To clarify, I'm saying that students in a third world country have a much greater incentive to study the hard sciences. If you're brother in law can't get a jo

To clarify, I'm saying that students in a third world country have a much greater incentive to study the hard sciences. If you're brother in law can't get a job in his bank then the only way out of poverty is to study hard. Even in relatively poor areas of the country (midwest, south) you can make a very good living as a banker (loan officer, etc).