<p>I have no doubt that there’s material covered in MIT classes that aren’t covered in Clemson’s classes. Other than that, there is basic material that is covered in all classes regardless of what school you go to. I wonder how much of an advantage the difficulty of MIT classes really is. </p>
<p>I was at a professional conference the other day and went to a session tailored towards college students and what I remember hearing from some employers in my engineering field was that they can teach you technical skills on the job but what really differentiates you from other applicants is not your GPA but your communication skills.</p>