> May be at the school you studied at. Mature. > there is a huge gap between difficulty & level of effort required in undergraduate courses I'm not arguing t

> May be at the school you studied at. Mature. > there is a huge gap between difficulty & level of effort required in undergraduate courses I'm not arguing the difference between the quality of education between schools. I'm commenting on its usefulness after the rubber stamp. I went to a top college. I still question whether or not $200k was worth it to buy my first job. > I can frankly attest that even an average CS Major at Cornell is better than the 90% of students at Syracuse. I can frankly attest that I don't give a shit when their resume ends up on my desk. The amount of A students that end up with a B- in life are roughly the same amount that went from B- to A. A+ end up in academics, which is the only place where that aspect actually matters. I care about practical utility, not a slip of paper. "Westchester Community College" ends up in the same pile as "Cornell" if they have 2+ years of work experience. My father teaches at Cornell as well, but at Weill in NYC. In the last 4 years, he's accepted 1 doctor from Harvard Medical School (#1 in the country) to his fellowship program. He typically doesn't take any because he thinks they value the history of their education more than the usefulness of it in practical application. While I was growing up, EVERY year when reviewing his applicants, we would inevitably have a dinner conversation about "those entitled shit heads". > Ignoring it as if its just a rubber stamp is a huge mistake. Whatever floats your boat. However, I'd caution you to warn your students exactly the opposite.