[peterhunt]

Absolutely not worth it if you have to invest serious time or money.

I've found that at elite schools the undergraduates are often stronger than the graduate students. My suggestion is that if you aren't happy with your current job, practice interviewing and maybe take some online courses for stuff you don't know and you'll be much better off. Most companies in the valley look at pedigree merely for sourcing candidates; once you're in the interview it's almost entirely based on your performance.

You can often get the interview with a decent GitHub resume.