<p>Thanks everyone for the responses! Also, thanks for the nice retort ideas. :)</p>
<p>I think that I feel a little better about everything now. I don't know. Maybe it's just first semester nerves... It still bothers me, but I guess that it always will to an extent (or at least until I do get that job).</p>
<p>I am very interested in hearing your take on what employers are looking for in students coming out of college. I work with a lot of parents and kids who think the name on the degree is the only thing that matters, and it's hard to convince them otherwise.</p>
<p>So as a professional, what do you look for?</p>