<p>No, not all are elite, but as much as colleges are working on diversity, there is a strong body of elite prep schools across the country and overseas that send many kids to each ivy and their peers every year. These schools send even more to top LACs. There are public magnets and publics in wealthy enclaves that do the same.</p>
<p>What many don’t realize is that after the recruited athletes, the legacies, the otherwise connected, and kids from feeder schools get in, there is not much space left at elite colleges. Even the bulk of URMs tend to come from the same high schools year after year with feeder programs.</p>