Bribery, racketeering and big bucks were revealed as federal officials charged scores of people in a college admissions scandal that includes some Bay Area parents.
My jaw hit the floor when I read the racketeering indictment, the dollar amounts parents shelled out to guarantee their kids a spot at a good college are astounding.
I'm not sure if it counts as a bribe, but I was lucky enough to beg my way into college (Colorado College) with my cartoons.
As a B-plus-ish student who was encouraged to play the sad position of scorekeeper when I tried out for my high school soccer team, cartoons were the only way I could catch the eye of the college admissions office.