importance of undergrad institution

[hello8]

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Hi,

I was just wondering if admissions comittees take into consideration which university the applicant attended. I was wondering this because I know the degree of difficulty at different universities vary. Is a lower GPA at a higher ranked school more acceptable than a lower GPA at a state school? Thanks for your help.

 

[j0ez0r]

well i think thats why the mcat is such an important factor. it is a level playing field for everyone.

 

[Creflo]

this is a very good question. i went to a very small college in alabama that has an excellent reputation in the state, but when i applied to pod school on the opposite side of the country i don't know if they took the quality of the school into consideration. how would they know? but, our podiatry dean did say in a recent meeting that they do take quality of undergrad institution into consideration. i just don't know how they do it. maybe there is some ranking system they use.

 

[OSUDDS]

in my experience, what school you went to didnt matter. you could go to moon boot u undergrad and as long as your numbers look good youre in!

 

[JEWmongous]

I don't think they take it into too much importance either. I went a pretty much unknown small university and did well, got accepted to a number of pod programs. No one said anything during the interviews about the university at least. My undergrad has their spring semester where you can study abroad for 6 weeks every year (which I went away since freshman year) and the interviewers thought it was an awesome experience.