Going to college matters. And while the refrain, in both popular and scholarly discourse, is that going to any college matters, the real answer is that it depends on where you want to head after graduation. It’s not just that certain schools are known for excellence in a given field or offer coursework and training relevant to a specific career path. Rather, the most prestigious employers are going directly to a limited set of schools to hire new talent, systematically skewing the playing field toward students from a handful of schools.