I am genuinely curious as to why people say that where you get your Bachelor's degree does not matter. Enlightenment would be appreciated!

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UBC Bachelor of Science 2012

There is not that big of a difference in quality among Canadian schools (there is, from what I hear, a much bigger range among American schools)

Now, I wouldn't exactly say that it "doesn't matter". But that is more from the perspective of making the right choice for yourself; I am very happy that I chose to go to a smaller school for my undergrad, and I do not think I would be where I am today had I gone to some big impersonal school.

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^ Building on that... my first-year psych prof told us at the end of the course that she forgot like 90%+ of the stuff she learned in undergrad. At the time, I didn't believe her; I for some reason thought that after I learned something so many times, that it would become locked in my memory. Now I know that that is hardly the case. You learn a lot of stuff on the job, so, yeah, it makes perfect sense that employers value experience over education.

If given a choice of a recent grad from UofT versus a recent grad from Thompson Rivers (assuming neither has any relevant job experience), most employers will choose the UofT graduate. BUT 5-10 years down the road, work experience will definitely trump education, and the employer would likely care less which university the applicant attended. Not to mention that where one attends post-undergraduate studies will outweigh where that person attends undergrad studies, and it truly is not that important where you go to do your undergrad.

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Honours BMSc Double Major in Physiology and Medical Science UWO '09