My co-founder and I came from Arizona State University (we also dropped out).
ASU is probably not even ranked in the top 40 for engineering or computer science however Y Combinator judged us correctly. (I hope!)
It's what you've accomplished and your personality that likely makes the difference. For example, you can come from MIT but if you're not committed to building a company and it shows in your attitude you will likely not be accepted.
I wouldn't be surprised if the statistics showed people are from more top-tier schools. People in Y Combinator are probably extremely competitive, intelligent, and/or ambitious people. Why wouldn't they strive to go to the best schools?
ASU is probably not even ranked in the top 40 for engineering or computer science however Y Combinator judged us correctly. (I hope!)
It's what you've accomplished and your personality that likely makes the difference. For example, you can come from MIT but if you're not committed to building a company and it shows in your attitude you will likely not be accepted.
I wouldn't be surprised if the statistics showed people are from more top-tier schools. People in Y Combinator are probably extremely competitive, intelligent, and/or ambitious people. Why wouldn't they strive to go to the best schools?