^ I would understand it more if I didn’t know she is notoriously cheap. It’s not like the kid was a total loser. He was simply average while the other two - especially the Cornell kid - was a superstar. Hard to compete when much younger sibling in elementary school is taking high school math at a higher level then the one in high school.
I have had to hear about “genius” boy - who is the same age as my S - for 20 something years, so I empathize with the oldest son.
We were all secretly thrilled when the kid was rejected from MIT. She actually told us she thought MIT didn’t even read his app. Eyes were rolling on the court that day.