I am now a firm believer that school status has little to do with a good education. The professors who teach at the University are what really matter.
There really is not a truer statement than this above. I've worked with other Architects from U of Penn, Harvard, MIT (although I really respected this guy), Syracuse, Ga Tech, Auburn, Florida and others during my career. I never once felt that I was not educated on a comensurate level or even better prepared than any one of my colleagues. Not saying I'm better even though I may believe it sometimes.