I've recently gone through a few rounds of interview with some of these startups (not google or facebook or apple) and I've come to conclusion, that EVEN THOUGH

I've recently gone through a few rounds of interview with some of these startups (not google or facebook or apple) and I've come to conclusion, that EVEN THOUGH they interview you, they had already rejected you due to your age/school. If you don't fit a certain diversity goal they are pursuing, too bad too. They are just interviewing you because if they don't interview, it looks bad on them. It doesn't matter because the people ops team are paid for it. After spending hours/weekends doing the coding/projects tests, on my own time, and not getting offers at the end, AND realizing yah they never wanted you in the first place, it's very disheartening. I was nothing more than a decoration in the hiring musical chair game. Diversity isn't just about gender/race. It's about age/school too.