Do college names matter if you apply at a high profile grad program?

Answer 1

If it's a highly ranked grad program, that IS the college name mattering.

Or do you mean your original college? Yes. If you went to Harvard, you'll have more luck getting into grad school at Berkeley than if you went to UNH or something.

I have a friend who served on the Harvard grad school admission committee for one of their depts. She said they just threw away the applications that didn't come from Harvard, CalTech, or Berkeley - even though we had already paid the $80 application fee. Nice, huh?

Answer 2

some colleges (fairly inner maximum ones) will take race into attention. They try this as a manner to get a extra distinctive scholar physique. the real colleges reject extra qualified applicants than they settle for. At some colleges, they'll provide a average edge to a member of an underrepresented minority. maximum faculties will turn removed from admitting unqualified scholars merely because of fact they're of a definite race -- yet will admit them over some scholars who're additionally qualified yet have extra useful stats. many colleges ar elegally prohibited from applying race in any way. Public universities in California, as an occasion, will possibly not evaluate race in any respect.

Answer 3

I dont think it matters, just make sure their accredited.