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Wall Street Journal: The Admission Police

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Jon Weinbach writes about the growth in the background check industry, specifically pertaining to undergrads and MBAs (”The Admissions Police”).

While this article may strike fear into your heart, the bottom line is that it is only a threat to the guilty. Schools are not seeking to interrogate the innocent, but to find the obvious fabrications, lies and mistruths. If you have been honest – as you should have been – then rest easy….



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