I had a roommate who got an Electrical Engineering degree from Queens University (one of Canada's more prestigious universities). He then worked for Motorola so

I had a roommate who got an Electrical Engineering degree from Queens University (one of Canada's more prestigious universities). He then worked for Motorola somewhere in the USA (so he had the right visa) and had a few years experience. Then Motorola downsized, he got laid off and started looking for work. He wasn't getting many calls... He applied to grad school at Purdue University and was accepted. His resume now said he was at Purdue University, but he hadn't done anything yet besides show up. He sent off some more resumes and the next thing we knew, our (shared) phone was ringing constantly with people calling to offer my roommate a job. I guess the robot recruiters liked "Purdue"!