Wisconsin vs. Michigan

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Michigan is a party school.

Just asked my husband, who went there. He laughed and said Michigan is absolutely not a party school. Bama is a party school.

UW Madison is a party school

-UW alum

Arguably, THE party school.

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Anonymous wrote:Wisconin's 4 year graduation rate is much lower than Michigan's.

It’s baffling to me how so many kids at 4-year schools don’t graduate in 4 years. If you have even a couple AP 4s/5s it’s easy to finish most majors in under 4 years.

I came in with lots of APs. I studied abroad, did amazing internships, got dual undergrad degrees (two diplomas), and graduated in FIVE years. Went on for fully funded graduate program and work at one of the most desirable federal agencies.

But, yeah, I didn’t graduate in four years. Boo for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Wisconin's 4 year graduation rate is much lower than Michigan's.

It’s baffling to me how so many kids at 4-year schools don’t graduate in 4 years. If you have even a couple AP 4s/5s it’s easy to finish most majors in under 4 years.

As a relative of 2 students who needed to stay an extra semester to graduate, in their cases they weren’t able to get their required courses in time to graduate. Picture a student who spent time exploring and doesn’t know his major till the end of second year, and then has a lot of major requirements to satisfy. Many groups at large unis get registration priority - athletes and student in honors college to start. My relatives didn’t have trouble having enough credits, but they hadn’t gotten into all the classes they wanted to satisfy their major by 4 yr grad time.

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Anonymous wrote:Wisconin's 4 year graduation rate is much lower than Michigan's.

I am sure this is true, but this is always such a weird citation to me. If you feel good about your kid being one of the 4 year graduates, then why does this matter?

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Anonymous wrote:Wisconin's 4 year graduation rate is much lower than Michigan's.

I am sure this is true, but this is always such a weird citation to me. If you feel good about your kid being one of the 4 year graduates, then why does this matter?

That fifth year is not free.

[Anonymous]

Eh, just two huge public universities, it’s a toss-up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your daughter truly wants to go to medical school, for undergrad she should go to the school where it will be easiest for her to get the highest grades. Med schools care about GPA, not necessarily rigor.

How do you know where it will be easiest to get the highest grades?

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Michigan hands down

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in and love both towns, and have some affiliation with both schools. She should go to the school where she feels the vibe. The lakes are worth it, especially if she’ll be out on the water a lot.

There are no shortage of lakes in Michigan. I have experience with both schools and would recommend MI by far.

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Personally i would choose Wisconsin. You know your kid best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personally i would choose Wisconsin. You know your kid best.

Care to share the reason? Even if just your opinion, would love to hear it.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh, just two huge public universities, it’s a toss-up.

Or, you know, the 23rd best university in the world (Michigan) and the 75th best university in the world (Madison).

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2022

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Anonymous wrote:Wisconin's 4 year graduation rate is much lower than Michigan's.

It’s baffling to me how so many kids at 4-year schools don’t graduate in 4 years. If you have even a couple AP 4s/5s it’s easy to finish most majors in under 4 years.

I came in with lots of APs. I studied abroad, did amazing internships, got dual undergrad degrees (two diplomas), and graduated in FIVE years. Went on for fully funded graduate program and work at one of the most desirable federal agencies.

But, yeah, I didn’t graduate in four years. Boo for me.

Okay, just because you chose to galavant for five years & delay adulthood doesn’t mean you needed to take that long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, just two huge public universities, it’s a toss-up.

+1 Both gigantic public mills.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh, just two huge public universities, it’s a toss-up.

+1 Both gigantic public mills.

+1. Kids generally go where their friends are going or where friends a year older went. Nobody in real life cares whether you went to Wisconsin or Michigan for college.