> "I chose what is probably the nerdiest/least prestigious university in Canada." Nerdiest for sure, but I'll object to "least prestigious". Sure, old money pr

> "I chose what is probably the nerdiest/least prestigious university in Canada." Nerdiest for sure, but I'll object to "least prestigious". Sure, old money prefers Queens, or UofT - and you're right that UBC, McGill, etc have more clout within Canada. That's the operative keyword. Waterloo's main strength is not how well it's regarded within its own country (most people are unaware of its engineering and CS reputation), but rather its reputation abroad. I work in the US now, and practically no one has heard of any of the big Canadian universities. University of Toronto... that's probably in Toronto, right? McGill? shrug Waterloo is one of the few Canadian universities that has a near bulletproof reputation outside of the country, so I'd consider it far from low-prestige. In any case, I want to raise a second point: > "the success that people like Zuckerburg and Jobs have had, have shown that success doesn't have to mean wearing suit" I think the lesson is deeper and more important than just this. I think the more important lesson (and I hope one that catches on) is that success can come from creating and disrupting things. I think one of the most disappointing trends in recent history is the concentration of success on people whose main skill is playing the system. Our society's collective adoration (or more recently, mild hatred) on bankers and investors is proof of this. When I went through school, I saw many talented engineers heed the siren call of Wall Street. To me, it's a tremendous waste of talent - all of these smart people could be creating things, disrupting staid, complacent industries. But instead they were inventing new and improved derivatives and speeding up trading to squeeze the most out of the existing system as they can. I for one hope that the very public success of people like Jobs and Zuckerberg drives home to some people the worthwhileness of creation. Hopefully we can stem the flow of talent into finance and bring some people back onto the side of, well, building shit.