美國大學的灰/黑名單：哪些高中被美國大學列黑名單？被黑名單怎麼辦？

一封來自薇閣國際學校前升學顧問的辭職信近日曝光，揭露校方涉嫌偽造推薦信、操控申請資料，甚至強行干預學生的申請內容，導致多所海外大學將薇閣列入「灰名單」或「黑名單」，對全體學生申請造成實質影響。這讓許多國際學校家長開始擔心：什麼是大學的「灰/黑名單」？即使孩子條件優秀，是否也可能因學校聲譽受損而被大學拒絕？其他台灣學校有沒有相同情況，或會不會被連帶影響？

🎓 薇閣國際學校「黑名單事件」懶人包（家長版）

🧨 事件起因：前升學顧問爆料

薇閣前升學顧問 Damian Williams 發出一封辭職信並在外部流傳，內容揭露學校輔導部門內部存在以下爭議行為：

• 偏袒頂尖學生，使其他學生權益受損：學校領導層會優先扶植「頂尖學生」，以追求每年1-2位藤校錄取率
• 涉嫌偽造或篡改推薦信與申請資料：包括代替老師提交文件、擅自改寫學生申請內容、甚至使用 AI 生成內容。
• 干預學生申請自由：某位學校職員據傳要求學生只能使用她批准的版本送件。
• 濫用權力與推卸責任：當申請出現問題時由學生承擔風險，校方則規避責任。
• 導致學校遭部分海外大學「灰名單／黑名單」處理：已傳出學生申請被延後審查甚至撤銷。

🏫 學校回應：四點澄清與立場聲明

薇閣隨後發出公開信給校內家長，對爆料做出以下澄清：

• 保證公平與誠信原則：學校會持續以正當程序處理所有申請，並尊重學生自主與努力。
• 否認遭大學列黑名單：表示目前沒有任何大學正式對學校發出負面聲明或限制學生申請。
• 強調申請流程「學生為主」：學校沒有代寫代送行為，學生申請內容皆由本人主導。
• 指控爆料者擅自干涉作業：稱 Damian 在未授權情況下干預學生遞交流程，導致系統異常。

目前雙方各說各話，事件發展到這告個段落，Mr. Williams 已經搬去以色列，不確定學校是否會對他提出跨國訴訟，不過信中所提的「灰名單／黑名單」已經讓薇閣家長感到非常恐慌，不確定是否屬實及其影響，也已經有家長在考慮是否需要轉學才不會影響小孩的權益。

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什麼是「灰名單／黑名單」？

如果大學把高中放 “黑名單”，這所學校的學生將無條件被拒絕，不管學生條件多好。

如果大學把高中放 “灰名單”，該校學生申請該大學時會被無條件扣分，或者在錄取決定中被更嚴格的審視，因此在申請程序會處於極大劣勢。

為什麼會被大學列為「灰名單／黑名單」？

以下是高中被放黑/灰名單的常見原因：

• 高中的成績單GPA灌水（如每位都是honors 4.5）
• 大學對該高中的校內顧問的不信任（如推薦信裡每位學生都是excellent）
• 大學懷疑該高中的文件造假（如校內顧問幫學生改作文導致學生的作文相似、造假活動或獎項等）
• 歷年來自這所高中的學生在該大學表現不佳

這些原因都是來自該高中學長姐以前做的事，或者是該高中自己本身的問題，這些都會影響到未來的學弟妹們！

（因此：高中可以、也會在 “為每位學生好” 的前提下有 “重點栽培對象”，因為校內顧問時間跟資源有限，務必會有取捨，也不可能跟大學說 “我們每一位學生都是全校最頂尖的，我們今年有20位學生申請貴校，貴校每一位都要收”，如果這樣，學校會失去公信力，會大大提升這所高中直接被黑灰名單的風險。
這也是校外顧問跟校內顧問不同的立場：校內顧問要考量到全校，也會有自己的重點栽培對象，而校外顧問（一般會有）無限的時間跟資源給自己輔導的學生，讓他成為那所高中的重點栽培對象）

那.. 薇閣有被哪些大學列入黑名單？

其實，正常情況美國大學不會主動跟高中警告或通知 “你們被黑/灰名單”，因為一方面這樣撕破臉會尷尬，另一方面要是高中知道了，學生接下來這幾年就不會申請這所大學，以一份申請表費用 $100 USD 來算，幾年下來大學會少賺個幾千塊，沒必要多做這件事，讓自己跟錢過不去。

“黑灰名單” 是事實，但只有大學自己知道，大學以外的人，包含高中自己，都只能事後猜測自己的高中是不是被黑/灰名單了。

因此，這次薇閣的事件，前校內顧問說薇閣被多所大學列為黑/灰名單，但大學是否真的有明確寄信通知薇閣被黑名單，這只有學校自己知道了，但我們估計『薇閣被黑名單』只是前校內顧問的猜測、學校澄清『薇閣沒被黑名單』也只是學校的猜測，雙方都無法證實是否有被大學黑/灰名單。

如果被列入黑名單，一般有幾年的效期？

黑名單一般來說會有個『效期』，可能是5-10年，但一般不是永久的（”事情過了，他們受到懲罰就好了，不需要一直懲罰後面無關的人“），大學會自己評估情況及決定效期。

舉個例，之前有傳聞康乃爾大學把上海美國學校 (Shanghai American School) 放黑名單，那幾年SAS學生會申請上Stanford, Princeton, Yale.. 但就都沒 Cornell。

如果被列入黑名單，該校學生申請這所學校還有機會上嗎？

如果你的高中被你想讀的大學黑名單，你進這所大學的機率是0，除非你跟這所大學有其他的 “私下交易”，不然只有轉學才有進這所大學的任何希望。

高中跟校內顧問是事件的當事人，沒立場、也無法提供幫助，如果有校外顧問可以跟他溝通申請策略，這方面 Ivy-Way 之前就輔導過幾位遇到這種情況的學生，所以對於這種情況我們非常了解。

對於薇閣現在是12年級、剛畢業的學生，怎麼辦？

• 如果收到 Mr. William 指控信的大學覺得顧問給大學的信屬實，學校＋歷年學生申請表有造假，已錄取的學生確實有可能會臨時被拒，要另外找大學讀。
• 如果大學沒有這樣覺得，或覺得顧問信件內容不實，什麼事都不會發生。

對於薇閣即將升12年級以及其他學生，怎麼辦？

• 如果收到 Mr. William 指控信的大學覺得顧問給大學的信屬實，學校＋歷年學生申請表有造假，這所高中非常可能會被這些大學黑/灰名單，未來幾年會進不了或非常難進這些大學，但沒收到信的大學就沒影響，如果你轉到別間學校也不會有任何影響。如果你有校外顧問，建議趕緊跟校外顧問溝通，討論對策。
• 如果大學沒有這樣覺得，或覺得顧問信件內容不實，什麼事都不會發生。

對於其他在台灣讀國際教育的學生，怎麼辦？

這件事跟你們的學校無關，對你的升學沒任何影響，別擔心。

Mr. Williams 給校內職員的電子郵件全文

Dear All,

By the time you receive this email, I will have penned and tendered my resignation from the “incredibly professional community” of Wego High School—taking serious liberties with that conjecture. I was offered a position in international education back home in Israel that I would be a fool not to take. (I actually get to work at my youngest daughter’s school!)
As you go into the next year, I wanted to provide some insights into the unnecessarily rocky road that was the counselling department over the course of this past admissions cycle. For anyone in the office I forgot, I do apologise; I could not find your email address, but hopefully enough people have received this correspondence to get the discussion rolling.

As Mr. Meier had also included his thoughts for teachers and leadership, I am trying to avoid any overlapping information unless it is strictly necessary for context. Also, I was initially going to go the same route that Mr. Meier did, with separate letters for teachers, leadership, and students, but I think a mass email to everyone should suffice for the sake of brevity. As such, while this was initially geared towards IEP instructional staff alone, it will provide context for everyone, and I have tried to address a few useful suggestions for students at the end. Hopefully this will aid you in your working relationships with the Wego counselling department should you have the misfortune of working with it in the coming academic year. Here goes:

1. Wego’s Priorities
   Wego leadership prioritizes boosting its “top track” students (e.g. Ivy League hopefuls) often at the expense of others.

To create 1–2 Ivy admits per year, leadership has adopted questionable and sometimes unethical practices.

2. Fraud Issues
   2.1 Submitting documentation on behalf of teachers
   Cialfo allows counselor staff to upload teacher reference forms if the teacher fails to.

This led to a case where a teacher’s name was used without consent, which is unacceptable.

2.2 Editing student submissions
Diana and Jonathan edited and sometimes wrote documents for students.

Several applications (9 at time of writing) are now under university audit. If found fraudulent, the student—not the staff—will be held accountable.

2.3 Aggressive changes to staff LORs
Mr. Meier wrote high-quality letters, but Diana blamed his letters for poor ED results.

She attempted to override his work with her own fabricated LORs—even forcing him to submit them.

Some of Diana’s letters showed signs of being AI-generated and included repeated phrases.

This fraudulent behavior has reportedly caused multiple universities to greylist or blacklist Wego.

3. Reporting to Universities
   Wego provides inconsistent and misleading information between domestic and international programs.

Some universities have already blacklisted the school.

4. AP Exams and Chain of Command
   Diana bypassed the IEP chain of command and used her influence to force decisions.

She claims to work “pro bono” in academia but lacks qualifications or work permits.

Disputes involving Diana are met with threats of firing or legal action.

5. Diana’s Control Over Submissions
   She insists on final say over students’ submissions.

She edits essays and pressures students to follow her instructions exactly.

6. Handling of Disputes
   Leadership covers up issues, insisting “no one will ever find out.”

Diana disappears during crises, only to return and blame others.

Mr. Meier’s wife was allegedly fired as scapegoat.

Damian himself was removed when audits began, despite being the most informed.

7. Suggestions for Teachers
   Require student request/consent before being listed as a recommender.

Always write your own LORs completely before submission.

Refuse if you don’t feel you can write a strong letter.

If in doubt about the counseling department, reach out to universities directly with the student’s info.

8. Suggestions for Students
   Know your recommenders – Understand their intent and communication style.

Don’t embellish – Over-exaggeration can backfire during admissions.

Avoid blind trust – Diana’s promises of Ivy acceptances were unfounded.

Be honest and specific – “Intellectual curiosity, resilience, and leadership” don’t mean anything if everyone says it.

Be upfront with values – Authenticity matters more than prestige.

Have fun – It’s a rollercoaster, so find moments to enjoy it. Also, coffee.

Hopefully this provides a decent foundation. Enjoy the next academic year and best of luck to all of you.

Cordially,
Damian Williams

P.S. For members of Wego leadership included in this correspondence, this email constitutes my formal resignation, effective immediately. I’ve already informed universities in my network of my departure. Any future use of this email to submit documents would constitute fraud. I’m in Haifa, Israel with my kids—time zones may delay responses.

With love and heavily audited finances,
~The Jews

校方給家長的聲明

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