Clearly a smart guy in a nation producing lots of math whizzes (from Intel's Andy Grove to the H-bomb's Edward Teller), Simonyi won entry into the Hungarian state university at age 17.

FORBES: The Biggest Damn Opportunity

Unless preps are near state grammar schools and hence have a secure niche drilling children for the 11-plus exams, they may seek to merge with secondary schools, which can then market an all-through education insulated from the vicissitudes of competitive entry at 11 or 13 years of age.

ECONOMIST: Selling schooling in a downturn