I also get the impression that you two don't really disagree all that much. You just have slightly different perspectives based on personal experiences. Bill, if it were true about the HR people you said were tossing UNAM graduates resumes on a wholesale basis, i would find that rather shortsighted. I know in the u.s.
Some schools focus too much on theory and others on the technical aspects.
However, i would have to be a fool to not look at those graduates on an individual basis. I am a firm believer that one can learn almost anywhere if they want to. One gets out of an education what one puts in. Anyway guys, thanks for the enjoyable read and the perspectives you two bring to the issue. Thanks, John, for the responses.