<p>@sakky -The school you went to 20 years ago does matter. When schmoozing with other successful business people, it will probably be well known if you’re an alum of Harvard.</p>
<p>In the business world sports are commonly used to generate small talk and I find myself talking about UCLA sports a lot. I went to UCLA undergrad but if I had gone to Harvard I would find ways to name drop it throughout my career!</p>
<p>(Take my post with a grain of salt. I just graduated from UCLA in June and I’m 25 with little business world experience.)</p>