A little cynical and angry. All good. I will add two points to the discussion: in my almost 30 years in the Insurance industry where 98% or more of executives have college degrees and some from top line schools the two of the three best I ever worked with never attended college. They were very conscious of their perceived shortcomings and compensated for it in glaring ways. One bordering on the tragic.
The other point is that in hiring many people over the years - some just out of school and others with 3-7 years experience, I have learned not to hire from the top line schools. I have found that in most cases, graduates from second or third tier schools tend to have a chip on their shoulder. They have something to prove, to earn. The top tier ones seem and many are just entitled.
Cheers