I didn't drop off the face of the earth. Just got back from Boston for a psychology convention: 15,000 psychologists under two very large roofs. Does anyone know Malcolm Gladwell (author of Blink and The Tipping Point)? He gave a pretty decent speech on the rags-to-riches story and signed my book afterward. He essentially argued that without financial hardship, a number of extremely influential and powerful people would not have achieved the same success. There's certainly a flip side to the argument but I thought it was inspiring anyway.
Which goes to show that just because some of us have to take out loans and work before grad school, we might still reap the benefits. 
Gladwell
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And great to know there's hope for those of us who worked in college.
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I've heard of the "Tipping Point" theory but never read the books or heard of the author you mentioned. I will try to get a look at them at the local library.