It's not bullshit. $120k base salary (before RSUs and maybe a signing bonus) is "not even blink" territory for new undergrads from state universities. You don't

It's not bullshit. $120k base salary (before RSUs and maybe a signing bonus) is "not even blink" territory for new undergrads from state universities. You don't need to be at a highly desirable university. You "only" need to pass the interview. That's not only the Bay Area either. A friend of mine has a sister who graduated from a downright forgettable school and landed a job with Google in NYC right after graduation. The base salary was $120k. Someone else I am acquainted with received an offer for $180k all-in compensation (base, bonus, RSUs) from Facebook as a new graduate from a middling school. It has very, very little to do with the school. It's the companies themselves. It's not even outlandish to get hired at the top tech companies without any college degree these days.