Sometimes. What one lacks in talent, money makes up for it. [ That can be said for nearly anything. ] Most at least display a conduit moment of some kind. An expression of magic they didn't explicitly intend.

[ Not all of them grow to be powerful mages. He's not even certain magic is much used in the courts in the first place. From what he's seen, not a hell of a lot.

Beyond that, his knowledge is limited. These schools are not where Witchers venture, and not unlike Kaer Morhen, things have changed over the decades. He's never had much cause to dig deep into how mages operate amongst their own. Nepotism undoubtedly runs rampant, though. When doesn't it?

He sits back on his hands. He knows Yennefer felt her Chaos strongly in this world, but she's always been that way. (Had been.) Ciri is...complicated. Truthfully, he thinks Jaskier has the most balanced connection to magic. Hard to say if it's because of Jaskier's disposition or something else.

Either way— ]

Mages who attend are trained to...advise in a royal court. Magic's only half of what they learn. The temples and druid circles can teach equally as well. Just differently.

[ Not unlike how things are here. Magic is magic. The difference lies in how it's learned and used. ]