Exactly. I've heard it said that you can remove all the classes and teachers from a prestigious university. Let the students do whatever they want. And they'd s

Exactly. I've heard it said that you can remove all the classes and teachers from a prestigious university. Let the students do whatever they want. And they'd still do just as well. I doubt it's just wealth. Those schools are fairly selective and difficult to get into beyond just financial reasons. Presumably the selected students are more likely to have higher IQs or higher conscientiousness or whatever.