From employers' point of view - Mediocre undergrad school => Top grad school

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<p>Hey, guys</p>

<p>I am a junior at New Mexico State University studying civil engineering. It's an alright college with a decent engineering program; however we lose a lot of recognition because of a party-school reputation (there are a lot of party animals here). I went there mostly because of in-state tuition and state scholarships to save money (not a big fan of student loans). Plus I came to the US right before my senior year in high-school and, as you expect, my ACT scores in English weren't that spectacular.</p>

<p>Right now, after five semesters in undergrad program I have 4.0 GPA, participate in extracurricular engineering activities, have 3 major-related internships behind my back. I think I have good chances and enough money to get to a top-tier engineering grad school like UC Berkeley or UT Austin and try my best to do as well over there.</p>

<p>My question is when I go out to job market with my master's degree, will my barchelor's one in mediocre college hurt my chances a lot? Or do employers mostly care about your highest degree?</p>

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<p>no, it won’t hurt your chances</p>

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<p>No people care much more about the master’s school you attended than the undergraduate. Definitely going to a [The</a> Best Graduate Schools - Top Ranked Graduate Schools for 2012](<a href=“http://www.graduateschoolguru.com/top-graduate-schools/]The”>http://www.graduateschoolguru.com/top-graduate-schools/) matters much more than your undergraduate. It’s not uncommon for Rhodes Scholars to have attended mediocre undergraduate schools - good luck!</p>