Why go to a top school?

haplophytine
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:48:29 +0000

Sadly, it actually does matter where you went to grad school if you want a faculty position at the top 10 schools. At least this is true for chemistry, read this: [C&EN: EDUCATION - GRAD SCHOOL: DOES IT MATTER WHERE YOU GO?](http://pubs.acs.org/cen/education/8139/8139education1.html)

Personally for me (well my field I guess), the top schools usually have better funding and facilities, and they definitely have better networking opportunities. Being around top-notch students will motivate me to do my best as well.