Prestige of UW? And Quality of Nueropsyiology?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>Hey Guys, usually I wouldn't pose this sort of question. I really don't care much for prestige when it comes down to choosing colleges. However, I am worried that if I go to UW, then grad (med or law) schools wouldn't be as "impressed" (or whatever you want to use) with UW on my application. And is the Nueropsyiology major really good, or is it just really bio with some concentration on nueroscience? thanks!! =)</p>

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<p>it matters of more your grades then what school you went to for med and law school.</p>

<p>(yes Im stalking you)</p>

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<p>*** itry…
aight then what about getting a job straight out of undergrad? how is the reputation of UDub then?</p>

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<p>Graduate (and med and law) schools don’t look at undergrad prestige. They look at GPA and GRE to some extent, but mainly they look for research/internships and excellent letters of recommendation. Med schools care about GPA and MCAT a lot more than graduate schools, but they still don’t care about prestige.</p>

<p>Also, you’re misspelling Neurophysiology.</p>

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<p>^lol sorry</p>

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<p>Of course they care about prestige. Someone that goes to a generic, easy-to-get-into college/univesrities and then applies for graduate school–despite a good GPA–will have difficulty getting accepted to very good graduate schools. Whereas someone who went to a prestigious and academically challenging, with, even a slightly worse GPA than the aforementioned cadidate, will have an easier time.</p>

<p>Your undergraduate institution matters. Do you not think that universities recognize the quality of different academic programs and their respective difficulty? Standardized testing exists solely for the reason that academic programs are variable in nature. However, if you go to a “prestigious” university, its likely that the admission officers will know at least something about its program and they may pardon you from a lower GPA because of it.</p>

<p>However, do realize that UW is a great school and if you intend to go there, it’s a fine choice and if you do well, you should have no problem being accepted to graduate educational programs.</p>