[austinheap]

You're totally right that a Name Brand™ degree will open doors at the staple companies like Apple/Google/Facebook. That said, the number of times I've been debriefing on a candidate and their degree came up as a factor is zero. That's after hiring 100+ in SF and interviewing a # I don't want to think about.

[colmvp]

I'm not saying I disbelieve your own POV, but bias can sometimes be hard to recognize, both in ourselves and others.