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[Blind Gossip] It turns out that the names released in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal were just the tip of the iceberg!

While Federal authorities were focused on recent cheaters, there is a longer list that goes back several years.

One of the famous names on the list? One of the biggest superstars, ever, in the business world!

Despite his billions – yes, BILLIONS – and his world-famous name, this tech titan consulted with William “Rick” Singer, the college admissions adviser who masterminded the cheating scam, about getting his child/ren into a top university.

Rick Singer used to brag that [Billionaire] was his client.

Think of the most famous names in tech and you will guess who this is.

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Billionaire:

[Optional] Looking back at your college experience, is there anything you wish you would have done differently?

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  1. TruePatriot says

    So glad that I made it in on MERIT – but that was in 1982. Sheesh… I did great on the ACT & SAT because I STUDIED.
    I got accepted to some excellent schools as well. Things certainly have changed.
    SMH
    My guess is Larry Ellison! lol

  3. ezraprincess says

    This is the narcissist Steve Jobs. He knew he was dying in 2011 and wanted to make sure his daughters would get into Stanford even after his death. They would have been 16 and 14 at the time- his son was was already at Stanford when he died

  7. zappy2050 says

    Bill Gates. Everyone is clutching their pearls and pretending to be shocked!!!! What is the difference between this scam and donating a building? A friend of mine “loaned” a college a million dollars in art work to be displayed in their library while his daughter was applying – a clear ethical issue.

  8. bluekisses07 says

    Billionaire: Bill Gates – the most famous name i can think of because of Micrsoft

  12. KCeagle says

    Mark Zuckerburg

    Kinda proves that a college degree ain’t all that… but it’s still better to have one than not… mostly 🙄

  14. Mothers Meeting says

    Bill Gates.

    Bill Gates has college aged(+) children.

    Hes also a college dropout so probably would have wanted them to get in to the best schools.

    Optional. Studied harder.

  19. Mills007 says

    Oh lala This scandal is the best!! I just love it, i wonder who else……
    omg these kids, for life scared as the stupid one…..sorry…. but not sorry!! I bet they all knew what their parents did for them, for sure if they had a low score and then abracadabra,.. poof out of nowhere… Highscore…!

    Nobody is that dumb,…right???????????

    Oh and could this be Bill Gates….

  21. ILUVCA4evr says

    Billionaire: Just a shot in the dark…Bill Gates??

    [Optional] Looking back at your college experience, is there anything you wish you would have done differently? Yep. I would’ve stayed in and finished.

  25. HollyG says

    I realize everybody is going to guess Bill Gates, but I think it’s Steve Jobs and his son Reed.

  27. IrishEyes says

    Holey Moley! Bill Gates!??? Well this will eventually come out!
    I met him when he was still a real person just starting Microsoft- he had a party, we went, he lived in an unassuming ranch in Bellview, Washington…. so long ago.

  29. SoooLate says

    Bill Gates?
    He has a two college/post college aged girls who went to Stanford and are equestrians. Maybe one really is and the other isn’t.

  31. Braains says

    I hope it’s the Trump spawn. Wouldn’t be the first time someone with that name had to buy their way into college.

    Looking back, I would have just chosen a different college. Nothing like an alma mater that falsely accuses you of cheating and then quickly sweeps it under the carpet when you fight back.

    • High Steppa says

      Sorry to disappoint you, but it says “tech titan.” Guess you’ll have to save your Trump hate for another post.

  32. umakompton says

    Billionaire: Steve Jobs or Bill Gates?

    Mainly because they’re the only tech people I know! Both are billionaires with college aged child/ren or child/ren who attended college in the past. & yes Jobs is dead but this goes back years.

  33. mittenkitten says

    Oh I so hope it is not Bill Gates. Sounds more like something Steve Jobs would do

  34. bertwheeler says

    Jeff Bezos

    Yes, have some self-respect and break up with my girlfriend after a year.

  35. jenny997 says

    Bill Gates. His eldest daughter is at Stanford, and she’s the right age for him to have started consulting this guy a few years back.

    Every other big name that comes to mind either has adult children who finished with college ages ago, or younger children who are at least a few years off needing these ‘services’.

  42. GayleStorm says

    Larry Ellison. He has two children, David and Megan. Both children attended USC but dropped out before graduating. Megan Ellison now has her own successful film production company.
    For a period of time, I worked at the Oracle campus in Redwood City, Ca, in the same building where Larry Ellison’s office is located. I saw him quite often. This has got to be him!

    My college years were fine. I should have studied harder, but no regrets.

  43. jess8771 says

    Either Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. Both their daughters went to Stanford very recently.

  46. Renee2 says

    I’d have the sads if this were Bill and Melinda Gates. Hope not.

    I have no regrets about college. I had no money, had scholarships and worked multiple jobs to get through. Went to a top university for my first degree, a state school for one masters and a private school for another. I paid my own way and am proud of that. My kid worked her butt off in her sport, played NCAA sports, studied hard and she too deserved what she worked for.

    I am beyond disgusted by the current scandal. Losers.

  48. RoseGold says

    I’m going to say Bill Gates. He has 3 daughters who are all late teens/early twenties.

  49. queenofhearts says

    Bill Gates’s Daughter was an equestrian in Stanford.

    Steve Job’s son was on the fencing team in Stanford. Both can qualify as ‘athletes’.

    I am leaning towards Reed, Jobs son. His passion seems more “cultivated”.

  53. Jelly Drop says

    Bill Gates – having rich or smart or savy parents does not mean that your children will be smart. Far from so. From the outside most think they never will have to be or have to work. I thought for years they kids were getting into these schools through special means. No way so many privileged children were smart – look at Paris Hilton.
    Looking back i am happy with the two degrees i have. I also did extra study to specialise. Would love the time and opportunity to study more.

  58. charlene2345 says

    Operation Varsity Blues covers the last eight years, so I’m guessing this was a client longer ago. Bill Gates’ oldest kid is only 22 and the others are younger.

    This might be about Steve Jobs. One of his kids is a little older than Gates’ oldest, she doesn’t seem to have a career or anything. Maybe dad wanted to pull strings for her to go to school? The blind also says “one of the biggest superstars ever” not necessarily someone who is a current business star, which Gates still is.

  65. angie78 says

    Steve Jobs sounds arrogant enough to have done this. I know the daughter he denied for most of her life went to Harvard.

    Other guess maybe Bill Gates. I know his daughter is an equestrian who does well.

    My guess is probably Jobs.

  69. Squirrelnutkin says

    Hmm… Steve Jobs?
    I would be very surprised if this was him. I went to school with his daughter and she was very smart. So I don’t think it’s her or him…

    Lots of things I would have done differently. I was very introverted, and had my head in the clouds school-wise. Didn’t know what I wanted to do, and I wish I’d taken harder classes, and been more serious about studying.

  72. 2infinity says

    Larry Ellison of Oracle or Bill Gates of Microsoft. This sound like something Ellison would do, both of his kids are USC dropouts!

  74. FiyahHotFlashy says

    Billionaire: 45

    [Optional] Looking back at your college experience, is there anything you wish you would have done differently? Absolutely…changed my major and got better grades freshman/sophomore year

  81. Conchord says

    I’ll guess Steve Jobs, assuming that “think” is a reference to their old slogan “think different.”

  86. jrizzo says

    “Tech titan” makes me think either Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. I can’t think of anybody in tech bigger than either of those two. I just checked and Bill’s daughters went to Julliard and Stanford; a couple of Steve’s kids went to Stanford and Harvard, so it could literally be either one of them.

    This is a really sad question for me because I’m about to graduate! I have a lot of things I wish I had done, but right now I’m just trying to live it up while I still have the time.

  90. kittypryde777 says

    Oops forgot Optional: I did not take school seriously enough when I was in college as a kid. If I could do anything differently, it would be more driven and focused with better study habits – mainly because I am currently in my mid-40s, taking prerequisites, and applying to grad schools, but am not getting acceptances due to my low GPA from my younger college years (even though I am current grades are mostly all A-). I have few life regrets but that is one of them.

  91. GretaGuesses says

    Bill Gates?

    If I could do college over, I would have majored in what I truly loved, Archeology or Veterinary Medicine. I also would not have gotten married while in college…or maybe never. My MSW has served me well, but it isn’t my passion.

  96. badgerette85 says

    First to come to mind is Bill Gates.

    Op- different major; studied more and partied less freshman year!

  98. BluntSavage says

    Bill Gates
    Looking back at your college experience, is there anything you wish you would have done differently?
    I wish I’d never have gone.

  101. sunshine702 says

    Bill Gates
    Daughter – Stanford

    No. I went to a small affordable school and graduated.

  102. Elliegurl says

    Billionaire: Bill Gates – 2 kids that are college age

    [Optional] — Studied more, partied less.

  104. goodgollyholly says

    Bill Gates

    I would have gone to class more and taken college more seriously. I went to a Big 10 school and I did ok scholastically so I didn’t need help getting in but I didn’t try to get into any “dream” schools – I was told “state school, 4 years” that is what my family would pay for. I got into every school I applied to, but I earned it and I joined a bunch of extracurricular clubs my senior year to help me out on the applications. EARN it!

  106. tracking says

    Well Gates, Jobs, and Buffet children have attended Stanford. Any of them could have simply donated x million directly to the school to receive preferential treatment, and would have because of the family name anyway. But maybe one of the kids needed a boost in test scores to be a credible applicant.

  116. Mischief Girl says

    Bill Gates

    I truly don’t understand what the uproar is over this “scandal”. The rich have been buying their kids ways into college for generations. “Take my kid, I’ll build you a science building on campus,” or “I’m an alum, and I donate money, so my kid is a legacy. Let her in,” and “Here’s $50,000, make sure my kid gets in as a crew team recruit.” It’s all the same thing. Also, while it isn’t ethical, to be sure, exactly what law is being broken by cheating on an SAT…

    • kc1977 says

      Me too. I know I’m supposed to be outraged that they used their positions for such but I’m like “meh”

    • ezraprincess says

      You must not have read the details of the “scandal” this isn’t rich parents buying a building or making a donation to get their kids in. These parents are undermining a entire national testing system to start, as well as getting their children falsely “diagnosed” with a learning disability so that they can cheat easier. As a mother to two dyslexic children who have 504 status, it is as disgusting and the equivalent of a munchausen parent. It’s taken decades for truly disabled to get rights

    • jonesing says

      The uproar is that the money from this particular group of people is going to a slush fund for bribing coaches and others. If I donate $5 million dollars to an Ivey League school for little Sue/Billie to get in, that money will benefit the whole school and probably help a scholarship student or two. This however was just a secret group of creeps getting the money on the dl and keeping it for themselves and to top it off, the “donors” where taking it off their taxes. It was a sham charity.

    • High Steppa says

      not to mention the parents were able to deduct their bribes from their taxes because Rick Singer set it up as a non-profit. So there’s tax fraud as well.

  120. dcbanks says

    Bill Gates’ daughter is at Stanford which is one of the colleges involved in the scandal.

  126. Baileygirl says

    If this is Bill Gates then shame on him. I can’t think of another tech giant.
    I went to college before getting into college was a part-time job! So, no. I graduated cum laude from a top notch school and did just fine without a rich mommy and daddy. Or as “Old Blue Eyes crooned ..”I did it my way…..”

  132. Denise0211 says

    Depends how many years ago…if several as in more than a few Bezos’ kids were too young.
    Steve Jobs?

    • Greetings says

      To answer the optional question I think the students who didn’t know what their parents did should be excused and those who knew what their parents did. Well I don’t know. If they don’t perform borderline they should also be excused as they have proved they can meet the criteria to stay in college.
      I study in the Netherlands so we have an entirely different school system. All schools whether they are secondary schools or university of applied sciences are not allowed to delete the data…

  139. caela94 says

    Thinking Gates. Don’t know how old he’s kids are.
    You think he buy a building.
    Tiffany Trump father is not a billionaire.
    Maybe Bloomberg. That’s why he’s not running.

    • PrincessPJ says

      It is not Tiffany. Marla kept her far away from Trump and Tiffany went to UPenn and is widely known for being pretty smart. She currently attends Georgetown Law

      Don’t think it’s Bill Gate’s oldest daughter; thinking one of the male Trump kids

  142. SureFineWhatever says

    Narrowing this down to a few guesses…
    Michael Dell – daughter Alexa went to Columbia
    Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) – son Peter went to Stanford
    Larry Ellison (Oracle) – both kids dropped out of USC

    I would say Bill Gates but he actually seems to want his kids to work for money and not have things handed to them.

    Are Jeff Bezos’s kids college aged?

    Oh hell. Probably all of them.

    • ezilgaloth says

      That’s what Bill Gates says, but what he does – entirely different. Those prize riding ponies don’t come cheap!

      It’s gotta be Bill. Sad!

    • scumby says

      Jennifer Gates Stanford.
      She is basically a spoiled rich girl who rides horses. Not exactly Stanford material.

    • ezraprincess says

      Nah, this is the narcissist Steve Jobs. He knew he was dying in 2011 and wanted to make sure his daughters would get into Stanford even after his death. They would have been 16 and 14 at the time- his son was was already at Stanford when he died. His oldest daughter that he refused to accept, got into Harvard over 20 years ago on her own accord.