Do megafunds give preference to analysts from HYP caliber undergrads?

I haven't seen too many posts about PE lately so I was wondering if we could get another discussion. We all know the top analysts from the top ibd groups have the best shot of getting in a Carlyle, Apollo, KKR, etc. but I was wondering if in a case where all things are equal if the analyst who went to yale has an edge over the analyst who went to some non-target?

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