Is it possible to 'hide' a degree?

[dfrecore]

I agree with SolarKat. There are so many variables to this that it is impossible to make a blanket statement of any sort about any degrees.

Generally speaking, the more prestigious the university, the better your degree. Obviously a degree from an Ivy League is worth a lot more than a degree from a "regular" college.

There are SO many scenarios where a big three college degree is a great option - but to say that it's exactly the same as a B&M degree... I would say that really, really depends on what you need the degree for.

To your first point, I'd like to give you this statistic: only 30% of American-born CEO's of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500 attended an elite college. Which means that the other 70% did NOT get an ivy league degree, and still managed to make something of themselves. Wait, what? That can't be possible! Of course it can. There are only a few ivy league schools, and obviously everyone who becomes successful in this country couldn't possibly go there. There would not be very many successful businesses in this country if we had to count on Ivy Leaguers to get us there. And if you'd like to know who some famous successful people are who do not even have a college degree, you can find plenty of those, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, Dave Thomas (Wendy's), David Green (Hobby Lobby), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney, Wolfgang Puck, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, 10 other presidents...the list goes on.

To your second point (actually the last point in your full post): I don't think anyone here said they the degrees were "exactly the same." Many times on this forum, we like to point out that a degree from one of the Big 3 is not always the answer to a problem. Many of us discourage younger kids from going here straight out of high school. Many of us recommend other options, and mention internships and contacts that you just can't get through the Big 3.