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<p>I couldn’t agree with you more. I got one of my internships through an upperclassman friend of mine, who got his through a friend of his at the same school. Oh, and did I mention our school was the vice-president’s alma mater? </p>
<p>I got my second internship through the above mentioned vice-president’s best friend’s (who went to the same college as him) wife. And the guy who hired me for a full-time job? Yep, same school as mine. </p>
<p>A competitor in my field hires a lot of Manhattan College graduates, which isn’t exactly a top notch engineering, architecture or construction management school. And it’s not like it can’t attract quality prospects; this company is one of the top 5 in the world. So why Manhattan College? I imagine there are a couple of alumni with hiring authority over at this company.</p>
<p>Don’t underestimate alumni pride.</p>