Any advice for my situation?

schrizto
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:58:54 +0000

^ I’d have to disagree with that a little. I’m not trying to knock your school, but Brown is known for its grade inflation. I read recently that the average gpa at Brown is a 3.6 (not to mention the whole 50% As article that’s floating around) so a 3.3 there would be below average. Maybe a 3.3 from Caltech would get extra points, I don’t know.

And to say that a more highly ranked school means that it results in more “opportunities outside the classroom to do research and such” really isn’t always true. Those opportunities are more a reflection of location and presence of a graduate school.