[username223]

For all X and Y, there's still the problem of the speaker being associated with something called "Hacker School." Just like "Beefcake School," "Baller School," "Stud School," or any other "Positive Connotation to a Certain Demographic School," it doesn't pass the laugh test.

[jfarmer]

Is this the "username223 Laugh Test" or something more universal?

[username223]

It's fairly general, like the saying that any science with "science" in its name probably isn't. It's good to be skeptical about things whose made-up names consist of buzzwords appealing to their target demographics.

[funthree]

It's kind of like a matter of forcing acquiescence versus offering traditional dignification to the eventual employer. I cant really say I take a side.