[baroffoos]

This website and California are so far from the reality the rest of the world lives in that it warps your view. I have never in my life seen a job advert that specifies what kind of uni you have to go to. Most of then don't even have a hard requirement for a degree as long as you can prove skill. And these jobs pay well above what the average person makes.

The comments in this thread make it sound like if you aren't born in the top 1% and don't spend every minute planning your application to uni then you will end up homeless on the street. If that is true then I highly recommend moving somewhere sane.