school on his own merit, there’s a good chance he won’t be able to perform well there, and if he does get caught, he’ll be in major trouble.</p>