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<p>I find that my undergrad still comes up in conversations with employers, internships, and people I meet. It may not be the most important factor, but it does matter. Plus, a good undergrad is probably a better breeding ground for top grad students.</p>
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<p>I dunno…I think engineering majors at Stanford might take you to task on that one…;)</p>
<p>If you are of “average intellect” that means you’ve gotta try that much harder. Cheating will ALWAYS come back and bite you in your a** when you least expect it. I know a guy who went through high school with top grades, cheated through most of the papers, exams, homework, tests–everything. When he applied to college, he got screwed by the high school (they knew he was cheating, but didn’t want to kick him out because he was paying lots of $$$ to go there) and now God knows where he is. </p>
<p>Of course there are people who always cheat and never get caught = scum of society. They will however pay for it sometime in their life. Lies require bigger lies to cover up.</p>
<p>stanford has grade inflation then…which means you still have to score higher than an A- in your classes to get into a good grad school O.o
edit: or probably just the average people in stanford r bright and don;t cheat =D</p>