The biggest scandal of university admissions in the history of the United States could trigger a wave of lawsuits

In the United States, the bribery scandal in university admissions may spawn a cascade of lawsuits against universities. Students who have been rejected as well as students and graduates who consider that the large sums they have paid during their university career make it possible to obtain a degree considered prestigious. they threaten to resort to the courts for compensation.

The first of these requests has already been presented. It's a clbad action brought by two university students Stanford who sued Yale University and the University of Southern California (University of Southern California) and other institutions involved in the bribery scandal revealed this week by the United States Department of Justice and that showed that wealthy parents would have paid large sums of money for that their children enter the best universities.

Students Erica Olsen and Kalea Woods say that they have been denied a fair chance of being admitted into the university selection process and that their titles at Stanford are devalued by the charges brought by federal prosecutors.

In her trial, Olsen, originally from Henderson, Nevada, said she had "stellar" scores on standardized tests and athletic talent, but was rejected by Yale after paying the application fee.

"If she had known that the Yale University system was perverted and manipulated fraudulently, she would not have spent the money to be admitted to it," the lawsuit says. "She also did not receive what she paid for: a fair process to consider admissions."

Woods, of San Diego, said in the lawsuit that she was an outstanding student and athlete, but when she applied to enter the University of Southern California "she did not go to school. was never informed that the admission process was an unfair and fraudulent process in which parents could buy your college entrance through bribes and dishonest stratagems ".

Like Olsen, Woods argued in his lawsuit that his Stanford title "is no longer worth what it was worth before, as potential employers can now wonder if she was admitted to the university for her own merits. rather than having wealthy parents ready to bribe school officials ".

US federal prosecutors filed charges against dozens of people on March 12 as part of a major university admission scandal involving wealthy parents, including Hollywood celebrities and gay men. important business leaders, who paid bribes for their children to go to school. American elite universities.

In this case, charges have been laid against 33 parents. The best college coaches accused of accepting millions of dollars to help students from Wake Forest, Yale, Stanford, the University of Southern California and other institutions to participate , were also involved, regardless of their academic or athletic skills. the officials.

Among the defendants are Hollywood stars Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, business leaders, fashion designer and prominent lawyer, officials said.

Consultant William "Rick" Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, California, pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice in court federal in Boston. The man has corrupted coaches, falsified sports records and replaced exams.