> Most of those third-tier schools shouldn't exist in the first place I disagree. I was offered admission to zero first rate schools, two second rate schools (

> Most of those third-tier schools shouldn't exist in the first place I disagree. I was offered admission to zero first rate schools, two second rate schools ($$$$$$ tuition), and my backup which is a third rate school (which I am attending for free). If my backup school didn't exist, I would either be without a degree, or my parents would have a significant dent in their retirement. I'm willing to put up with the BS of third rate schools so that I can at least have a degree and not be scalped, thank you very much. I'm grateful that my third rate school exists, no matter how shitty it is. I will grant you, however, that no school should knowingly take $$$$$ from students and give them an useless degree. But a CS degree? It's pretty cool that I can get that from any school and it's the "same" level of degree whether it's from Caltech or Arizona State.