So, CALS ("Ag School") has an admission rate between 11% and 15% (depending on calculation method), and Drexel has an admission rate of ~75%, and it is *Cornell* that is not elite? And CALS is ranked #1 or #2 in Agriculture schools in the US but is not elite?
You do understand that, in any case, not all Cornell wrestlers are in CALS, right? Less than half whose school is listed on the roster right now. They have their share in the Engineering College (four), Arts & Sciences (seven), ILR (three), Business (three), Architecture (two), etc. There are a number of good reasons for people to go to CALS, but "not getting into Drexel" ain't one of them.
I call BS on the Drexel story (although I can be convinced otherwise with actual evidence): anyone who can get accepted at Cornell (CALS or otherwise) can get accepted at Drexel.