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Does undergraduate prestige matter - Law School - College Confidential . . . Yes, the prestige of U Chicago will matter for law school admissions and even during your career as a lawyer Given your situation, however, you should probably lean toward your state school option unless there is a 3rd choice not being mentioned in the post
Major Extracurricular Activities and Awards, Ranked by Prestige Prestige seeking is annoying and takes away the fun of going to college If you’re a young reader and you really want to be an IMO IBO medalist etc don’t waste hours of youth with your face in a biology book if all you care about is prestige and looking good
When does prestige actually matter? - College Confidential Forums For about 99% of careers out there overall prestige of the undergraduate university or college doesn’t matter at all For some careers, prestige for the specific major can make a difference, and this is worth taking a look at - for example, if you want a teaching job in some school districts, you are best off studying at certain education programs that have strong relationships with that
How do I break the prestige mindset? - College Confidential Forums I don’t think you need to break the prestige mindset- as long as you aren’t defining prestige by “appears in the top ten of a magazine which publishes these listings to sell more magazines” Identify what YOU are looking for in a college Want a rigorous program in mechanical engineering? Yes, MIT and Cal Tech are prestigious
Is Brandeis prestige worth the money? - College Confidential Forums I actually had to look up the rankings of the three colleges because I wasn’t aware that Brandeis was substantially more prestigious than the other two In general I’d say prestige is never worth going into lots of debt for
Rank programs by prestige - College Confidential Forums I agree with @nichaeluwill Also I don’t think prestige is necessarily the best criterion for anything Are you doing a summer program in order to enhance chances for admission to college? I don’t think you need to And if genuine interest is your reason for going, that’s great, but “fit” is most important, not prestige