<p>Consider this, even a weaker state school will have some students who possibly should be at HYP and would be near the top.</p>
<p>"some students that possibly should be at HYP?" I can guarantee you that many "weaker" state schools and otherwise have many students capable of HYP level work. They don't choose those schools because (a) they can't afford it; (b) they're going to a less expensive school to afford graduate school down the road; (c) their parents aren't well connected; </p>
<p>There is a presumption in this thread that HYP and the others are the only schools worth attending. Heavens, just think of all the successful people who did not go to an IVY league school. You get out of any school what you put into it. Even Harvard admits to grade inflation, on the premise, I suppose, that if a student is good enough to get into the gate, they're smart enough already. grades shouldn't matter.</p>