I don't think so, rather I think everyone involved tacitly accepts that a ton of money and power is sufficient to buy your way into pretty much anything, even (

I don't think so, rather I think everyone involved tacitly accepts that a ton of money and power is sufficient to buy your way into pretty much anything, even (especially?) top universities that enjoy cultivating money and power. There's a clear quid pro quo though. It's less clear what the quid pro quo is for racial discrimination against Asians, so people are less okay with it.