<p>I would disagree, I think that while in many wealthy families you end up with bon vivants for kids, there are many in which the original work ethic and the desire to live up to family expectations pushes a kid to do very well academically and thus obtain an Ivy League education. The top boarding schools send more students to Ivy League schools than they do to any other schools. </p>
<p>While you’re definitely right about the children of immigrants dominating at schools like Harvard, that doesn’t mean that the few old-money kids that still exist don’t go on to Ivy Leagues as well.</p>