My theory is that they are all those people in college who never crack a book and get everything from the lectures. The books are at least edited, lectures can be anything that occurs to the professor. Doing your classwork from lectures ensures a student never questions what is being taught and always stays on the sunny side of their profs grading.
No, you are describing those who cheat their way through school. Test and homework banks let straight A students get through because most professors don’t author new material.
These people will be at a disadvantage under Trump, as they won’t be able to rely on their position to keep their power in place. As they have no brains, they will lose out in a true meritocracy.