This
+ sure, grad schools will factor in your school. But the standardized test counts even more.. the great equalizer really. Makes it all even more unnecessary.

I dont even think law school asked for my HS grades tbh.

And honestly if I stayed at the not as good uni for undergrad and didn't transfer. (It was average not bad by any means but I transferred to a really good school) I would have been better off.

Don't get me wrong the education I got was substantially better. But grad schools care more about GPa rather then where you got it.

If I had stayed at the other uni I was getting a 3.9, with my scores and apps I could have gotten into a top 5 law school in the country

This post was edited by MrBobMarley on Oct 15 2014 04:00pm

Lol I'm honestly with you there.
It's one of the reasons I'm glad I didn't go to an ivy league school for undergrad
I'm at an "easier" school, so it gives me time to learn and study on my own at a greater pace.. I've learned far more from being able to do this (+ learning a lot from classes, just probably not nearly the work load as an ivy league school) than I would have otherwise. Blessing in disguise I guess. Plus you get to know professors better so your recommendation letters are superior and more personalized.

Yea I look back and I'm indifferent about it.

The experience I got was absolutely amazing at the better uni. I was surrounded by geniuses, academically they pushed me harder, looks good on my resume, alumni and I could go on.

But had I stayed at my old uni, I was already on top of my class so I don't think I would have excelled academically as much staying there. But I definitely would have gotten a better GPA , and that was the worst part for my grad applications by far. That 3.9 was equivalent to a 3.5 at the other uni, while putting in 2x the effort. So in the application sense I would have been better off staying.

This post was edited by MrBobMarley on Oct 15 2014 04:37pm

This.

All I wanted when I was in school was to get a respectable job with a respectable salary so I could start establishing myself as a non-douchebag. Now that I have that it is awesome (mostly because I actually like my job).

You don't get the money, or the credentials to go to a certain school, otherwise. Like I said, if you don't
care as much as to what college you'll go to, that's fine.

However I needed to remain in the top 10% of my class, 3.5+ GPA, 30 ACT score, etc.

I enjoyed high school a lot than I enjoyed university
spent all Uni working full time with 5 classes, didn't have time to enjoy it
back in high school was easy to do 2 different sports and work 24h a week

Highschool was shit, being young was cool though.

I enjoyed highschool for many reasons... it was always a pain in the ass to get outta bed in the morning. However after going through college and now having a career that I enjoy makes it all worth-while.

Now I'll continue to work 'till death due us part :)

Fucking loveedddd high school. I still miss it.

College is fun but you don't get to walk into school every morning and hug nearly everyone you see.

Hanging out with lots of girls was ok in high school. Any girl you asked to chill would chill with you. Now, girls actually make excuses to NOT hang out with me and lie about it.

A lot of girls are flirty but is very dedicated to their BF in college.

However, i really do like how no body knows a thing about you in College. You can hook up with anyone and you will never be judged because no one will know lol.

The time i spend going to classes and doing homework adds up to more then 50 hours a week. I have no idea how people can work and take a full schedule in college.

A simple calc problem takes me 5 minutes and that's if i start out perfectly and end perfectly.

A damn 5 page essay takes a whole damn day for me. This shit is raping me. I used to spend over 3-4 weeks on an essay this long.(even though i would do it the day before)

This post was edited by classicrs on Oct 18 2014 07:19pm