USC is good but not that good

[GroovyGeek]

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@acarey617

From any school in the top 30 or 40, if you get a great GPA and score high on the GMAT, MCAT, etc., you’ll get into a top grad school.

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<p>The correct statement, at least for science and engineering is</p>

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@GroovyGeek

From any school, if you get a great GPA and score high on the GRE, you’ll get into a top grad school.

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<p>Grad school admissions in the sciences and engineering are largely a numbers game. Sure, a 4.0 GPA from Evergreen Community College will carry less weight than 3.8 from MIT, but if you back up the top-notch GPA with top-notch GREs, nobody will hold the name of the undergraduate institution against you.</p>