<p>I understand....if you want a fun undergrad experience at the best school you can by your criteria. Consider Dartmouth and Penn, both known to be extremely good academically and allot of fun socially.</p>
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So basically if you can, go to the best undergrad school possible, because worst case scenario it makes no difference in your life and best case scenario it sets you up for great opportunities later in life. There are no guarantees, but attending Harvard will give you much more of a leg up than U mass...so if you can, why not go?
So would going to Georgetown instead of Tufts give me much more opportunities later in life?</p>
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I understand....if you want a fun undergrad experience at the best school you can by your criteria. Consider Dartmouth and Penn, both known to be extremely good academically and allot of fun socially.
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Of course I'd rather go to Dartmouth and UPenn, but what if I don't get in..
I'm just making scenarios here, that's all. Those are both Ivy League schools so it's obvious it'll be easier for my grad school from there.
I'm trying to generalize from a lower standpoint, such as Vanderbilt, UT of Austin, Georgetown, and UVa. Would going to these schools decrease my chances of going to a Top MBA program? And rule out the whole GPA and EC stuff. We'll just say that I get a 3.7-4.0 at these schools with great EC's.</p>
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Top students tend to go to top undergrad schools and (if they do grad school), they go on to top grad schools, not necessarily because they came from a top undergrad school but because they were/are top students to start with.
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<p>People tend to forget this and it definitely bears repeating.</p>
<p>Alright..good then. The schools I mentioned are Top undergrad schools, so I guess that's all the reassurance I needed.</p>
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I'm trying to generalize from a lower standpoint, such as Vanderbilt, UT of Austin, Georgetown, and UVa. Would going to these schools decrease my chances of going to a Top MBA program? And rule out the whole GPA and EC stuff. We'll just say that I get a 3.7-4.0 at these schools with great EC's.
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<p>I don't think you will be at a noticeable disadvantage coming out of those schools compared to the Ivies. Top MBA programs explicitly say that they only consider your undergrad school's rep to be only marginally considerable when making admissions decisions. That should suggest that it isn't so important after all. Also, regarding any data that shows how grads from Ivies are more represented in certain top MBA programs, you should take account of the fact that an average Harvard grad is more motivated, well rounded, and academically more gifted compared to a Vanderbilt, UTexas, or Gtown grad, thus more qualified to gain acceptance into top MBA programs to begin with.</p>
<p>Milkmagn posted "So would going to Georgetown instead of Tufts give me much more opportunities later in life?"</p>
<p>Probably not since they are very comparable universities in terms of prestige and academics. (with maybe Georgetown a little higher) Also how do you quote someone?</p>
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I don't think you will be at a noticeable disadvantage coming out of those schools compared to the Ivies. Top MBA programs explicitly say that they only consider your undergrad school's rep to be only marginally considerable when making admissions decisions. That should suggest that it isn't so important after all. Also, regarding any data that shows how grads from Ivies are more represented in certain top MBA programs, you should take account of the fact that an average Harvard grad is more motivated, well rounded, and academically more gifted compared to a Vanderbilt, UTexas, or Gtown grad, thus more qualified to gain acceptance into top MBA programs to begin with.
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<p>From your last sentence, what if I got a 3.7+ at the schools I mentioned compared to Harvard. With those grades, doesn't it show that I'm a well rounded, and academically gifted person?
Idk..you just kind of confused me there in the last sentence. You pretty much went against what you were saying the whole time =/
You're pretty much saying that it DOES make a difference if you go to an Ivy League schools compared to another top school..god I'm getting so many mixed answers.</p>
<p>OF COURSE it makes a difference, otherwise why would people go there. But his point, correct me if I am wrong that if you are a good student at those other well-respected schools you will be fine. ALso his point was that a school like harvard also has a higher concentration of gifted students and as a result does well.. DO well at any school and you can be fine.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks guys.</p>