<p>Case in point: you’re not using the real benefits of a top 4 education. When you go into industry to find a regular job, you’re really not all that more advantageous as a top 4 by default. </p>
<p>It’s the more lucrative opportunities of a major that really benefit from a top school (ex: startups). For more standard positions, two equal students will be in pretty much the same position if they go for a standard job, maybe top 4 will get a slight boost in benefit of the doubt/hard times. </p>
<p>It’s important to know why a top 4 is worth having. In engineering, a salary boost is not a good reason. This is not to say that a top 4 isn’t good, it’s just that you have to know why it’s good.</p>