Is it better to get a high GPA from a ok college or a avg gpa from a great college?

Question

I am a business major at a small not well known college. I was accepted to a great school and am thinking about transfering. Right now I have great GPA because my school is easy. If I go to the harder school it would more than likely be a avg GPA. So what is better to have, the colege name or the high gpa?

Answer 1

Your question is just so wrong at so many different levels, I don't even know where to begin.Your assumption that your good grades are due to the college's lack of standards rather than your own effort is one thing that I see as glaringly wrong. Your assumption that GPA matters is also wrong.Go ask anyone who has been working for 10 years or more how many people have asked him or her their grades in school or college over the last ten years. The answer will be zero or negative, mostly. (Negative because even after you tell them your grades, nobody really gives a flip). So, now, really ti depends on what you want to achieve. A college like Yale or Harvard will give you more by way of important friends and associates than a MUCH better education. Also, it will give you an edge for your FIRST job. A degree from Harvard will open doors. But after that first job, it all depends on your performance.

Perhaps my advice to you will sound strange, but here it is, anyway. Graduate from the average college with average (or better) grades. Get an average job. THEN turn the company around with your talent and become the top person in your field. Bill Gates did it. Wayne Huizenga did it. Dave Thomas did it. You, too, can do it.

But, if you want all the glamour and prestige of a degree from a top school, go for it -- it can't hurt. Just bear in mind that it may not help as much as you think it does.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i dunno how much i can agree with the first guy. why is the other school great? does it excell in job placement for people in your field? internships? name recognition?
there are tons of debates on here between comm college and four year, private vs public ............. most of it comes down to perception.

Oh I think employers will look at where your degree comes from. they are alumni from that school, the program is the best, you made a contact - a million reasons to take that university or you into consideration with extra weight. It often is about who you know and occasionally where you come from. we have to accept many ideas of how things work.. but elitism is in there somewhere.

I have heard of comm majors from major universities getting jobs in completely unrelated fields just because they were good enough to get into and graduate from a Great school. an Ivy league school, a big ten school........ names can get you a job. The price of admission almost guarantees that. You decide what is best. I know employers who want a well rounded person not someone with a 4.0 anyway. the better college might help you get better experience............... the small college might help you get better experience. depends on your situation, your field, the current job market, and the opportunity cost. Other than the gpa what are you giving up?
I know alot of business guys that maybe did great at a small school and maybe didnt expect to do well at a larger college. ok so its two guys.......... both kicked a$s. your gpa could stay above average you know.

Answer 4

employers will look at your GPA not the name of the school. how much effort and time you put into your schoolwork is portrayed by your GPA not in the choice of school. on your resume, its supposed to have the school name and GPA, but employers do not automatically think "oh he graduated from this school..so he must be responsible and excellent". I was advised that I could go to a good and an expensive school but employers aren't going to care about the name..just how you did. i also started out at a small and easy college w/ a high GPA..now that I have transferred to a big university..my GPA isn't as high but still good. the challenge for you is to keep up the GPA you had in the smaller college. i think employers will see the difference of how much effort you put in to maintain the GPA you had before.

Answer 5

If a "great" school accepted you, it is because they think you will be able to do well if you work hard. They are not looking for students to get C's. You should have as much confidence in yourself as they have in you. Employers know that only high quality students are admitted to great schools with high standards, so just their name on your degree means something. It will get you considered for some jobs you might otherwise not have a chance at, and only if you are in the first cut ,do they look at GPAs.

Answer 6

Holy **** people are writing. Straight answer? Great GPA from an acreditted private University is better than anything. Great GPA from a bad public University will not be impressive. Average GPA from a great school (like Berkeley) is a lot better than the bad public with a 4.0.