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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people outside DCUM don’t buy into the hype. The “Disappointment” thread is already 19 pages long….[/quote]

The hype exists in most large metropolitan areas, especially those with highly educated parents.

However, while I attended a T10 and a T20 (undergrad and grad), I typically work alongside people and report to people who attended whatever university was affordable/nearby for them.  As one would expect because the "elite schools" have about 40-50K students graduating each year and most states have 30K+ students graduating from their State Universities each year, and thousands more from private schools in the state.

I'm smart enough to know it's what you do on the job that matters most, not where you went.  
Education is education.  I didn't get "a better education" over people at a school ranked 250+. Yes, I had a few more opportunities and smaller class sizes, but if I didn't take advantage of my educational experiences, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Also spouse is a CEO since 40, and nobody else in the C Suites (at 2 companies) has attended T25.  Most are from schools ranked 150+ or schools you've never heard of (they went to a state I'm not familiar with and didn't attend a flagship there).  Yet their team is amazing, because of what the people do daily and through their career....not because of where they went to college.

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