WOW, I am flabbergasted at how many superficial people there are on GS. Just WOW. I feel that (and I’m going to go into mullah mode here) it is entirely up to the Lord how successful you are. You have to work hard, you have to have the right intentions, and He provides the rest. Just open the Good Book and see how many references there are to the fact that God gives in EXACT measure to EVERYONE. I feel that ultimately success/failure is controlled by how RIGHTEOUS you are instead of where your degrees are from.
He gives to whomever He wills and withholds from whomever He wills, regardless of degrees. I’m pretty much of the opinion “Allah Maalik”.