Compare <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11069197" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11069197</a> : the universities also want smart people, even when they are poor.  (They are offering financial help for that, especially at the Ivy league.)