Wed Mar 17, 2021 at 1:34pm ET
Matthew Modine as William ‘Rick’ Singer in Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. Pic credit: Netflix
Netflix’s latest documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal takes a deep dive into the 2019 controversy that charged 33 wealthy families for bribing their child’s way into attending prestigious universities like Yale and Stanford.
At the center of all of this madness was self-proclaimed life coach William “Rick” Singer. He is thought to have helped over 750 students unethically gain college admissions to their “dream schools.”
Who is Rick Singer?
Rick Singer is the man behind the jaw-dropping scandal. As shared in the documentary, he typically presented himself as an athleisure-wearing academic coach. One interviewee shared, “He was always dressed like he just came from a basketball court.”