A serious scam from 1995. (audio or transcript)
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S2: Ian lived in the small factory town of St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.
S4: I was so hungry to learn things I wanted to go to a place that was a bastion of learning right? And I felt like I was coming from a place that was the opposite of that. This is a great opportunity.
S2: These three students believe that studying at Oxford would be a transformative experience, that it was well worth the $21000 annual tuition.
S3: Even though I had full ride scholarships from a couple of colleges that I had to give up in order to do it, we thought this is an academic institution that has enough prestige that it would be worth it.
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