People had bottlenecks, and schools had bottlenecks too...
As a newly established prestigious school, Toyogasaki had already reached its limit by the time Sogo Doma enrolled. Don't think that was alarmist. Even Sobu High, with its long history, couldn't secure recommendation slots for admission without exams to Waseda-Keio University, yet Toyogasaki had managed to get them—
By that logic, the equation Toyogasaki > Sobu High held true.
After all, Yukinoshita Haruno was currently attending the Chiba Institute of Technology. Of course, it wasn't that the Chiba Institute of Technology was bad, but compared with Waseda-Keio or the University of Tokyo, it did fall somewhat short.
In fact, if prestigious schools truly had to be ranked—well, this was only a rough comparison—then Sobu High was probably < Toyogasaki, while Toyogasaki was probably < Shuchiin Academy.
Not convinced?
Any prestigious university would accept a recommendation letter from Shuchiin Academy, whether it was the University of Tokyo or even an Ivy League school...
Toyogasaki might not have Shuchiin Academy's deep foundations, but it could still recommend students to prestigious schools like Waseda-Keio University.
Now look at Sobu High. Yukinoshita Haruno had gotten into the Chiba Institute of Technology purely on her own merit. The school didn't even have recommendation slots, understand?
And Toyogasaki, at the very least, had slots for admission to Waseda-Keio University without exams. What did Sobu High have to compete with that?
However, the financial power behind Toyogasaki only extended as far as Waseda-Keio University. For prestigious schools above that level, even Principal Yamamoto was at a loss. Of course, if Toyogasaki students could get into prestigious schools like the University of Tokyo through their own efforts, the school would still support them with everything it had.
After all...
No—well, this era didn't lack people. What it lacked was talent.