> CS curricula vary widely in terms of technologies and depths covered, and applicability to real world problems. This might be true for graduate level program

> CS curricula vary widely in terms of technologies and depths covered, and applicability to real world problems. This might be true for graduate level programs, but between decent state schools and Ivies, the difference, so I have found having been in both "types" of universities, in the curriculum is far, far less than you would lead us to believe. From having met and interviewed a number of people from both, the talent of the individual seems to shine through regardless of the school they attended (if it was at least reasonably decent, i.e. most research-oriented state schools).