Stanford is not a member of the Ivy League, although it is a peer institution. I believe the OP's point was that the highest performing students will go whereve

Stanford is not a member of the Ivy League, although it is a peer institution. I believe the OP's point was that the highest performing students will go wherever the most money can be made, and that elite institutions eventually steer their graduates into the most lucrative path. Right now that is financial services.