Sorry that was not meant for you it was for the discussion in general. I just go back over the last year and this has been discussed way to much.
As far as the Stanford grad only making slightly more, I understand that is the case at your firm but I would say that is not usual. Also I would argue that over time that slight increase coupled with quicker promotions and other changes will pay off significantly more than the increased tuition. But I only have my life experiences to go off of. I doubt I would ever say to the Stanford MBA grad...... "wow you only got a bit more money coming out of college sucks to be you." But you and I are obviously different in our approach to this.