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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The OP is absolutely correct.

It's not that recruiters look at two candidates and choose the one from the 'better' school.  It's that they never see the kid from the lesser school at all because their company doesn't recruit at that school.

I have a kid at an Ivy and it is stunning how many of the top consulting and banking companies literally woo her.  They give pre-interview sessions to help train her in doing case-based interviews.  They email her asking her to apply.   One company invited her for a week-long training (called a 'summit') culminating in an internship interview, and sent her a basket of muffins because she accepted the offer to attend the summit (!). There's nothing special about her but she is clearly getting extra attention.

On the other hand, I teach at a lower tiered university, and it's not just that our students don't not get emails or extra help from those same companies.  It's that those companies don't come to campus to do campus interviews and don't really entertain applications unless the kid has some other hook (parent at the company, etc).  These companies have a defined list of 'target' schools (and it's public what schools those are).

This is all related to wall street/consulting.  I've heard similar things about big tech.  It doesn't apply to all companies.  But it does apply to a lot of companies that are well respected, pay well, and hire a ton of undergrads.[/quote]

THat's a lie for big tech companies.  They recruit all over, not just elite colleges. [/quote]

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