If you read lots of YA you will notice that many of the female protagonists have drinking issues and sound like the cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. And they also have perfect SATs and have been accepted by Yale, Harvard or Stanford.
The wealthy teenage characters have the intellect and depth of Kim Kardashian and are about as lovable as Regina George in Mean Girls. And they also have perfect SATs and have been accepted by Yale, Harvard or Stanford.