Do state public schools really vary all that much from state to state?

[CasaAtreides]

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if a top grad school had to choose between 2 students who had the same qualifications - suppose one student is from a low ranked school and the other is from a top 30 school - which would the grad school pick?
they’d most likely pick the student at the higher ranked school.

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<p>I’m not saying you’re entirely wrong here, but can you substantiate this with some data?</p>

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but would you agree that a neuroscience major at georgetown (i haven’t heard much about georgetown’s neuroscience department, that’s why i’m using it in this example) might get accepted into a better grad school than a neuroscience major at pitt?

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<p>I would like to hope that graduate school admissions officers have an idea about the rigor of certain undergraduate programs. At any rate, it’s what you do at the school that matters, not necessarily where you go. Do not overemphasize the importance of a brand name school.</p>