How important is your college ranking when applying to graduate school?

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leighlee89 asked:

I’ve been told different things on whether or not the ranking of your college will help or hurt your chances of getting into graduate school. I’m not talking about Ivy schools, but is the college ranking that important?

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2 Responses to 'How important is your college ranking when applying to graduate school?'

  1. eri - October 2nd, 2009 at 7:51 am

    I’ve never even heard of college rankings. A few colleges will have a valedictorian, but none of the schools I’ve attended did any more in the way of rankings. Besides, I can’t imagine a grad school in, say, physics comparing your grades against someone who majored in art. Your GPA, test scores, letters of recommendation, and experience are what matter.

  2. Maria S - October 2nd, 2009 at 10:49 pm

    I don’t think it matters what your school is ranked. I think most adcoms understand that many students may have chosen a lower-ranked school simply because it was less-expensive or they may have received a scholarship there. Also, many students might just go to schools near their home so they can live at home with parents and save money. There are a million reasons why a person wouldn’t go to the best school they could get into. Also, I think the level of difficulty is the same at every school.

    I think it would only be a “soft factor” if you went to an ivy league college. So if you went to Harvard they might bump up or chances a little bit but otherwise it doesnt’ matter


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