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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^How do you get to be a top 10 institution without the brightest students?? [/quote]

This!  Do you think that when they have kids who have done really well in high school applying such that they could fill their class twice over, they should select a class from the next academic tier of applicants?  Nobody is coasting through high school with stellar grades and test scores without effort.  [/quote]

No, I disagree.  There are a huge number of kids who have the scores and grades to do well.  Probably 5 kids for every 1 spot at these schools. 
Some universities preferentially choose the ones who also did bench science research during every summer of high school, had 2 school-year internships, founded a company that generated $10K in profits and are on the board of 6 non-profits.  Others take the kids who were the soccer captain and the newspaper editor.

Both kids have the smarts for these institutions but #1 is a super grinder and #2 is not.

Vanderbilt is far more likely to take kid #2--they are known for their random admissions. Chicago also ends up taking kid #2 from many private high schools because from private schools they are a destination for the smart kids under the top 10% (the type B smart kids). 
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