&gt; There’s the backdoor we’ve all heard of, which is honestly buying your way in.

People don't even understand this. If someone donates $6.5 million to Stanford, the university can now invest that money in ways that benefit the entire student population. That's why it's not illegal and it's not considered dishonest.

Meanwhile, these people used $6.5 million to bribe officials and falsify information, which benefits only one student. These are two completely different cases.