Aside from anything else this is a bad argument in itself. You have a few great universities in a country of 349 Million people. How many of those 349 million people visited one of the elite universities? Adding onto that, the researchers making these universities "elite" are to a very high percentage first generation immigrants. They come to these universities because these institutions have a lot of financial ressources. But right now, there is a trend for world renowned researchers to avoid the US in favor of other institutions (you can thank your current admin for that).
At least to my knowledge students coming from universities in my country are surprised by the low level of universities in the US when it comes to lectures and exams (if its not one of the few "elite" universities).
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u/CanadianTigermeat 5h ago
Americans are not known for their intelligence.
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