There are two conflicting attitudes for Prestige universities A) Ivies/Standford are better than regular universities because they have resources, powerful alu

There are two conflicting attitudes for Prestige universities A) Ivies/Standford are better than regular universities because they have resources, powerful alumni and well connected students B) They should let XYZ in because they have great test scores If B was really the most important A would no longer be true.