Conning Harvard The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way into the Ivy League

Name: Conning Harvard The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way into the Ivy League
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ISBN: 9780762786763

ISBN-10: 0762786760

ISBN-13: 9780762786763

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Authors: Julie Zauzmer, Xi Yu

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In 2011 a 24-year-old man pled guilty to falsifying his application to Harvard University, bilking the world’s most prestigious university out of more than $45,000 in prizes and scholarships. Using forged SAT scores, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, Adam Wheeler outsmarted Harvard's admissions office and then went even further. Once accepted into the Ivy League he kept lying, cheating, and succeeding, winning thousands of dollars in prizes and grants. But then he shot too far. During his senior year, Wheeler applied for Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships, a gamble that finally exposed his extensive tangle of lies. Alerted that he was under suspicion, Wheeler fled Harvard but did…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 9/3/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English