<p>When choosing a university or college, what is the most important factor that affects my choice if I want to go to grad school? My friends say LAC is better than four year university because it can help me learn the general methods of learning.</p>
<p>what are you majoring in? It's different depending on your major really.</p>
<p>I will probably choose Electrical Engineering, but I want to go to business school.</p>
<p>if you choose a university/college with good co-ops or internships then you will already have experience before you enter the work force</p>
<p>Pick a school where you will get a high GPA at.</p>
<p>(Man, so many of these questions are easy to answer with one sentence! I'm on a roll today. Off to the "Best School in the Pac 10" thread!)</p>
<p>You can get a high GPA at virtually the majority of U.S. schools. It all depends on how much effort you put in and how much you've used your college's resources. I would definitely say small LACs like Amherst & Williams since they have no grad students and focus heavily on their undergrads. Princeton is another school that focuses alot on their undergrads so I would look into those 3 schools I mentioned.</p>
<p>But I heard that top LACs usually have pretty high "GPA deflation" rate, is that right?</p>
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<p>Yeah, cause you <em>never</em> learn this at research universities. </p>
<p>Many types of schools will prepare you well for grad school. So go with the sort that otherwise fits you best.</p>
<p>I disagree with the poster who said to go to the school where you can get a high GPA. If we're talking PhD here, go to the school (and again, there are many) where you can get lots of research experience as an undergrad.</p>
<p>@zzyanzhichao: That shouldn't scare you away because if you know it, grad schools will definitely know it.</p>
<p>Select a school that has some type of senior capstone experience.</p>
<p>What is "senior capstone experience?"</p>
<p>But not so many schools provide opportunities for undergrad to do researches...</p>
<p>^I find that rather dubious. In general if you want to do research and you try hard enough you can find research at most universities. Its undoubtedly easier to nail research in top tier universities but if you're determined I'm sure you can get some research experience.</p>
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That's true. My friends also said that. Will my research in another major matter for my application to business schools?</p>
<p>They probably won't care as much about research when applying for an MBA as a PhD program would.</p>
<p>I think any school out there would prepare you well for a graduate/professional degree in business. You should just go to whatever school appeals to you most for undergraduate experience and worry about what to do afterwards once you get towards the end of your junior year. I would recommend trying to spend your summers working for companies (preferably within your major's field) if you want to go to business school, or doing research if you're planning on pursuing a PhD or MS.</p>
<p>You should attend a university to prepare for grad school in engineering, not an LAC. Go to the best university you can with a major in EE or ECE.</p>