<p>Who's to say that the students who have Ivy-level stats don't get admitted into at least one school in the top 10? Perhaps they didn't all get admitted into Harvard, but there's a school that doesn't guarantee acceptance, no matter what stats you have or where you are from. It would seem that those who can't keep up with the pace, by a minimal amount, who don't have Ivy-level stats but are still good students, attend UVA, a very good school itself (25% attend according to the Wikipedia article).</p>