Accepted

I'm not sure that this film gets at an answer about what needs to be done here. Something was working, but something was wrong, too.

By focusing on the collateral damage of the scandal, “Accepted” takes on the whole broken college admissions system, arguing that the obsession with “elite” universities may be an obstacle to a good education.

As we witness both the documentary’s subjects -- and its director -- navigate a shocking development in real time, a quietly probing film emerges that pierces the myth of American meritocracy.

It highlights the fact that these inspirational stories about marginalized people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps are often used to allow systemic inequities to fester.

The doc provides a sobering and emotional look at what, if any, options exist for those who aren't white or wealthy in an unequal system.

In the end, Accepted proves a cautionary tale about miracle solutions to complicated predicaments, as well as a lament for the genuine casualties of this con.

We definitely get a sense of how tenuous college dreams are for teens whose parents never went through the process themselves.

Accepted doesn’t always handle its myriad threads with equal deftness, but the film is movingly carried through on the strength of its individual stories and their larger sociopolitical implications.

I think it's a more interesting story than it is a film.

This is a really fascinating documentary about our education system in the United States... A terrific, incisive, really provocative piece of filmmaking.