Not very surprising, is it? Right or wrong, "top" colleges are considered better equipped to get you close to the wealth and power needed to live comfortably.

Not very surprising, is it? Right or wrong, "top" colleges are considered better equipped to get you close to the wealth and power needed to live comfortably. This isn't much different from travelers going west and buying claims in search of gold. Almost the entire collegiate system in the US is fundamentally broken. It is siloed and just as much pay-to-play as the rest of this country. The soaring costs, low returns, and behemoth mis-allocation of resources towards college football are examples of this.