Somehow this notion of attending your dream school became synonymous with the perfect place to receive a degree. This idea of getting into a college or university of notoriety would, by default, propel students into stardom, ultimate success, or even riches. How utterly absurd.

In the wake of the college admissions scandal, how can students and parents figure out what’s credible?

Wednesday: California connections abound in alleged cheating scheme; Gov. Gavin Newsom halts the death penalty; and butterflies arrive

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among dozens of celebrities and CEOs accused in a college admissions scam, court documents say. Schools targeted include Yale, Georgetown, Wake Forest and Stanford.

The rich and famous are accused of paying up to $6 million to gets kids admitted to elite schools.

Colleges shouldn't reward privilege. (University of Maryland Independent Student Newspaper)

On Thursday morning a high-school senior in Texas received a strange email. “You are now presented with a unique opportunity,” it said, “to purchase your entire admissions file.”

For years, the approach that major universities take in considering minority applicants has been scrutinized and criticized by those who say black applicants get favored treatment over white and applicants