Decades ago I was considering going to law school, but was concerned that I would not be admitted at the top tier that I was interested in. I was discussing this with a lawyer who had received his JD from a local school with not-a- top reputation nationally (or even locally). In course of the discussion and his attempt to persuade me that his alma mater was a deserving alternative, he did admit that “there is some astigmatism” attached to having attended XYZ law school.
It was a very effective negative sales pitch. I went in a different direction. 