Even with that definition it may still be irrational as a student, or at least short-sighted. The further you get in your career, the less it matters which scho

Even with that definition it may still be irrational as a student, or at least short-sighted. The further you get in your career, the less it matters which school you went to. Employers may be interested in your schooling if you're fresh out of school, but after that, they're much more interested in your work experience. I went to community college and then transferred to an fairly inexpensive 4-year college. In my first job I got a huge amount of work experience and leveled-up to the senior software developer title. Maybe an employer after that first job would look at me suspiciously for my choice of schools, but they really shouldn't.