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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2023
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Go to the cheapest college you can based on out of pocket costs. University names aren't actually that valuable outside the top 3-5 per field. The difference between 7 and 97 isn't that much. It's also generally better to be in the top of a lesser school than bottom of a good school, consider a transfer if you find yourself in the bottom quarter of students.
Nobody cares what your rank in your school is. There's no need to transfer if you're at the bottom.
It affects things still. Professors aren't recommending the kid struggling to pass or even failing the class. The best internship opportunities are generally reserved for better students. You aren't getting any help from a college network when you are clearly struggling. A poor GPA isn't going to prescreen you out of a process most the time, but it will be used against you in multiple candidate scenarios.