Nor could I, really. Not a 3.1 GPA, though, or a 28 ACT or anything close to that. They told me he was in the top third of his class. Grandfather (a reasonably famous economics professor at a world-class university) and Father (successful international lawyer and businessman) had no doubt Grandson was headed for Alma Mater U. His academic performance at Slightly Lesser U. was stellar enough to permit one to say with confidence that he would have done fine at Alma Mater.
I’m not saying this was crazy, by the way. I’m just reporting it happened, an instance of a school effectively cutting off access to a particular elite university for a student deemed a long shot.