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Of course it does. Take a look at the undergrads of those at Harvard Medical School (or any other elite medical school) and see how many went to UCF-like schools vs. top-tier ones.</p>
<p>Not to brag or anything but we have Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BC, just to name a few. So I think we have the best schools and I got into all of them so I never have to leave MA. I bet everyone who reads this is really jealous right now.</p>
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this doesnāt really prove anything - logically, people who are in top med schools will be very smart and motivated, and smart and motivated students will likely go to top tier schools out of H.S. rather than average ones. The same students could very well have ended up where they did even if they had gone to a different undergrad.</p>
<p>That said, a grad of a top school will probably be more likely to be noticed by the Harvard med school admissions people than a UCF grad, so it does matter to some degree</p>
<p>Texas: serious party school, but good business program</p>
<p>A&M: super conservative, theyāre the butt of countless jokes</p>
<p>Prairie View: ghettoooo. basically, if you show up, youāre accepted.</p>
<p>Texas Tech: its usually assumed that the people who canāt get into UT or A&M go here</p>
<p>SMU: school for the preppy, rich kids</p>
<p>Rice: the harvard of the south. enough said. =]</p>
<p>Massachusetts does have great schools, but I donāt think any of them are āstateā schools that offer an in-state tuition. That being said, UMass Amherst does, and Iāve heard good things about it.</p>
<p>StevenWheatland</p>
<p>You lost your bet. I, for one, am not jealous.</p>
<p>āSo I think we have the best schools and I got into all of themā</p>
<p>People donāt find out about Harvard until March 31, so how did you find out already?</p>
<p>Good catch ReachForDreams!</p>
<p>State of Alabama</p>
<p>1) Auburn University - 25,000+ students, known for itās engineering and architecture programs, but has many solid majors. City has a nice small town family feel. It used to be really easy to get into Auburn. However, in the last 5-10 years, the school has really clamped down on admissions. Football type school.</p>
<p>2) University of Alabama - 25,000+ students, known for itās business and law programs. I went to this school for graduate work. Most likely holds a slight edge over Auburn in terms of itās party atmosphere. Easier to get into than Auburn. Awards multiple full ride scholarships to out of staters. Football type school.</p>
<p>3) University of Alabama at Birmingham - 16,000+ students. I went to this school for undergraduate work. Located in the largest city in the state. Known for itās outstanding medical program and influence on jobs across the state. Solid programs for professionals (engineering/accounting/etc.) and in the natural sciences. Basketball type school.</p>
<p>4) University of Alabama in Huntsville - 12,000+ students. In the Rocket city and as such heavily influenced by the tech sector. Great opportunities for engineering grads.</p>
<p>5) University of South Alabama - 14,000+ students. Near mobile. Donāt know much about the school.</p>
<p>6) Birmingham-Southern College - 1,500+ students. Selective and expensive private school. Sends a lot of itās graduates to business/med/law/grad schools.</p>
<p>7) Samford University - 4000+ students. Selective and expensive private school. Home of regionally known law school.</p>
<p>8) University of North Alabama - 7000+ students. Located in Florence, Alabama. Not scary, just remote.</p>
<p>9) University of West Alabama - 5000+ students. Located in Livingston, Alabama. Yep, scary.</p>
<p>10) Troy University - 25,000+ students (mostly online). Located in Troy, Alabama. I donāt know much about Troy. I did date a girl there and she broke my heart. </p>
<p>11) University of Mobile - 1500+ students. Private, but not very selective. Small school.</p>
<p>12) University of Montevallo - 3000+ students. I have some friends that went here. And they turned out well.</p>
<p>Plus, an abundance of community colleges.</p>
<p>Louisiana</p>
<p>LSU- 33,000+, Football, #1 for tailgating according to ESPN, hot girls, drunkenness, where oil field workers send their kids to school, petroleum engineering anyone.</p>
<p>Tulane- smart rich kids who thinking spending more money going here than a school like Princeton is worth it. Bourbon street anyone.</p>
<p>Loyola- catholic, law school is nice, nice library, bourbon street again.</p>
<p>All other schools in Louisiana arenāt worth mentioning.</p>
<p>what do you do in MA anyway?</p>
<p>Are you really comparing Louisiana to Massachusetts? Youāve got to be kidding meā¦</p>
<p>This is where Matt Grevers, Olympic Gold Medalist, swam!</p>
<p>no, Iām not comparing it to mass, no way. I was just listing how bad off we are down here, lol.</p>
<p>WASHINGTON =)</p>
<p>University of Washington - As others have said, one of the top schools in state. It is getting much harder to get into, and very tricky, theyāre big on the whole applicant as a whole thing, and youāll be surprised at some of the GPAs getting accepted, and some getting rejected. Tons of school spirit, dorms suck, Seattle is a great campus and lost of rivalry with WSU. Itās the top choice for most students, but underrated by most AP/top students (myself included, until recently). Fantastic med school, fantastic.</p>
<p>Washington State University - Huge rivalry with UW in sports, the academics really canāt. You are automatically accepted if you have above a 3.5 gpa or are in the top 10% of your graduating class. In my opinion, total party school, though we have ton of WSU fans here. Many who end up here were rejected from UW or are HUGE cougar fans.</p>
<p>Western Washington University - definately easier to get into that UW. more hippie for sure, in bellingham which isnt that exciting, but the campus is great and its very artsy.</p>
<p>University of Puget Sound - In Tacoma which isnt the best of locationsā¦not many actually know of it, its super small, and not well known.</p>
<p>Iām not too well versed in the other in state schoolsā¦</p>
<p>Idaho-</p>
<p>Just kidding, I have no idea.</p>
<p>No one from Kentucky or Tennessee?</p>
<p>Tons have already done Cali I believe but Iāll do a few out of boredom.</p>
<p>Humboldt - druggies, liberals, n hippies.
San Fran SU - ghost town in the middle of a booming city. well balanced diversity.
UC Merced - I actually have no actual knowledge about it except that it sucks really, really hard.
UC Santa Cruz - drugged up liberals who prefer fit over academics
Pepperdine - OC culture at its finest. pretty faces, hot bods, expensive clothes, and lots of $$$. strictly religious and conservative.
U San Diego - think of Pepperdineās student body. also, staff is terribly racist against poor whites.</p>
<p>PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
**The College of William and Mary: **
Many people think it is actually a private school, seen as very smart on full of pre-med and pre-law students. Small school feel. Top level public school. Not seen as a party school. Very pretty campus. Area is known for its history. Educated Thomas Jefferson (TJ). Football rivalry with UofR.
University of Virginia:
Seen as the major state institution, students are very smart. Seen as preppy. Much larger and more impersonal than W&M. Party school yet smart. Very pretty campus. Top level public school. Known for being being founded by Thomas Jefferson (TJ). Football rivalry with VT.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech):
Very easy to get into and the top 50%'s backup. The Engineering schools is highly respected though. Very large so also has a very wide alumni connection. Party School. Good football team.
Radford University:
āI wanted to go to VT but didnāt get in so Iāll sit here and drink, do drugs, and go to VT football games if I can get tickets.ā
Virginia Commonwealth University:
Known for arts and pre-med, otherwise not great. If youāre a top student and like art or pre-med you like this school as you can get nice perks in the honors college and very likely a scholarship. Itās section of Richmond is not the best spot. Very large. No football team.
James Madison University:
An ok all-round school with a high % of women.
Virginia State University:
Often confused with VCU, this is a smaller mostly black school.
Old Dominion University:
Unattractive lower-quality school in an unattractive location. But hey, its college!
Christopher Newport University
āI still want to go to college but I want a smaller school.ā
George Mason University:
āI want to go to college in Northern Virginia (NoVa).ā
Longwood University:
Has a good soccer program, and the opposite in academics.
UVA-Wise:
So the people down in the extreme south west tip of VA can go to school somewhere. Seen as UVAās service to the poor.
University of Mary Washington:
A decent small school, popular with the womenfolk. Very pretty in the Jeffersonian style.</p>
<p>PRIVATE SCHOOLS:
Washington and Lee University:
Very smart. Very small. Very rural. Very expensive for in-state.
University of Richmond:
Seen as smart, but more in the frat boy, old, out of area money kind of way. Has a beautiful campus that can seem fake at times. āOldest football rivalry in the South with W&M.ā</p>
<p>Dadofgenius, hey, I got that from my friend who attends tulane, but he is on a full scholarship to go there, I doubt he would have went otherwise. Honestly, if you arenāt graduating in medicine or some type of finance you wonāt make enough to pay the money you have to borrow. What is it, 15k for a dorm room a year? In that range. Tulane is in the top 50 and is a member of the AAU. It is a great school to go for those that what to shell out of serious cash for another sheet of paper.</p>
<p>Honestly, instead of sinking 40k going to school I year, I rather drive a lexus.</p>