<p>@theanaconda:</p>
<p>Yep, networks matter, but if you’ve worked as long as I have, you’ll notice that a lot of schools have useful networks (the networks of the CS folks at Cal & UIUC are pretty darn good for software jobs in Silicon Valley, for instance; in TX, few schools can beat the networks of UT-Austin and A&M in that state, etc.)</p>
<p>Also, while there’s some correlation with rankings, some schools have better or worse networks than their peers.</p>