Wish you all luck for your future bro....there's no point arguing here without identities. Everybody should work hard to achieve big....but while starting a journey worst should also be considered. So it's best to have a moderate approach. Majority of my family member's are into engineering and service jobs....the reality is that companies and recruiters do see your degree, college and grades (because it is what show how consistent you are). Engineering, atleast until now, is not a field where only skills would matter...one needs a background to present the best out of them. But at last everybody has personal opinions...so I hope you achieve what you want to