### Comment:
'top 100 universities' are a way for the wealthy clubs to surround themselves with each other privately, put a stamp on their prestige and create illusion for the middle class to keep up with the Joneses. In America anyone rich and/or famous enough can get an Ivy League degree they want. Sometimes even teach a course or two.

### REPLY:
I don't think you understand how much of a joke Universities are for example in SE Asia where cheating culture is rampant in China, India and overall considered a walk in the park. 
  
 Try asking any STEM american if University was a walk in the park. 
  
 And Europe has 500 million people, far more than America, Europe's levels of R&amp;D are TRUMPED by America

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