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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, not all schools are equal.

A top honors degree from third rate undergrad may not get you into prestigious graduate school, especially if their programs suck in your field of interest.[/quote]
There's a lot to be said for being the big fish in a small pond.  I ended up at a third rate undergrad for financial reasons and had no problem getting into a top grad school and top law school.  Leaving undergrad I had tons of awards, glowing recommendations, and perfect grades.  I don't know that my application would have been as stellar from a more competitive school.[/quote]

+1. Most important are grades, test scores, getting to know professors that can write you good recommendation letters. Work experience if going for something like an MBA. A lot of these other posts that focus on where undergrad was attended are simply positing a spurious correlation (i.e., the kids at top schools are good at getting the grades, test scores, and angling for recommendations and accolades which is how they got there in the first place). I’m sure there is a point where university quality matters but it is way lower than whatever DCUM thinks.[/quote]

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