2025年1月9日 · The “prestige” of your premed program has little to no direct impact on med school admission. However, there can be indirect impacts due to thigs like different degrees of grade inflation/deflation or different quality of advising.

2016年1月8日 · Prestige seeking is annoying and takes away the fun of going to college. If you’re a young reader and you really want to be an IMO/IBO medalist etc. don’t waste hours of youth with your face in a biology book if all you care about is prestige and looking good.

2025年3月4日 · - Are you a (parent of) HS Junior working on your college list? - Are you a (parent of) HS Senior considering several college offers and deciding what school to pick? - What factors should you consider when picking your school and why? Does prestige matter? We are excited to welcome reputed author and college admissions expert Jeff Selingo for an exclusive written …

2005年3月30日 · <p>Before you flame me, read on.</p> <p>Yes, Columbia has a good reputation, but in terms of prestige it’s really in a different league than are Harvard, Yale, etc. I’d say Columbia is less prestigious than Brown, MIT and Princeton, too. But Columbia has a tremendous faculty, many famous alums and an 11% admit rate–almost as selective as H and …

2018年5月18日 · It doesn’t have the renown of NYU nor the intellectual reputation of BC. So if you’re looking for name prestige, Northeastern may not be a good fit. But it’s a good choice if you’re looking for a great job after graduation - or a lot of hands-on experience during your studies - or a competitive edge in the workplace as you’re starting ...

2019年2月14日 · I will end by saying that although “prestige” may be a driver for applicants to civilian colleges, it isn’t enough to sustain anyone through the physical and mental rigor of a service academy, and any candidate with “prestige” as a main driver will not pass the scrutiny of the multiple congressional panel interviews required for ...

2022年3月19日 · Also I don’t think prestige is necessarily the best criterion for anything. Are you doing a summer program in order to enhance chances for admission to college? I don’t think you need to. And if genuine interest is your reason for going, …

2009年4月11日 · It certainly does hold prestige for military academies, however. Furthermore, after talking to the other delegates, I became even more confused on the selection criteria used to choose candidates for the program.

2022年2月12日 · Yes, the prestige of U Chicago will matter for law school admissions and even during your career as a lawyer. Given your situation, however, you should probably lean toward your state school option unless there is a 3rd choice not being mentioned in the post.

2020年1月31日 · I’m currently a senior in HS and I just got accepted to Brandeis, my dream school. I am so excited and would love to attend, but I unfortunately did not receive any money. My family is in the awkward middle class area where we don’t get any financial assistance but can’t afford to pay full price. My other two top schools are Clark University and Lewis & Clark …