Some leaders, however, are concerned that the ban on race preferences will lead to a two-tiered university system, with minorities being at an academic disadvantage by their having to attend less competitive schools. That's not good for those institutions. Schools Don't Determine Success, Reports Find Students with good minds are more likely to succeed than their less mentally endowed peers, regardless of the college or university they attends, according to several new reports by the National Bureau of Economic Research. School dropouts with significant cognitive skills also earn large returns in their careers compared to those of lesser intelligence, whether they be male, female, black or white. Even modest difference in student's SAT scores are associated with significantly higher lifetime incomes, regardless of whether the person attends an elite Ivy League school or a less prestigious institution.
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