Operation Varsity Blues: College Admissions Scandal

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College admissions: the bogeyman lurking in the shadows of every American high schooler's life. For some students, the college admissions process begins the moment they start high school; for others, it's like a game of procrastination—suddenly, it's senior year, and oh no, it's real. One thing is sure, for all high schoolers: from the moment they start thinking about the process, the pressures and anxiety that come with it will live rent-free in their heads until that decision letter arrives in their inbox. Students spend their high school careers juggling advanced courses, extracurriculars, and other activities just to gain a slight chance of being admitted to elite institutions and quell the fears that come with college admissions. And for …show more content…

Although Smith doesn't publicly share his political views, the stories he chooses to tell through his documentaries give us clues about his opinions. Viewers of multiple of his films can see that he wants to educate the public on hidden issues of American society through compelling storytelling (Gleiberman, “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal” Review). This fact about Smith shows us that he has a drive to convey a true-to-life commentary of the stories his work covers. That said, because of his drive to teach viewers about the issues he covers, he is the perfect director for telling the story of “Operation Varsity Blues” and its surrounding scandal (Gleiberman, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal’ Review). Throughout Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, director Chris Smith exposes viewers to his intense rhetorical storytelling strategies. At the beginning of this documentary, Smith uses these techniques to foster viewers’ basic understanding of Singer’s fraud network and how it developed within the college admissions landscape of the

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