<p>Self made wealthy people are hard working and smart. No one is out there paying lazy, stupid people with a lot of money. On the other hand, if someone is not wealthy, doesn’t mean he/she is lazy or stupid.</p>
<p>I see a lot of posts from students - what kind of job could I get working 9-5, stimulating work, and getting paid a lot of money. I want to tell them, “when you find such a job, let me know.” </p>
<p>I would agree that there are not that many genius around. Hard working people tend to get ahead, whether at school or work. It is one of the reasons why I look at new graduate’s GPA.</p>
<p>Schools want full pay students because they need the money, not because those students are smarter.</p>
<p>SlitheyTove – love your reply! If you add two more criteria, you can have your own “a-g requirements” :)</p>
<p>Let’s add to the thought experiment. How about, if you volunteered to pay OOS tuition, then (in addition to being considered in either the in-state or OOS pools), your child would also get priority registration (similar to what is offered to Regents & Chancellor Scholars)? That should alleviate most of the concerns (like TXArtemis’s) about not being able to get courses in-sequence to stay on track for 4-year graduation, no?</p>
<p>If that wasn’t enough of a sweetener, we could throw in guaranteed parking, too…</p>