> The Ivy League graduates I know went there because they were naturally high achievers, more or less. Surely that's not the only factor. Wealth still seems t

> The Ivy League graduates I know went there because they were naturally high achievers, more or less. Surely that's not the only factor. Wealth still seems to be a key factor in admissions. 67% of students at Harvard are from the top 20%, just 4.5% from the bottom 20%.[1] And various forms of discrimination remain. Asian Americans, in particular, have sued because Harvard discriminates against them in admissions, and: "Harvard’s internal statistical analyses, released over the course of the lawsuit, revealed that the [subjective] personal ranking carried the most weight and the academic ranking the least."[2] 1: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/harvard-university https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobilit... 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-the-ivy-league/2019/03/22/13fdb0da-4bf0-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths...