I can't expect a very nice job unless I attend one of the 1st tier colleges
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define "nice job"? I've noticed that some people seem to have time for hobbies and such that are distinctly different than their "job", for instance, for which a job that actually doesn't occupy more than those official 8 hours/day is pretty useful, perhaps. Other people find anything that involves working for someone else "distasteful." And there is "startup" vs "security", and any number of other variables which match different people in different ways.
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Bullcrap. Several tiers of colleges will get you perfectly fine jobs. After your second job or so, your degree is probably just a checkmark. (though that FIRST job may be a bit more difficult to get. Depending on your degree. And the economy. And who knows what factors may or may not be playing 4+ years from now.)