Or the system we have in Mexico: You can choose between several very good public University (costing around $200 USD per year) or some really expensive $8,000 p

Or the system we have in Mexico: You can choose between several very good public University (costing around $200 USD per year) or some really expensive $8,000 per semester. Both of them will teach you exactly the same, but enrolling in the expensive ones will give you "social status".