LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A former USC admissions official pleaded guilty Monday to a federal fraud charge for the facilitating the college admission of unqualified foreign students. Hiu Kit David Chong ...

USC Admissions introduced Quick Takes in 2003 when an increase in applicants created the need for a wider, more diverse range of questions. (Henry Kofman / Daily Trojan file photo) As prospective ...

A Newport Beach woman who is an heiress to the Hot Pockets frozen snacks fortune was sentenced Tuesday in Boston to five months in federal prison for paying $300,000 to help her daughters gain ...

A former University of Southern California coach accused in a sweeping college admissions scandal has a new shot at securing an acquittal after a federal court judge tossed his conviction and ordered ...

A Boston jury on Friday convicted a former University of Southern California water polo coach on all charges connected to his role in a massive college admissions scam, ending a far-reaching ...

Internal admissions emails from the University of Southern California made public through a court filing Tuesday reveal that family wealth was a factor in university enrollment discussions in recent ...

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The admissions process within elite universities has come under strict scrutiny in recent years, following the 2019 Varsity Blues scandal and the Supreme Court decision this past June to overturn ...