>>7615786well with a car you are limited to restrictions of a Road, as such a 30k product vs a 300k product will not make any significant difference.
but a uni education applies to your whole life, from the connections with people you make whilst there, to the prestige when dealing with new people.
getting into Cambridge is primarily about your ability at the age of 15-17 to decide to commit yourself to studying, having a work ethic and understanding of what you have to do in order to be of value to the world.
there is nothing else which communicates that effectively as getting into Cambridge or MIT.
if that's not something you can appreciate, you're either so low down the educational ladder or autistic.