28 UP Nick

Finally, there was Nick.

- He was from a small farming community
- He went to school in a one room school house and was the only boy in his grade
- Had some social issues because he only associated with adults
- He spent most of his time on his own outside with animals and the natural elements of the world
- He was swept up after writing the 11+ exams in England
- Received grants to schools of the highest quality
- Re-socialized to fit into the elite
- There was a noticeable change in body language from age 14 as a young boy with his head between his knees to a young man of 21 who was a very confident Oxford student
- Took physics at Oxford, where he felt he needed to prove something as there were only 10 000 students
- Became an assistant professor in the USA where he noticed people had to go out and make things happen for themselves as there were populations of up to 40 000 students at one university
- He was the product of a Sponsorship system, which in turn made him the head of the Contest system when he moved to the States
- He noticed a difference in his thinking about finances once he switched systems, in the sponsorship he was taken care of whereas in the contest system he cared more about money because he had to make it for himself