FILE — In this Tuesday, March 12, 2019, file photo, William "Rick" Singer, right, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, exits federal court in Boston, after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Five coaches, including Singer, have pleaded guilty in the scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
March 11, 2020
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A look at the college admissions cheating case 1 year later
BOSTON (AP) — A year after dozens of prominent parents and athletic coaches at top universities were arrested in a college admissions cheating scheme, some are heading to prison while others are gearing up to fight the charges at trial in Boston. More than 50 people have been charged in the case, which has put a spotlight on the cut-throat admissions process and the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their kids into the nation's most prestigious schools.