[taway2012]

There is a diff between what the parent said and what you said. They aren't opposites, hence they can both can be true. IMHO.

What I understood from parent was: good college + good GPA => meets minimum hiring criteria, so make them an offer.

What you are saying is: (good college, good GPA) is not correlated with magnitude of performance among PEOPLE ALREADY HIRED INTO GOOGLE.

[mikeash]

I bet height correlates very weakly with basketball ability among top NBA players, too.

[gregors]

I'm glad to know that somehow being at a good college makes learning about linked lists somehow more relevant to employers.