how do i get into a top grad school?

<p>i've heard that small liberal arts schools like lafayette, dickinson etc do not send a lot of their kids to great grad schools. is this true?</p>

<p>do grad schools really look at what college you're attending? what if they have never heard of your college?</p>

<p>from what i’ve heard, the most important thing is just working your ass off and getting really good grades. small LACs send students to top grad schools all time b/c those students worked really hard and got involved. my friend’s sister went to dickinson and got into both nyu and duke for law school…</p>