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China's Ivy League dreams fuel lucrative admissions industry

The lengths to which some are willing to go were highlighted in the admissions scandal that shook US universities this year, where prosecutors found one Chinese family had given $6.5 million to an admissions agent to get their daughter to Stanford, while another had coughed up① $1.2 million for entry to Yale.

①cough up 支付

Nearly a dozen parents interviewed by AFP said they were willing to shell out②top dollar③ to admissions services, because they felt they were taking a huge risk by sending their children abroad, with the US, Britain, and Australia most popular for higher education.

②shell out 付款

③top dollar 高昂的价格

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