lanvin2356 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 ie McMaster, Queen's, etc... would these school give a student an edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown user 7 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 No they won't. Go where you think you'll get a rocking gpa and enjoy ur time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 It would be a lie to say no they won't. But it's much smaller than many people may believe. This comes into play when considering borderline grades. Reference please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modafinatic Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I'm pretty sure dental schools have a grade conversion chart to standardize the universities. Thus reputation would matter less, if at all. For example (note: I'm guessing for this part): If you're one of those guys who can walk and talk and went to Brock, I think you would have to do *a little* better grade-wise than if you went to say, UofT, Queens, UWO, etc...let's just say a bigger university. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.BadVibes Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 ie McMaster, Queen's, etc... would these school give a student an edge? McMaster and Queens are prestigous?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown user 7 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 It would be a lie to say no they won't. But it's much smaller than many people may believe. This comes into play when considering borderline grades. I think the effect it has is minimal to the point where it is negligible. I mean, I'm from a really really small university that is definitetly not very prestigious, but many of our alumni have gotten into dents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenboy6 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Unfortunately it almost plays no factor at all. It would actually be more advantageous to go to a less prestigious university as your grades will very likely be higher. Schools do use a grade conversion chart, but almost all schools on the chart are treated equally. The material you learn at most universities will be the same, but you can be a top student at the less prestigious school, or just average at the prestigious one. It has always surprised me schools do not factor this in more. Which is why I'm a big fan of putting more weight on standaradized tests to distinguish students, but I guess some people don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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