Do some college programs select students already on a trajectory to succeed? This is interesting and I know there was some studies performed, not on the progra

Do some college programs select students already on a trajectory to succeed? This is interesting and I know there was some studies performed, not on the program, but on the school. IIRC, the results were that it wasn't the school that contributed to success, but the person. Meaning, if you were accepted to a top-tier school but attended a lower-tier one, you had as much success as the people who attended the top-tier school. So, as you say, the schools were already selecting for those who were on a trajectory to succeed. There was a caveat that the school did provide more help if the person was from a low-socioeconomic background, and I've wondered if that is due to network effects.