<p>You know, although people tend to disregard this subject, location of your undergraduate institution really does matter when it comes to graduate school/ professional school entrance. I’ve heard this experience from many upperclassmen, that graduate programs more readily accept students whose undergraduate program is closer to their institution. Just as an example, a friend of mine graduated from Caltech a few years ago-I knew her brother who is a year older than me- and was admitted to the physics programs at Stanford and UC-Berkeley, but rejected from Princeton, Harvard, and UChicago. I mean, this one example certainly isn’t representative of much, but can anyone else back this up?</p>