<p>^ so clearly we should pull a harrison bergeron and handicap smart people so they don’t have an unfair advantage? </p>
<p>Personally, I think parental guidance is overrated. If you’re hard-working and motivated, you won’t need parental guidance. You’ll take initiative, use google to get info, and pursue what you want.</p>
<p>Honestly, I find economic resources to not be worth that much. Most high school level contests can be pwned just by self studying. You’ll need some book costs, but that’s about it. I’d say the only class you really NEED to advance further is WOOT.</p>