If grades and standardized test scores were not a factor, which college or graduate school would you go to?
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Harvard School of Law
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Both.  In most cases the weighted one (which implies that you took more challenging courses), would be more important.  Actually, most colleges really don't put a lot of stock into GPA at all, because it varies so much from one high school to another.  Class rank (how you compared with others at your school) is normally more important, as are test scores.
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Georgia Tech is obviously the best choice for those fields, and Georgia State would be a good second choice.  I suspect there may be other programs at smaller schools, but I'd focus on these.
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Universities don't look at the school as much as what classes you take in that school.  If you're doing well in AP and Honors classes, then you should be fine.  In some cases, such as prep schools, they look at classes you take and activities you are involved in based on the reputation of the school.  So if you're going to a school with a well-known educational system, and you're taking honors classes, they should realize that.  Its not as important to be in the top 10% as it is to take advanced classes and do well in them while involving yourself in other activities.
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not likely. try stanford....
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Every college has different standards in terms of what it's requirements for admissions. I would recommend checking out the university you're interested in attending and finding out what their standards are.\n\nIf your grades weren't the best in high school, it might behoove you to go to Junior College (Community College) first for a couple of years and then transfer, especially if you've shown that you can attain good grades at a collegiate level.
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The UNIVERSITY OF HARD KNOCKS!\n\nNo books, no costs and no classes.\n\nIf you graduate, you've learned the hard way, if you don't graduate, you will have to repeat your stupid mistakes the rest of your life.
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Cornell, Colgate, Universities are the better schools.  The\n   important issues are how are you working within the \n   scholarship plans, what field of studies, what type of training\n   for what adult career do you want?
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While I don't attend Harvard, Ivy League schools look at several aspects of a student's application for acceptance.  Simply admitting students based on test scores would not necessarily make for a diverse, or interesting class, and that's what they want.
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MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Berkeley, according to U.S News.  But it really depends too on what you want to do with it.  Different schools have different strengths.
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You don't need to worry about grades as much in elementary school or middle school.  You need good grades in high school to get in a good undergraduate institution.  In Undergrad, you need AWESOME grades to get into vet school (it is HIGHLY competitive).\n\nGo to a college that has some sort of animal sciences major.  You'll need to take chemistry too and microbiology to get into vet school.
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Depends on the school you go to.
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You mean B.S. departments or graduate schools? Graduate schools (educational psychology, educational policy studies, etc) are in US News and World Report. There are likely no specific rankings for B.S. schools ... It's mostly word of mouth. What really only matters is that:\n\n1) You get the degree\n2) The school is decent\n3) You are able to show yourself to be a good teacher, through recommendations and work experience.
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I don't think that anyone rates these schools. They can also be broken down by specialties such as broadcast or print or electronic. Generally, Columbia and UC Berkeley have the most prestigious/best graduate programs and Northwestern has the best undergrad program.
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It doesnt really matter on which college or university youre really going to it can be any university you have to watch out about grades and GPA really
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Yes... it's not particularly a great indicator of everything, but necessary for comparing scores with other areas.\n\nIf there was no standardization, an A in Vermont could be an E in Maine.
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Often a good GRE score, research experience, or letters of recommendation will offset bad grades.\n\nNone of the schools I applied to had a MINIMUM grade point average. Some might have had the average undergraduate GPA or something, but half the students that make it have below average grades, so this is not a minimum.\n\nMaybe you wouldn't get into UCLA or something, but many smaller programs are desperate for students. Apply for schools in a wide range of rankings and see what you get.