But Stanford/MIT are Top target schools.
Top feeder - the school ACTUALLY sends a higher percentage of students to the industry.
Top target - the industry extremely likes the students from the school.
Take Columbia and MIT.
Columbia may have 500 students in one class want to do IB. 200 actually made it. (40%).
MIT may only have 50 people in one class want to do IB. 30 actually made it (60%).
Is MIT a top feeder? No.
Is MIT a top target school? Yes
Is Columbia a top target school? Obvious the answer is still yes.
Typically, top feeders are also top target schools, but the reverse may not be true.