Maybe. But I also feel like if you go to Harvard and have the ability to get an appointment set up by a friend of the family, you would maybe "understand" where

Maybe. But I also feel like if you go to Harvard and have the ability to get an appointment set up by a friend of the family, you would maybe "understand" where they're coming from a bit more. (I use understand in the idea of recognizing that they're trying to emulate businessmen and treat such a thing as a business transaction.)