<p>I got a internship from alumni of the college the i WILL be attending ( i am only a hs graduate while everyone else will be junior or senior in college at top engineering schools)
I think school reputation will be pretty important in the beginning of one’s careers. It will give you the better opportunities earlier on, putting you step before others. However, in the long run, experience will be more important, so those who took advantages of their opportunities will generally become more successful.</p>
<p>For engineering majors, even when economy is bad or slow, top companies will still recruit from the top engineering schools, but might not give space to anyone that doesn’t go to school in the name brand engineering schools. That might be the biggest difference in the short run.</p>