couldn't agree more. Funny how absolutely critical they make those years seem though. Do this for college, do that, it looks good on your transcript, blah blah.
I think for the vast majority of people having a degree from nearly any college is sufficient to get a decent job. The top 5% that become doctors and lawyers and such, well maybe there is an advantage there of going to some ivy league or other school. For me... my computer science degree came from an in state college with relatively cheap tuition and has been more than I've ever needed to get any job I wanted. I now make a job/salary I'm very happy with and that allows me to have a wife that stays at home and raises our two kids. And I have enough left over to buy some rc toys! So I'm totally happy with my crappy little college and all of the possibilities it has afforded me in life. Can't imagine going to some school that costs $25-40,000/year just to get the same type of job I have now...