I was at Cambridge U and the college I was part of had an application from the child of a hyper-wealthy ruler of a notorious country. The money of the ruler co

I was at Cambridge U and the college I was part of had an application from the child of a hyper-wealthy ruler of a notorious country. The money of the ruler could have materially changed the prospects of the future of the college. So what they did was create a new slot in the class especially for the potential new student, so no other students would be disadvantaged. I would expect many schools would do a similar thing. Any school that would receive his kid's application would surely admit them under similar rules. He does not need to hedge his options.