<p>Exactly. I went to one of those Forbes top 20, and not only did we have to take a test to get in, but there were some amazingly talented/wealthy/well-connected students. In fact, most students at my school would have had a significant hook in the application process OTHER than my school’s name. For example, one of my friends’ parents were big-shot politicians with several multi-million dollar houses, another friend’s parent was the president of an Ivy, someone else was winning international athletic awards, etc. And then you have your fair share of kids who are really good at something (math, soccer, music). I wasn’t really surprised when I heard that so-and-so won X or someone else’s dad was Y because after all those years, you just came to expect it.</p>