类似的试验在拉美已经进行过一次。 20世纪60年代众多公立大学曾试图通过取消入学考试和学费来摘掉所谓的精英主义帽子。
Latin America tried this experiment once already, with many public colleges attempting to deflect accusations of elitism by eliminating entrance examinations and tuition fees in the 1960s.