<p>Vandyman, who said that? We all know that wealthy kids with top scores are rejected from elite schools every year. My point in bringing it up is that Living seemed to think the opposite…that there can’t be that many rich kids with great grades/test scores…when in fact, there are plenty more rich kids than poor kids. A correlation doesn’t suggest causation…lots of of other variables that contributed to wealth are likely more at play, but it doesn’t change the fact that there is a relationship. Top 1% kids may be a dime a dozen coming out of wealthy districts, but adcoms take notice when they get a top applicant from a poor area.</p>
<p>Eta…and I certainly wasn’t suggesting that wealthy kids BUY their test scores!</p>