<p>I sympathize with this poster. Not about BMWs or financial aid or priority registration or ADHD or any of that stuff, but it’s an expression of anxiety, fear about somehow being taken advantage of or feeling like “the system” is rigged against you. I think most people have felt something like this at some point in their lives. You see it on this forum most often in the guise of calling out “financial aid scammers” or perceived admissions advantages for underrepresented minorities. </p>
<p>It’s really seated somewhere deeper, that somehow the OP is going to work hard, and have to work even harder, and then still be cut out of the rewards for all that hard work. It’s fear, it’s scarcity-thinking and trying to keep the unworthy from pushing to the front of the line to get a scoop from the porridge pot that doesn’t have enough for everyone.</p>
<p>More beneficial for the OP is to look within and examine what that anxiety is rooted in. That would be a far more enlightening and beneficial inquiry than speculating about a complete stranger’s car. But glad to see the OP has been getting the classes he needs and is doing well in them. (By the way, my daughter spent a good chunk of time finding a way to slip into even the most popular and packed classes when she was in college. Usually this involved watching the class registration website almost hourly for someone to drop the class, and she would swoop in immediately to grab that seat! No bitterness, just being attentive and persistent. ;))</p>