I don't really want to fight the last war. The real evil to be fought here is credentialism. Apparently even PG might agree: http://www.paulgraham.com/credentia

I don't really want to fight the last war. The real evil to be fought here is credentialism. Apparently even PG might agree: http://www.paulgraham.com/credentials.html http://www.paulgraham.com/credentials.html If you take care of that, both from a social angle and for employment, it won't feel like your life has taken a hit if you don't get into one of these schools. In fact you might not even want to go anymore.