"Rarely do most people who go to top schools pay full price" The fact that you have to state that shows there is an issue with information. I scored really hi

"Rarely do most people who go to top schools pay full price" The fact that you have to state that shows there is an issue with information. I scored really high my SAT/ACT (and again on my GRE I scored perfect in 2 of the 3 categories - in English I was weaker). But I didn't grow up with friends/family who went to top schools, and growing up in eastern kentucky, my public school didn't let me know that I should be applying to "good" schools. I think that many computer geeks grow up having a hard time fitting in at school, so they don't think that they have what it takes to go to the elite schools - especially if that geeks grows up poor in a rural setting.