<p>Interesting concepts of what is elite. I’m an intellectual elitist- mere bachelor’s degrees are pedestrian, regardless of which institutioin they come from. I was surprised that the majority of college students at the elite colleges only get that far academically. It was a wake up call to realize that most of the students at the top schools are not as intellectual as the top students at most schools. And, talking with a mother years ago, she “only” had a masters in math, but in talking with an old professor of hers she realized that to go back at her age would be hard, research is easier when you are young, and since she would be getting the degree to satisfy herself she decided the other sacrifices (she was single parenting) weren’t worth it. All of the people in the business world fall beneath my radar, no matter how financially or otherwise successful they are in their field. These statements are an example of a different view of what is/isn’t elite.</p>