This is a correct and under-appreciated point, but it's going to be very tough to convince people of this when they continue to hear stories about how certain "

This is a correct and under-appreciated point, but it's going to be very tough to convince people of this when they continue to hear stories about how certain "top" companies only want people from certain schools(https://hbr.org/2015/10/firms-are-wasting-millions-recruiting-on-only-a-few-campuses https://hbr.org/2015/10/firms-are-wasting-millions-recruitin...) and are actually looking at college / SAT / ACT grades(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/jobs/31gpa.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/jobs/31gpa.html?pagewanted...) in their hiring decisions.