um i did state that I was aware of the exceptions first of all, And there are other factors that I mentioned that constitute my point here that good colleges tend to have better education overall IN GENERAL, which is why many employers prefer graduates from top ranking schools, though there may be, of course, some exceptions. My question was whether the GPA was more important than the quality and reputation of the education that a school provides. So could you answer my question if you may, rather than pointing out an exception to a small portion of my reasoning? I do get your point though. but maybe a school ranked 30 is not so different from a school ranked 40 in business. But usually schools like Wharton and Dyson are much more rigorous than schools like University of Hawaii (my state of residency) business school named Schilder or whatever.