>>12864175I met one guy who participated in one of those.
Pretty intelligent desu, but left my U while a freshman and started studying mathematics because he loved that.
>Some years afterHe's coaching kids for IMO
>Some year laterHe comes back to the country for visiting his family while making his PhD. He looked like shit, he wasn't eating because his scholarship only covered his studies and half of the rest, so he saved in everything.
Honestly, I thought he was been wasted, but when I knew the news I felt legit bad, and with a feeling of WTF?