<p>CapnJack - your friends are fellow high schoolers. They’ve likely lived in just one part of the country. They’re not familiar with different regions or social classes. Their info on prestige is largely filtered through familiarity and what they’ve heard. They think that in the real world, people make a huge deal of someone’s college. They haven’t a clue that many successful people are successful through routes other than academic success. They aren’t worldly. They simply aren’t good sources to judge prestige.</p>
<p>If I asked a bunch of hs seniors who makes the best watch, they’d say Rolex. That doesn’t indeed make it so. If I said the best car, they’d say Mercedes. That doesn’t make it so. If I said the best singer, they’d say Lady Gaga. That doe ant make it so. They have no life experience, and yet you think their opinions are meaningful? Whatever for?</p>