<p>“I have a __ in _____ from __<strong><em>.”
vs.
“I went to </em></strong> and then _____ where I got a __ in _____.”</p>
<p>What you say depends on what you want people to know about you and what you think people want to know about you.</p>
<p>If you want people to know that you went to a prestigious school before going to another school so they know you have prestige, that’s shamefully pathetic.</p>
<p>If you want people to know what school you know other people through, or where you did a significant part of your studies because you think that school does something unique in its teaching/research within an important area of study to you, that could be a relevant part of the story of your life.</p>