[brg]

As a hiring manager, a top tier school will matter for a long while. It matters not only in salary (20%+) for a top tier school, but also in the opportunities people will trust you with.

[alecbenzer]

What's your reasoning for this? (or are you just saying that that is the way it is, even if it's not proper?)

[brg]

Sorry I wasn't clear. That's the way it is, and when I was a hiring manager was when the disparity was made clear to me.