@Happytimes2001, there will always be elitism but how the stratification occurs may change. As I mentioned, U of L International students (entire bachelor’s is distance and costs $10K or less, depending on the exchange rate, low admission requirements) who have done well have advanced far in life. Probably because the Brits with their empire are use to pulling talent from everywhere (a lot of unis in both the UK and British Commonwealth started out as teaching centers instructing U of L correspondence courses).