Do graduate schools care about where one goes to school for undergraduate education?

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ZMcClean asked:


More specifically, if I go to UW-Madison and sustain good grades in my undergraduate would they be interested in me as a graduate student? Or is the fact that I went to UW-Madison for my undergraduate degree a detriment to me? From what I’ve been told schools don’t like to keep students in their school from undergraduate to graduate (M.S. or Ph.D.) and what I am wondering is whether or not this is true.

Kevin
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    No Responses to “Do graduate schools care about where one goes to school for undergraduate education?”

    1. Chicago Bears Fan Says:
      April 9th, 2009 at 11:08 pm

      Based on what you said, I say you have a good chance of getting into their Masters program, depending on what it is and how competitive it is. If a college thinks you will add to their program and be successful, they will choose you whether you went there as an undergrad or not.

    2. benjamin_bdb Says:
      April 12th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

      I don’t know who told you that schools don’t like to hang on to you. That’s ridiculous. Schools want to retain their students because they get to keep taking your money. Also, you’re probably going to be more inclined to stay in the graduate program since you are already familiar with the school and their system.

    3. eri Says:
      April 15th, 2009 at 9:15 am

      It’s true, schools don’t want you to hang around. It’s considered bad form to stay in the same place for your undergraduate and graduate degrees; most schools will highly discourage from doing so, and doing so looks suspicious on your resume - what, no other school would take you?

      If you want to go there for grad school, go somewhere else for undergrad. Or go there for undergrad and go somewhere else for grad school.