If you're a regular on this site, prestigious schools are mostly bullshit. They're not good places to go for an engineering degree, except MIT and Caltech mayb

If you're a regular on this site, prestigious schools are mostly bullshit. They're not good places to go for an engineering degree, except MIT and Caltech maybe (and even then they're really not the greatest places to go for a BS). If you're a politician or trying to become a corporate high-up, then yes, the network and connections you make at the prestigious schools are extremely useful. But someone who's a CEO or VP of a hedge fund or whatever is not going to be a regular on this site. If you want a career where you're valued for your knowledge and skills, good state schools are the place to go. If you want a career where you're valued for your network and connections, ivy league schools are the place to go.