‘Rhodes Scholar’ claimed she grew up poor and abused — then her story started to unravel

[Yappi]

“Mackenzie is so deserving of this prestigious opportunity,” declared president Amy Gutmann of the 23-year-old from suburban St. Louis. “As a first-generation [to go to college] low-income student and a former foster youth, Mackenzie is passionate about championing young people [and] dedicating herself to a life of public service.”

But a few months later, Fierceton had lost her prestigious scholarship and was fighting against accusations that she had been “blatantly dishonest” about her childhood in her Penn and Rhodes applications.

‘Rhodes Scholar’ claimed she grew up poor and abused — then her story started to unravel

Mackenzie Fierceton, who was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford in 2020, has given up that honor — and seen her University of Pennsylvania master’s degree put on hold — with inv…

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[NothingButTheTruth]

‘Rhodes Scholar’ claimed she grew up poor and abused — then her story started to unravel

Mackenzie Fierceton, who was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford in 2020, has given up that honor — and seen her University of Pennsylvania master’s degree put on hold — with inv…

nypost.com

She has a bright future in politics.

 

[ohiopup]

She has a bright future in politics.

1st thought I thought.

 

[chs1971]

She identifies as having grown up poor and abused though.

That's all that should matter.

 

[Crusaders]

Probably happens a lot. Kids now know they'll get preferential treatment if they claim to come from some sort of lower class background

 

[Chop Stix]

A lot of posters on this site probably wouldn't believe that I got into Illinois Urbana-Champaign out of high school.

 

[scbuckeye99]

Upper middle class suburban white people, ya'll slay me.