Trivia / The College Admissions Scandal

• Dawson Casting: Sam Duke (27 at the time) and Sarah Dugdale (23) as high school seniors.
• Fake American: The film was shot in Vancouver, with Canadians playing Americans (with the exception of California native Penelope Ann Miller).
• Playing Against Type: Sarah Dugdale generally plays Alpha Bitch types in her Lifetime movie appearances (Sorority Murder, The Bad Seed (2018), Death of a Cheerleader), but here she plays the much more sympathetic Emma, who's more like a Tragic Villain in the clutches of her Rich Bitch mom Bethany, with some genuinely affecting breakdown scenes toward the end.