What Differance does it make to go to a Popular College then a regular one?

Question

I messed up My 1st Semester in Freshman Year
an Decided to do Well 2nd...
Could I still make it into a Good College?
What do they look at?
Also, Why is it better to go to a Good College
like UCLA and so on if all you want is a Degree.
I mean people don't go to cirtain High Schools
just to get a High School Deploma

Answer 1

True true. College is college but going to good schools has its own advantage.
I used to work at RICE university and I am now attending grad school at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Well let me compare the two.
At RICE you have a chance to be friends with "high class" people. You will get to know the future CEOs future Senates and Future graduates who will have a key position in the nation. Plus the students seem to be more mature than the one I am attending grad school now.
So you feel the difference at just the visit of these two campuses I mentioned.
As far as job opportunity is concerned, Almost all the top companies come to RICE at the carrier fair, not that much at my school.
And on one of the carrier fairs held here, one recruiter indirectly told me that for the top engineering design jobs, my major is engineering, they recruit students from top schools, where as my school is targeted for "low level" engineering job.
Still if you can work hard , you will get the design position.

So all in all getting to elite school eases the process at which you can get to high positions. Well if you are not from elite school , you might want to work a bit harder to get jobs where students from elite universities go.

But don't worry about it. As far as the curriculum is concerened all are the same. There is no difference at all, except you are paying much at the elite schoolc. That is why I love my school. they charge me less for the same amount of education I am over charged at Harvard or MIT or some other place.

Answer 2

if you show that you have made great improvement and have maintained your grades throughout the rest of high school you should be ok. they will look at your grade, act/sat scores, extra activities and consistancy. the "good" are good because they have a reputation, they may be known around the country or the world depending, while the quality of professor is up to debate the current measure is the more expensive or well known the better the teacher. what it really comes down to is what you prefer if you go to a small college you will get more personal time with a professor if you go to a bigger school you may be in a room with hundreds of students and be taught be a TA. so really it depends on what kind of experience you want to have.

Answer 3

yes if you did mess up (grade wise at a large university) all is not lost. My suggestion is to go to a local college for 2 years and get very good grades. after your sophmore year go ahead and apply to a 4 year college again and see if you get in. I know alot of people who have done this.. If you have shown that you have changed you can get in. Best thing to do is get straight A's.
Popular colleges are just that popular. Employers see that you graduated from Po dunk university and it's just not as good as graduating from Harvard. Some schools just produce the creme of the crop and that is to be expected. Now don't worry if you do graduate from a lesser known school.. A degree is a degree and it can definatly increase your income and employment potential.
Really when you go back to a "good" college they are gonna look at your grades. Buckle down and you can make up for your mistakes.

Answer 4

Yes you can make up a bad first semester. Just take the steps to make improvements in your GPA. In addition to good grades, be sure to take on a leadership role in a club, and volunteer for community work. Do not spread yourself too thin--focus on doing well--quality not quantity.

The most important thing to keep in mind is if the college is regionally accredited and whether or not it offers a degree program that fits your educational goals. Just having a degree puts you in a better position to market yourself for a job. Again, be sure the school is regionally accredited.