OOS with EFC of zero?

KamelAkbar
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:56:22 +0000

You’re backing your argument up with data that doesn’t support it. If you could find the stats of those admitted from elite undergrads and those from lower ranked schools I promise you’ll find that their scores and GPAs are very close.

Students at better schools would generally be more ambitious and accomplished and continue to better schools for grad school. That does not say anything about peoples’ chances of admission from lower tier schools.

My wife is a perfect example of this: she went to a public undergrad and is now in that same school’s law school (ranked in the 30s) - even though she was actually accepted to a top 5 law school (she didn’t even apply to other law schools despite clearly being qualified for them). I also know someone who went to Northwestern Law with an online undergrad degree from a barely accredited online school.

Again, those who normally go to elite schools for grad school does not say anything about those who COULD HAVE but didn’t go to those elite schools. Most people at state schools are perfectly fine with going to a public grad school - even top students. Not everyone goes to the best school they could have gone to. In fact, I would say most people don’t.

Think for a second about the numbers you just posted. 15 went to GT for undergrad. Hmmmm. Do you think GT was the best school each of them could have gone to?