> I don't assume people actually know the specific company I work at, or the university I went to. When I started interning out of state I thought this as well

> I don't assume people actually know the specific company I work at, or the university I went to. When I started interning out of state I thought this as well, but then people thought I was just obfuscating going to Duke or UNC (when in reality my actual school was a few tiers lower). In most circumstances where this sort of thing would come up, I would imagine even the general public would understand the weight MIT has - hell, Tony Stark went there! (Also, what's GAFA? Google, Apple, Facebook, Airbnb?)