| I should have made clear that I wasn't talking about true developmental admits (for whom the starting bid seems to be around $4-5 million).
On the other hand, one very close, very reliable source told me a story about a friend of hers who (with his parents) had given that much or more to his HYPS alma mater over the past decade (including endowing a professorship), and who was told -- very, very politely -- that his OK-not-awful student child should not bother applying. |