>It's just laughable that an admissions process is a trade secret, and unless there's a compelling explanation given, I would assume they claim this because they are being sued by Asians about bias, and giving places to legacies, which is just as bad for a place that sells itself on excellence.

Perhaps I'm just cynical, but when I'm walking around Harvard Square, I always assume the point of "excellence" is that intelligence and money should get married.