anything to include taht increases the winning chances?maybe a quality multitalented professional???

There are already minimum level of education requirements to apply for the lottery, the least of it being a high school diploma holder. Of course, if you're tertiary educated in a specialized field, your chances may be higher, but you mustn't forget that you're not the only one in the pile of thousands of people.

I realize that this thread is nowhere close to its post limit, but I feel that the first post is a bit cluttered, and this thread isn't used nearly as much as it should be.

Would a new thread help?

spunkberry Yeah I kinda agree if you are considering to start a new thread. I can supply some resources (I am thinking Google Docs to first gather the resources)

I can clean up the first post for the new thread, and can add more relevant sources from your compilation.

I think better transfer program info would be good too.