JumpCrisscross 5 days ago

> lose, and be no worse off that without the suit

This kid should change his name, given his initials, high school and parents’ names are public record next to a four brain cell cheating attempt.

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rahimnathwani 5 days ago

Do you think college admissions officers follow the news and use what they learn to maintain a naughty list?

Perhaps a business idea?

csa 5 days ago

Unless he has someone who is very sympathetic to his cause, the teacher/counselor recommendation will wreck him.

This guy needs to go to a JuCo that feeds into a decent state school — he’s screwed for competitive schools.

exe34 5 days ago

I'm guessing at some point there will be LLMs trawling through news items to put together profiles for people, and as the cost comes down, it won't just be available to three letter agencies and ad platforms, but schools and employers will start to use them like credit scores.

JumpCrisscross 5 days ago

> Do you think college admissions officers follow the news and use what they learn to maintain a naughty list?

College admissions, no. College students and colleagues and employers, being able to use a search engine, absolutely.

rahimnathwani 5 days ago

If you search the student's name on Google, you probably won't find this lawsuit.

Retric 5 days ago

Admissions know his name and the name of the school, which helps find specific students.

It’s easy to miss, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes up as “Hingham High School Harris” brings up the relevant info. Further, his parents suing may be a larger issue for a college than his behavior.

hackernewds 4 days ago

school recommendations

iterateoften 5 days ago

Nope. I just replied above with a similar story when I was in school. My classmate got expelled for cheating and sued the school. tv segment, articles about him, etc.

Zero effect on his college outcomes. Got into really good schools.

hackernewds 4 days ago

understand though the kid is bearing the implications for the parent's decision.

> win and increase college admissions odds + also gain funds for the parents