Assuming that anybody coming from non-elite universities are "McProgrammers" is insulting. You learn how to learn at a good university. Rarely do you ever hit the ground running with every skill perfectly matched to the job you're hired for at any given company. That's why people, y'know, learn on the job. I very much doubt any programmer working on SpaceX had ever launched a craft into space before getting hired there. Stop being elitist.