Time article- title says it all........"My son was accepted to a College he can't afford- now what?"

[bluebayou]

Unfortunately the data shows students with weaker undergrad pedigrees very rarely catch up to their graduate school peers.

I’d be willing to bet the house that nearly all can be accounted for by SAT/ACT scores. By definition, those colleges with “strong undergrad pedigrees” sort out low test-ability students. And low test-takers will not be able to ace the LSAT/GRE/MCAT, thus hindering Grad/professional program.