Undergrad School Reputation

Graduate School
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<p>I’m in the midst of applying to Ph.D. programs for English. I’m fairly confident that my application packets are solid; I scored in the 99th percentile on the verbal portion of the GRE and have a 4.0/4.0 in my major classes. </p>

<p>My concern is that I’m getting my B.A. at a very small, obscure state university. Will that be a concern for admissions boards? I’m applying to some pretty good schools: Brown, Vanderbilt, etc.</p>

<p>Waiting for the next 2-3 months just might kill me. :/</p>

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<p>In a word, no.</p>

<p>Your application will be judged on its merits, and if you have those kind of numbers, a great writing sample and stellar recommendations, you should be as competitive a candidate as anyone.</p>