It isn't like they are turning away a genius and accepting some slob from the U. BYU has an extremely rich pool from which to pick kids. They are still getting the elite.
There are some kids out there that should be in the Ivy League or military academies. It might come as a shock to them when they don't get into their church school, but our church has a lot of kids that are capable of rising to the very top in this country.