I am an international student interested in American schools. I was wondering whether it would be advantageous to go to a school where I could get a higher GPA but one with a slightly lesser prestige or a school with greater prestige but one in which I may get a lesser GPA?
That would depend on the career field. Some fields (like Investment Banking) are very sensitive to the school name. Most other fields are not. Then it’s GPA that is more important.