What exactly is a bad university?

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<p>This is the usual "Does going to a bad university harm my chances at getting into a good medical school" question. I have read that some here consider NYU to be a bad university. So what exactly is a bad university? I'll explain my problem.</p>

<p>I matured rather late and while I always paid attention in class and never got in trouble I never did my work and so my options are to go to a fourth tier state university or community college. </p>

<p>I am hoping that I get accepted into a third tier college as I got solid grades my junior year and am taking all advanced classes as my senior workload. I am also making up some bad grades that I had. So I hope that one of the few third tier public state universities in my state will accept me.</p>

<p>So what would impress a great med school more(Penn, Harvard, JHU, etc.)? Four years at a fourth tier university or two years at community college but the final two at a solid university. I say solid because I am probably going to stay in my state for reduced tuition as I come from a rather poor family and am going to have to pay for everything myself after college. I'd rather not have a lot of debt.</p>

<p>I am asking this question in a new thread because I believe that if some here think that NYU is a bad university then my case must be extreme. I am fearing that as soon as they see the university that I came from they will throw my application in the garbage and later tell their friends over lunch about how he got one loser from a no name school.</p>

<p>Please help and thank you for any responses!</p>

<p>By the way, what do you think my chances are at a 3.8 average university if I have a 3.2? They have rolling admissions so that increases my chances by a bit since I can apply early. Just asking.</p>

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<p>Honestly, it’s not very important to go to a highly ranked University for undergraduate school if you’re looking to continue your education after completing a bachelor’s program. </p>

<p>Not only that, but it’s not totally crucial to be accepted into an elite medical school as the whole medicine industry is in high demand for doctors, ph.d researchers and nurses so you’re sure to get a good job as long as you attend a nationally accredited University. </p>

<p>Speaking of “bad” and “good” Universities, it’s really a choice of preference. </p>

<p>College rankings and ratings are very superficial, especially on this forum where %90 of the posters are nerds destined for mediocre lives because they depleted themselves of any kind of humility or social skills. </p>

<p>But frankly speaking, a “good” school by college confidential standards would be a top 50 ranked school. NYU fits into that category. </p>

<p>A “bad” school by college confidential would be anything lower than Tier 1 national University. </p>

<p>You should know however, that if a college is ranked as national University, even falling into Tier 3 or 4, it’s still ranked in the top 400 Universities in the nation considering that there are over 20,000 educational institutions in America.</p>

<p>Apply to a wide variety of schools, talk to your guidance counselor and supplement your application with strong extra curricular activities. </p>

<p>Good luck, work hard but don’t worry too much. </p>

<p>As a high school student you’re still young, just do well in college, no matter where you decide to go and you’re sure to have a great career!</p>