The most direct way to get admitted to an elite university is to have your parents be a major donor. This is not a secret, but explicit. In the past it HAS bee

The most direct way to get admitted to an elite university is to have your parents be a major donor. This is not a secret, but explicit. In the past it HAS been embarrassing if that admit came with a low or super low test score. So no question are the elites happy about this. https://slate.com/business/2019/09/harvard-admissions-affirmative-action-white-students-legacy-athletes-donors.html https://slate.com/business/2019/09/harvard-admissions-affirm...