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[quote=Anonymous]PP here. My point on this thread all along is not that elite schools don't matter, but they are not be all and end all, that other schools can provide a stepping stone from where they can get to same place as those who go to elite schools. Sometimes that road is harder, it may take going for an advanced degree, and/or additional self learning.  One of my heroes in computing, Jim Gosling who created Java programming language, went to Univ of Calgary for this BS, ranked #200+ in world and 9th in Canada, then went on to do MS/PhD at CMU. According to some posters on this thread, Jim Gosling couldn't get into an elite school for his BS, so he had no talent and were doomed to work at the bottom of the pile. There are a number of reasons why some kids attend the schools they end up at, not all of them are related to their individual ability. This forum may be is an echo chamber of folks who are prestige hunters, that doesn't care for these nuances. I am out of this thread in the event no one really is interested in these points. You can all continue prestige hunting. [/quote]

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