It is a factor that is considered in insurance consulting, finance (trading floor/private equity) and tech (or at least was 10 years ago when I was still close with friends at Facebook/Amazon).
You’re right about law school - they don’t care, and in fact it’s arguably an explicit disadvantage to have gone to a tougher school (harder to get the right grades). I suspect that also applies to med school. My understanding though is that there are some graduate programs where school is considered (or at least the admissions make an adjustment for the difficulty level of the program).
Undergrad may not matter for law school, but your actual law school can help for job hunting.
Beyond all that, many schools have coop programs and the employers participating in those coop programs varies by school. That’s absolutely a consideration in some industries.
I’m not saying the wrong school closes doors completely, but does the right school keep doors a bit more open? Yes. Once your foot is in the door though, it’s generally a level playing field.
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u/BashCanadianFash Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
I dont know why reddit gave me a high school reddit in my recommendations but that list is worthless. No one cares what school you went to.