This has got to be much more widespread.
I read stuff where people who want their kids to get into the top schools, for example, Harvard, know they need to give seven figure donations to make it happen. A high percentage of acceptances are to children of alumni who were let us generous to the school.
How do you think schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton have endowments worth more than the GDP of many countries. It is a Pay to Play in this case admittance.