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I think the stupidest assumption I’ve read is that one’s alma mater is as important ten years after graduation as it is right after (or before) graduation. Ten years is quite a bit of time, and most people will have done a considerable amount of networking, further education, and/or career changes during that stretch of time – all of which can be entirely independent of one’s undergraduate college. An attempt to compare two college based on earnings ten years down the road is not very helpful; there are simply too many factors involved.</p>