Does wealth trump scores at elite colleges?

Applying to College
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<p>Just read this very interesting article in the NYT:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/business/economy/25leonhardt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=education%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/business/economy/25leonhardt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=education&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The implication is that very wealthy students are preferentially admitted to the elite colleges, but it is not clear if this is because they have achieved higher scores due to intensive training or simply because they can foot the tuition bill. Does someone who does not request financial aid get preferential consideration over someone requiring aid, assuming they have comparable gpa/SAT/EC?</p>

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<p>No, it does not. But wealth is directly related to scores statistically. It is a relationship that is born out in every educational study I have seen. As a group, wealthy kids do better on tests.</p>