Off topic I know (apologies) but the son of my old manager (whio is still a friend) where I worked previously was a school friend of my son. He was brilliant at maths - better than the teacher. He ended up going to Cambridge and absolutely nailed it there. He was headhunted to work on the Particle Accelerator in Switzerland (established professors actually APPLIED to work on it).
He’s been offered loads of 6-7 figure salary jobs - mainly by gaming companies, but he’s not interested in money - he’s gone back to Cambridge as a lecturer. He just absolutely loves study.