Even then it's still really hard. I'm at one of those schools and many of my friends don't even get interviews with the best firms. My impression is that the supply of capable people for these jobs is much higher than the capacity to absorb everyone who is capable of doing the job.
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Yeah, it's hard to really pin down. They're all really image-conscious and they're looking for specific things -- I don't even know what sometimes. It also really helps to meet with their recruiters that come around your campus and get feedback from them on this. They have a difficult job that they'd love to make easier.
Also keep in mind that they have an image to maintain and some of them are really hurting right now. They may have to look like they're hiring when really they aren't.
(looking over your profile) You might be better off at some of the smaller, specialized HFT shops out there (I hope you like Chicago) if you really know your way around linux kernel programming. That's a really small industry though.
Thanks for the advice :)