<p>One of my friends went to the nuclear conference in Atlanta this past weekend and he said that because he was from CCNY, they turned him away and didn’t even look at his resume. He has a perfect 4.0 GPA and not to mention research experience as well as many awards and he’s a transfer student from MIT. </p>
<p>He also didn’t get into any internships. </p>
<p>Apparently the name of the school counted in this case but why? Does it really matter for graduate schools?</p>