why school ranking matters?
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Its a very good question.........I think that everybody wants to be known by every student as well as the teacher may be thats why they wanna get rank\n\nThe second reason may be show to some particular person that yes I am the best........\n\nthe third reason may be that they wanna impress some teacher..........\n\nmay be he/she is jealous of somebody and thats why wanna show that I am better then her/him......
1005105
It depends on what you mean by a good university.  There are a lot of good academic schools, but dont just focus on the ivy league.  Small private schools are often very good and have smaller classes and more personal attention. Big state schools can be really good academically but there are a ton of people. There are also good party schools like Wisconsin at Madison, athletic schools, etc.
824309
There are lots of places that have rankings.  The two most common ones are US News and BusinessWeek.
949059
The higher the GPA, the more likely you'll have the first choice in choosing courses before it gets too full that you'll have to wait next session to be able to get in or wait 'til someone drops out, which is good thing. Depending what field you're in and what you are mastering, GPA can be important if you're apply for jobs such as a professor who is expected to get a really high GPA and perhaps a doctor. As for other jobs it does not matter as long as you earn a degree in something, and I learn that most managers who look at your resume don't care much about that. Work experience is what matters most in today's world.
1186130
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
109485
It depends.  If you choose the low cost but not that high standard med school but if your grades are very high that will matter more than getting average or low grades in a high cost high standard med school.  Experience and grades I believe matter more than how prestigious the med school is.
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No. Private schools often offer more opportunities, but not necessarily better people. For example, the top schools are more likely to accept someone from a private school than a public school, but that doesn't mean they are actually better students.\n\nAlso you have to consider the backgrounds of the people. A very small minority of kids in private school come from broken homes/poverty, while larger numbers go to public schools. Some things like this are difficult to overcome in any educational setting.\n\nI feel that, in the end, the important thing is to study hard and get support both at school and at home for the child's individual needs and skills.
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it matters where u do since they have campus across the world in India have heard of that they provide job for the part time students and they help in framing u r future but any how it depends on the individual who strives to excel
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A lot of people believe in college rankings, which is what you'll find on the web.  Personally I think that rankings are overly simplistic and miss a lot of important information.  The most important ranking, however, is the US News & World Report list, (available on their website) which comes out every year.  They mess with their criteria every year just so they can print a new list and sell more magazines- it's really kind of a scam.  But from year to year, there are some schools which are consistently on top.  It also has a lot of statistical information on each school, which can be helpful in just finding out more about a place.\n\nAsk: Do the students have a lot of course choices?  Is the housing expensive?  Are the professors good?  Do the graduates get jobs?  Is there much diversity?  Is the school too big/small or too urban/rural for you?\n\nLet me give you a piece of advice, however.  Don't just rely on the web or statistics to give you information about colleges.  NOTHING can replace a college visit for giving you the feel of a place before you decide to apply there.  Second best would be to talk to people who are students there or recent graduates.  Most admissions offices can put you in touch with someone to answer your questions, and you can contact the admissions people through the university's website.
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Some colleges go semester by semester.  However, only the a set top percent make the list.  So if everyone does well one semester it may be harder to get on the list.
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Not as important as your money.  If a college is comparing you to another student for admission then they are 5% important.  In addition,  they help you if you are seeking scholarships.
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There are times when a big name school will be needed to give you that extra head start when joining the job market.  For example, lawyers and medical field are the two big ones that come to mind where a higher named school counts as much as higher education.  Myself, I am in the engineering field and do system engineering work.  It seems that my division goes after Penn State grads like crazy (no matter how good or lousy they are).  I have been out in the job market for 20 some odd years now and frankly cannot remember much of anything that I learned in school.  Most of it is probably not relevant anyways.  So I personally feel that a degree is a degree in the long run.  Advancing through your career is all based on continued education.\n\nBest advice is to talk to someone in the specific job that you are wanting to do and ask them what is more important the ink on your diploma saying that you have a degree or the paper where that diploma came from.
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Depends on what you want to study.  Some schools have good reputations due to research, but turn out not to be good schools for students, as the people with reputations don't do much teaching.  Some schools have reputations that were made 4-5 years ago and the reputations are no longer valid.  Yes, the Ivy League schools have good reputations, as do many others.  There are enough universities that you should be able to find one that does a good job teaching in your area of concentration and is right for you.
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Colleges definitely consider GPA.\nHowever, a lot of colleges look at your SAT scores more, because they are a standardized test.  \nGPAs can vary from school to school.  Suppose I went to a school that had many teachers that graded leniently and I earned a GPA of 4.0, but you went to a school where the teachers were mean and inflexible, but you had a GPA of 3.0.  We could be equally intelligent, but I appear more qualified because of the different teachers.
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The important pinst are to make sure the school is renouned in teaching and has high accreditation and that teh teachers are good and friendly. Also look ahead to the future is the middle and high school also a good school. Hope this helped.
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college is what you make it.  going to a school in the top 100 isn't that much different these days from going to a school in the top 10.  here's a rough explanation of why:\nin the 1970s and 80s, graduate schools all over the country gave out way more PhDs than there were positions for them.  this meant that there were thousands of really qualified people who couldn't get jobs at top universities.  they were eventually hired by less wealthy and prestigious schools, improving the caliber of the faculty and therefore the school as a whole.\nif you go to the university of arizona, you'll find that most of the professors have degrees from really fine universities.  just because they're teaching art UA doesn't mean they aren't smart, it just means that there are more people vying for fewer jobs than there used to be.  if you're smart and motivated, you can get to know them well and learn probably even more than you could as one of the crowd at an ivy league school.\nmost CEOs of fortune 500 companies graduated from state schools with good business programs.  once you get your first job, employers more or less stop looking at where you went to college.\nbottom line, you can get a top-tier education at schools that aren't supposed to be top-tier.  sure, harvard might have more things to offer than texas at austin, but there's way less of a difference than there was 30 years ago.\nbut hey, apply where you want and see what happens.\ngood luck.
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There are several ways in which ranking can be done. US news rankings for example ranks University of California on the top. BUt then there are other surveys wherein Rutgers comes on the top.\n\nHowever, what is important to know that by the end of Pharmacy (D. Pharm) degree, one gets the licence to work as a pharnasist..and so the school is important but not exclusively important criterion for the program in pharmacy. One should make a good choice depending upon your resources.\n\nUniversity of Maryland, Duke, UTexas are some good names..Institute of Sciences in Philadelphia is one of the finest institutes too. Hope this helps you a bit. Best.