π¦ Documentary Review β Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal π
7A review of the documentary + a bunch of info on college admissions statistics, which underlines why prestige can matter.
This took a long time to make, because while I knew some facts offhand, saying that and not showing data is useless. I wanted to cite everything as much as possible. The links are shown in the video, but I'm also listing them below in the description.
I also had to draw up some of the graphics. This also led into me getting carried away with college+video game analogies. Such as making a pixel art ramen package and thinking about various stat effects. (For time's sake I narrowed things down.)
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π΅οΈββοΈSources (in order shown):
1) https://www.insider.com/college-admissions-scandal-full-list-people-sentenced-2019-9
2) https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme
3) https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertfarrington/2021/09/27/is-it-time-to-ignore-college-rankings-experts-weigh-in/
4) Grolnick,Β Wendy S..Β The Psychology of Parental Control: How Well-meant Parenting Backfires.Β United Kingdom,Β Taylor & Francis,Β 2002.
5) https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/InstitutionByName.aspx
6) https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cpb/college-enrollment-rate
7) https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cua/undergrad-costs
8) https://www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2011/ec110030.htm
9) https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22320272/inheritance-money-wealth-transfer-estate-tax
10) https://opportunityinsights.org/
11) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html
12) https://newrepublic.com/article/118747/ivy-league-schools-are-overrated-send-your-kids-elsewhere
13) https://features.thecrimson.com/2018/freshman-survey/makeup/
14) https://opportunityinsights.org/paper/undermatching/
15) Espenshade, Thomas J.; Chung, Chang Y.; and Walling, Joan L. βAdmission Preferences for Minority
Students, Athletes, and Legacies at Elite Universities.β SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, Volume 85, Number 5, 2004 Dec. Β©2004 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.
16) https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/3/grade-inflation-mode-a/
17) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-for-college-grads-economy/
18) https://www.gradeinflation.com/
19) Quantifying hierarchy and dynamics in US faculty hiring and retention: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05222-x
20) βEmployment Outcomes of Bachelor's Degree Holders.β The National Center for Education Statistics. As found in 2022 @ https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_sbc.pdf
21) https://features.thecrimson.com/2017/senior-survey/academics-narrative/
22) Graphs and data are from: https://www.gradeinflation.com/
23) https://cornellsun.com/2011/09/06/median-grades-are-not-the-answer/
24) https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2011/spring/art01.pdf
25) https://alumni.harvard.edu/community/careers-networking
26) https://www.yalealumni.yale.edu/s/1667/GID2/18/interior.aspx?gid=2&pgid=61
27) https://www.washington.edu/doit/what-can-students-do-improve-their-chances-finding-employment-after-college
28) https://ocs.yale.edu/outcomes
29) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jobs-for-college-grads-economy/
30) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/50percent-of-the-class-of-2020-got-full-time-jobs-6-months-after-graduation.html
31) Forgot to put the link for Princeton's info in the video, but the data/screenshots showing it are from: https://profile.princeton.edu/princeton-and-beyond
32) https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/compare/
33) https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/average-student-loan-statistics/
34) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/21/linda-tirado-poverty-hand-to-mouth-extract
35) https://www.statista.com/statistics/642040/share-of-recent-us-college-graduates-working-low-wage/
36) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrappedInAnotherWorld
37) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WinToExit
38) Netflix page for the documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81130691
39) The College Admissions Scandal | Starring Penelope Ann Miller & Mia Kirshner | Movie | Lifetime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB49pe5RI0o
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π΅ Music Used (in order):
Note: None of it requires attribution, but I want to put the info for those who like the music. Some of the songs repeat during the video. Only 1 is from Freesound; the rest are from the YouTube Audio Library.
Sharp Edges - half.cool
Just Breathing (Instrumental) - NEFFEX
doofus sound by dominictreis: https://freesound.org/people/dominictreis/sounds/423321/
Cumbia City - An Jone
Desert Brawl - Vans in Japan
Smile - Slynk
Friendly Dance - Nico Staf
A Fool's Theme - Brian Bolger
Keys - Andrew Langdon
MODBAP - Density & Time
Sky Skating - Geographer
Leveled Up! - Bad Snacks
Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
Pulse - Geographer