Post by Ceci on May 25, 2007 19:24:50 GMT -5
Although this has been in the West Coast news today, I am going to post the article straight from Stanford University. This is about a young lady who didn't want to tell her parents that she didn't get into Stanford. So, she set up an elaborate scheme to "pretend" that she was accepted. And she did it for a year by climbing into her dorm window and actually having roommates. She also faked going to classes and mostly spent her time in lobbies discussing her "schooling" with other students there.
She was finally caught by authorities and is being investigated as an imposter. That is a punishment in itself, but I tend to think that her parents might have more to say about this to her when they found out about her deception.
Who's at fault here? The "student" who faked her admission to Stanford? Or her parents who demanded that only going to "Stanford University" was acceptable?
Here is the article:
She was finally caught by authorities and is being investigated as an imposter. That is a punishment in itself, but I tend to think that her parents might have more to say about this to her when they found out about her deception.
Who's at fault here? The "student" who faked her admission to Stanford? Or her parents who demanded that only going to "Stanford University" was acceptable?
Here is the article:
Azia Kim was like any other Stanford freshman. She graduated from one of California’s most competitive high schools last June, moved into the dorms during New Student Orientation, talked about upcoming tests and spent her free time with friends.
Azia Kim allegedly climbed through this first-floor window in Okada to sleep during spring quarter. The 18-year-old was evicted after her ruse was uncovered Monday night.
The only problem is that Azia Kim was never a Stanford student.
Kim, an 18-year-old from Orange County who graduated from Fullerton’s Troy High School, lived in Kimball throughout fall and winter quarter. She lived in Okada, the Asian-American theme dorm, until Monday night, when University staff finally caught onto her ruse.
Friends aren’t sure of her motive for sneaking onto campus and living a lie, but many speculate that she felt pressure from overbearing parents to attend Stanford — regardless of whether she was admitted.
What Kim’s friends do know is that they are scared and angry that someone slipped through the cracks for eight months.
“Personally, I don’t feel safe now that Stanford allowed this to happen and that they’re not doing anything to ensure the safety of their students,” said Amy Zhou ‘08, Kim’s roommate in Okada. “I think something’s definitely wrong with the system if this could happen.”
Azia Kim allegedly climbed through this first-floor window in Okada to sleep during spring quarter. The 18-year-old was evicted after her ruse was uncovered Monday night.
The only problem is that Azia Kim was never a Stanford student.
Kim, an 18-year-old from Orange County who graduated from Fullerton’s Troy High School, lived in Kimball throughout fall and winter quarter. She lived in Okada, the Asian-American theme dorm, until Monday night, when University staff finally caught onto her ruse.
Friends aren’t sure of her motive for sneaking onto campus and living a lie, but many speculate that she felt pressure from overbearing parents to attend Stanford — regardless of whether she was admitted.
What Kim’s friends do know is that they are scared and angry that someone slipped through the cracks for eight months.
“Personally, I don’t feel safe now that Stanford allowed this to happen and that they’re not doing anything to ensure the safety of their students,” said Amy Zhou ‘08, Kim’s roommate in Okada. “I think something’s definitely wrong with the system if this could happen.”