<p>ok i dont know how to work this thing.. and i have a question along the lines of fake out. so
my gpa's:
freshmen:3.4
sophmore:3.3
junior:2.43 ( iknow its horrible)
what are my chances of any college like pennstate (college park)? umd (collge park or umbc) or any state college</p>
<p>my s.a.t scores are much better i got a 1450 the old version does that mean anything.. do i have a chance at any college?</p>
<p>you need to take the new sat. most colleges that i know of won't accept the old one.</p>
<p>You should be okay at Penn State if you can fix your grades this year.</p>
<p>hey look! the City College of San Francisco student is talking again! Lets watch him bash a school he can only dream about going to. So exciting. Go Ubermensch! Go! Be as elitist as you can... even though you're in community college.</p>
<p>this is not a chances post...</p>
<p>I would put Berkeley above Stanford, even though Stanford is higher ranked. I think the name recognition is bigger.</p>
<p>Harvard
MIT
Berkeley
Yale
Stanford
Cornell
Caltech
Princeton
Columbia</p>
<p>Something like that...</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
MIT
Columbia
Duke
Cal Tech
Georgetown
Berkeley</p>
<p>Yeah, but schools like Berkeley and Stanford will always have a higher recognition to Asian countries since they are on the West Coast and closest to Asia. Geographical locations play a big part in other countries being familiar with them. That's what I was told by several people from other parts of the world.</p>
<p>Berkeley number 1</p>
<p>Does the world know about Duke? I would say the west coast doesn't "know" DUKE like the east or the south.</p>
<p>My relatives from out of country don't really know about it. </p>
<p>Those that have heard of it think its a hospital (which it is)</p>
<p>why are ppl concerned if some farmer in Africa or some pharmicisit in Korea knows of your school when you have no intention of living or working in those places. I mean, is it an ego thing like to know that your school is respected by some random dude in a 3rd world country. Who cares!!!! If you care so mich, go to Cal Berk and call it a day.</p>
<p>I agree with DRab, the name recognition of Duke in California is not the tops. I did not even realize how prestigious it was until I was on the East Coast for summer school.</p>
<p>omg, northwestern in cali unknown period. NO ONE knows of it.</p>
<p>Why is it named Northwestern? Was it named when it actually was Northwestern in the US?</p>
<p>* I mean, is it an ego thing like to know that your school is respected by some random dude in a 3rd world country.*</p>
<p>Seems to me like it's just a reason to feel better about yourself.</p>
<p>I agree with collegekid. I also was ignorant of Amherst and Swarthmore, and mildly uninformed about Williams as well. At least I knew about the LACs in Cali like Claremont and Pomona, but otherwise, I felt like I was so oblivious in comparison to my East Coast buddies.</p>
<p>Yeah, i agree about northwestern: the west coast knows as little about this school as it does Duke.</p>
<p>i know of northwestern...</p>
<ol>
<li> Harvard</li>
<li> UPenn (Wharton) </li>
<li> Stanford</li>
<li> Yale</li>
<li> MIT</li>
<li> Cornell</li>
<li> Berkeley</li>
<li> Princeton</li>
<li> Columbia</li>
<li>Chicago</li>
</ol>
<p>I did not include Brown, Dartmouth, and UVA because many people abroad dont really know about them.</p>
<p>Harvard is the most recognized. MIT and Cambridge have an exchange program. Chicago and the London School of Economics have always been partners- plus Chicago has an MBA program in London. A Wharton degree is like gold in The City, Londons financial district.</p>
<p>Harvard and Yale have the most participants in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race watched by over 500 million people around the world. </p>
<p>Believe it or not many of my friends in Europe never heard of Northwestern. Some people confuse Caltech with Berkeley.</p>