<p>If you want to speak psychoanalytically, you could attribute this to essentially anything in the world…but if you want to discuss it in the realm of reality, a sociological theory may be the better way to approach it.</p>
<p>Perhaps a structural functional approach? Maybe some Karl Marx?</p>
<p>It’s because of capitalism. We live in a money based society, where social status is dependent on the perceived sense of prestige that one carries. Having gone to a name brand school gives one the illusion that they are forging greater connections for their futures, which may or may not truly be the case. It’s all about the power. Going to a top school gives a sense of superiority over people that go to those crappy state schools and lower level universities. Even though they’re walking away with an identical degree…they don’t get THAT degree. </p>
<p>Everything is a result of capitalism though. </p>
<p>Next, we’ll attempt to approach this with physics. The greater prestige of the name brand schools have created a greater warp in the fabric of spacetime, and this warpage is resulting in a greater gravitational effect on you…thus, pulling you in. So…if you go to one of these top schools…it will be the rough equivalent of getting sucked into a black hole. Think about that for a moment. Do you really want to get sucked into a black hole? No?</p>