Harvard has a secret back door for ultra-rich kids with lousy grades
What does Harvard do when faced with well-connected applicants who have less-than-ideal SAT scores and GPAs? The school puts them on the Z-List, according to a college admissions coach.
nypost.com
Don't know if Stanford does this exact thing, but with the known very small numbers of transfers each year I doubt it. But we know there is a list.
