Wisconsin-Madison?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's become popular in recent years with DMV area kids, maybe because Michigan is so hard to get into and Wisconsin has the same feel. DS mentioned it as a possible place he might apply, but we're not encouraging it. I don't get why a kid from another part of the country would go to a big state school somewhere else, unless you have or want to create some tie to that area.

Great school.
I was an out of state student in the 1990s!!

[Anonymous]

UW is the big state U that is popular for being popular among DC and Md kids.

Importantly, it’s the one state U (where they actually have a prayer) other than Michigan that will not embarrass their liberal mom and dad when they tell their bethesda neighbors and coworkers that Ian/Sophie is at a state school. Most such schools are either too Southern and therefore embarrassing, [Georgia, Florida, Texas] or too “eh” and therefore not prestigious enough for law firm colleagues (Illinois?? Ohio State ….er, are you an alum, Dave? Penn State? Joe Paterno! Minnesota? Didn’t they want to look at WISCONSIN? oh you know Lisa’s kid went to Wisconsin and apparently loved it ….). It’s not equally highly ranked UMD.

UW hits the sweet spot for this liberal demographic. You can get in, unlike UNC, UCLA, UT. Also, lakes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

Probably the same know nothing poster trying to crap on Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

You probably couldn’t answer a basic physics question, so you best sit down when the quality of an engineering school is being discussed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UW is the big state U that is popular for being popular among DC and Md kids.

Importantly, it’s the one state U (where they actually have a prayer) other than Michigan that will not embarrass their liberal mom and dad when they tell their bethesda neighbors and coworkers that Ian/Sophie is at a state school. Most such schools are either too Southern and therefore embarrassing, [Georgia, Florida, Texas] or too “eh” and therefore not prestigious enough for law firm colleagues (Illinois?? Ohio State ….er, are you an alum, Dave? Penn State? Joe Paterno! Minnesota? Didn’t they want to look at WISCONSIN? oh you know Lisa’s kid went to Wisconsin and apparently loved it ….). It’s not equally highly ranked UMD.

UW hits the sweet spot for this liberal demographic. You can get in, unlike UNC, UCLA, UT. Also, lakes!

You ok?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's become popular in recent years with DMV area kids, maybe because Michigan is so hard to get into and Wisconsin has the same feel. DS mentioned it as a possible place he might apply, but we're not encouraging it. I don't get why a kid from another part of the country would go to a big state school somewhere else, unless you have or want to create some tie to that area.

Actually Madison is a better college town, has the lakes and is generally more beautiful and lively than Ann Arbor.

They are both great college towns. I’ve never heard any graduate of Michigan sigh that they didn’t go to Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's become popular in recent years with DMV area kids, maybe because Michigan is so hard to get into and Wisconsin has the same feel. DS mentioned it as a possible place he might apply, but we're not encouraging it. I don't get why a kid from another part of the country would go to a big state school somewhere else, unless you have or want to create some tie to that area.

Actually Madison is a better college town, has the lakes and is generally more beautiful and lively than Ann Arbor.

They are both great college towns. I’ve never heard any graduate of Michigan sigh that they didn’t go to Wisconsin.

Or vice-versa.

[Anonymous]

Wisconsin and Michigan sort of became the de facto state flagships for New York and New Jersey kids. NOVA seems to like it some Pitt (?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

Probably the same know nothing poster trying to crap on Wisconsin.

Show me on this imperfect list where Wisconsin appears?
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

Probably the same know nothing poster trying to crap on Wisconsin.

Show me on this imperfect list where Wisconsin appears?
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

It’s on the list somewhere in the 20s. Should be higher, and it is on a lot of other lists. But, out of the several hundred programs in the country, being at that ranking does make it a top program. Why are you going to such great lengths to crap on it? In fact, why are you on this thread? You don’t seem to know anything about the school that can’t be found online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wisconsin and Michigan sort of became the de facto state flagships for New York and New Jersey kids. NOVA seems to like it some Pitt (?).

It didn't "sort of" happen.

The religious and gender discrimination that lasted into the 1970's pushed kids from the east coast to schools with more progressive policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

Probably the same know nothing poster trying to crap on Wisconsin.

Show me on this imperfect list where Wisconsin appears?
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

26 on that list...what is your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

Which part? I’m confident it’s a good place to go for life sciences. They have a strong focus on improving undergraduate education as well, something that isn’t true of all state flagships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madison is super strong in the life sciences. There are many different choices of biology related departments/majors. Sounds like a good fit.

Top notch for engineering too.

Not true at all.

US News #15. I guess that isn't good enough in DCUM world.

Probably the same know nothing poster trying to crap on Wisconsin.

Show me on this imperfect list where Wisconsin appears?
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings

26 on that list...what is your point?

I think PP looked at the first few names on the list, didn’t see Wisconsin, and thought she could use it to make her snobby (and wrong) point. Oops!