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Another College Admissions Twist: Sabotaging Other People's Kids

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Students sit in a lecture hall at the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson, Miss. in January 2013. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Students sit in a lecture hall at the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson, Miss. in January 2013. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

After the college admissions scandal broke a few weeks ago, many said the wealthy having an upper hand when it comes to college is nothing new. But what might come as a surprise is a phenomenon being increasingly reported by college admissions counselors: sabotaging other people's kids. Psychologists are calling it "opportunity hoarding."

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Washington Post reporter Caitlin Gibson (@CaitJGibson) about her reporting on the topic.

This segment aired on April 9, 2019.

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