<p>This might seem premature as I am a junior in high school, but, would it be possible to be accepted to an Ivy league college after attending a suny or cuny school? The reason for me asking is that if I'm going to spend the money on 6-8 yrs in college, wouldn't it be wise to invest more money into the grad school of my choice, as opposed to wasting it on undergrad school.</p>
<p>Yes, it definitely is possible. The thing about grad school is that one should choose the grad school based on the quality of the specific program rather than whether or not the school is an Ivy. </p>
<p>Also, gaining admission into a grad school is a bit different than gaining admission into an undergrad school. While grad school admission relies heavily on undergrad gpa, gre scores, professor recommendations, and research, it also looks at the individual student’s area of interest. The grad programs look for students that fit their program. </p>
<p>You may want to lurk over to the GRAD SCHOOL area of College Confidential.
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<p>Yes. I went to Spelman, a second-tier LAC for undergrad, and I now attend Columbia as a grad student. Your undergrad college doesn’t matter as much relative to what you do there.</p>
<p>But like nysmile said, the graduate school admissions process doesn’t work the same as undergrad. You pick programs based upon fit, and honestly in your field the best programs might be public universities and not Ivies. I know in one of my fields (psychology) Michigan is #3 and Wisconsin-Madison, Berkeley, and UCLA also have top program; and in the other, the only Ivies in the top ten is the one I currently attend and Harvard. The other schools in the top ten are schools like Minnesota, Michigan, UCLA, and UC-Berkeley (and Emory and Johns Hopkins).</p>
<p>That sounds reasonable if you don’t know how grad school works.</p>
<p>Also–depending on your field, of course, the grad school should be paying you to attend!
My advice: put grad school out of your mind, and concentrate on getting into a college that best suits you and your finances. Then concentrate on doing as well as you can in college, and figuring out whether grad school is even something you want to pursue.</p>