[Spooky23]

Why would I go through all of the bullshit to get my kid into Harvard, if they don’t get to rub elbows with some Rockefeller heir? Do you think anyone wants to have Johnny learn the viola and sign up for 38 activities?

People with the cash to bribe their way into Harvard, who know smart people, are “top people”.

[rvba]

So you go to university to get usable skills, or to meet people?

Would you prefer a doctor who studied hard and was the best of the best, or someone who bribed their way and checks notes played basketball with the president's kid?

If world was fair top universities are supposed to "produce" top students. Not be a club for rich peoples' kids.

That's how it works in many places: you get most points on objective tests - you get in.

Rich people still have a leg up, since they can pay for tutors / prep schools for their kids.

But if the kid is a moron it wont get to a top place.

I prefer to go to a doctor who finished university on merit and skill, not nepotism.