UGA vs UMD vs Wisconsin

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Does Florida have and stereotype too? And TX?

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Anonymous wrote:For business. Any opinions? Ignoring costs for now.

None are bad options. The academic differences are marginal.

It's more about fit, environment, specific major, and where they want to pursue a career.

All three are regional schools. So be mindful of that. Wisconsin is going to play better in Chicago. Maryland in the mid-Atlantic. Georgia in Atlanta and the South.

Exactly. More accurately, they aren't regional schools but rather they have a very strong reputation in their region compared to nationally. This means top companies in their region will recruit there, top companies outside of that region wouldn't necessarily do so. Most students also end up settling in the same region of the country.

As opposed to a school like Berkeley or Michigan, who have a strong reputation nationally and even internationally.

Cite?

Common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Florida have and stereotype too? And TX?

Texas has the Texan stereotype (different from the Deep South stereotype), but because Texas has some very strong programs particularly in STEM and business and a massive endowment, it overrides that stereotype. Plenty of Texas grads in California and NYC working in tech and finance.

Florida definitely has the SEC stereotype, which is why despite it's high ranking it's still discounted. Florida also doesn't have any particularly stellar programs in STEM or a massive endowment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^ Another point is that the top companies in the country are based in NYC, California, followed by Chicago. This means greater salary but also greater cost of living.

Wisconsin has the best reputation out of these schools in NYC and California. Maryland has a good reputation in NYC. Georgia has the worst due to stereotypes about the South and the SEC.

Since when has Wisconsin ever had a good reputation? Michigan backup school.

Wisconsin has always had a strong academic reputation, if anything it has backslid over the past few decades. Whereas before it was compared to the likes of Michigan, today it's compared to Ohio State and Penn State.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For business. Any opinions? Ignoring costs for now.

None are bad options. The academic differences are marginal.

It's more about fit, environment, specific major, and where they want to pursue a career.

All three are regional schools. So be mindful of that. Wisconsin is going to play better in Chicago. Maryland in the mid-Atlantic. Georgia in Atlanta and the South.

Exactly. More accurately, they aren't regional schools but rather they have a very strong reputation in their region compared to nationally. This means top companies in their region will recruit there, top companies outside of that region wouldn't necessarily do so. Most students also end up settling in the same region of the country.

As opposed to a school like Berkeley or Michigan, who have a strong reputation nationally and even internationally.

Cite?

Common sense.

No cite?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ Another point is that the top companies in the country are based in NYC, California, followed by Chicago. This means greater salary but also greater cost of living.

Wisconsin has the best reputation out of these schools in NYC and California. Maryland has a good reputation in NYC. Georgia has the worst due to stereotypes about the South and the SEC.

Since when has Wisconsin ever had a good reputation? Michigan backup school.

Wisconsin has always had a strong academic reputation, if anything it has backslid over the past few decades. Whereas before it was compared to the likes of Michigan, today it's compared to Ohio State and Penn State.

I think you two are the ones that go back on forth on every post about WI to see which one of you can belittle it more and in your own unique way that everyone is starting to recognize. This poster is determined to find some comparisons that they think will have such an influence over people's views of WI and both of their posts are tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For business. Any opinions? Ignoring costs for now.

UMD.

I live in the world of 1% ers financially if WI or UGA are OOS for you UMD is the only answer.

The only outlier here would be is if your kid didn't enter UMD into their major and has to matriculate.

Then WI over GA if they enter the school of their major.

If their major is business again UGA is out bec career center there is not as good as the other two.

Has your kid even checked the requirements to graduate in their chosen major at these schools ? I doubt it.
Has your kid even checked the career center to see what internships or jobs are available? I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ Another point is that the top companies in the country are based in NYC, California, followed by Chicago. This means greater salary but also greater cost of living.

Wisconsin has the best reputation out of these schools in NYC and California. Maryland has a good reputation in NYC. Georgia has the worst due to stereotypes about the South and the SEC.

Since when has Wisconsin ever had a good reputation? Michigan backup school.

Wisconsin has always had a strong academic reputation, if anything it has backslid over the past few decades. Whereas before it was compared to the likes of Michigan, today it's compared to Ohio State and Penn State.

I think you two are the ones that go back on forth on every post about WI to see which one of you can belittle it more and in your own unique way that everyone is starting to recognize. This poster is determined to find some comparisons that they think will have such an influence over people's views of WI and both of their posts are tiresome.

He’s the same poster. Feel free to report his posts. He’s changed the tone of the posts, but his agenda is the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For business. Any opinions? Ignoring costs for now.

UMD.

I live in the world of 1% ers financially if WI or UGA are OOS for you UMD is the only answer.

The only outlier here would be is if your kid didn't enter UMD into their major and has to matriculate.

Then WI over GA if they enter the school of their major.

If their major is business again UGA is out bec career center there is not as good as the other two.

Has your kid even checked the requirements to graduate in their chosen major at these schools ? I doubt it.
Has your kid even checked the career center to see what internships or jobs are available? I doubt it.

What? You have checked the career center at UMD UGA and wisconsin? For business? It's also about costs, vibe and other things. Why would we check graduation requirements for each school? DC will do fine. Also, did you have a child in business at both UGA and wisconsin? How did you know about their career centers and internships available?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For business. Any opinions? Ignoring costs for now.

UMD.

I live in the world of 1% ers financially if WI or UGA are OOS for you UMD is the only answer.

The only outlier here would be is if your kid didn't enter UMD into their major and has to matriculate.

Then WI over GA if they enter the school of their major.

If their major is business again UGA is out bec career center there is not as good as the other two.

Has your kid even checked the requirements to graduate in their chosen major at these schools ? I doubt it.
Has your kid even checked the career center to see what internships or jobs are available? I doubt it.

What? You have checked the career center at UMD UGA and wisconsin? For business? It's also about costs, vibe and other things. Why would we check graduation requirements for each school? DC will do fine. Also, did you have a child in business at both UGA and wisconsin? How did you know about their career centers and internships available?

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[Anonymous]

What about Ohio state?

[Anonymous]

What about wisc school of business? Is it hard to get in if not direct admit or Terry UGA

[Anonymous]

Opinions on UGA vs Wisconsin for biology-premed? Seems to be a lot of negativity for both of these schools on this forum and I'm not really sure why. Both OOS and about equal distance from home, understand the differences in geography and cost is not a factor. Which would you pick? Would one be considered easier or less of a grind than the other in order to maintain a higher gpa for grad school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Opinions on UGA vs Wisconsin for biology-premed? Seems to be a lot of negativity for both of these schools on this forum and I'm not really sure why. Both OOS and about equal distance from home, understand the differences in geography and cost is not a factor. Which would you pick? Would one be considered easier or less of a grind than the other in order to maintain a higher gpa for grad school?

If it is pre-med, they still have to take the same courses generally. So it's tough to say one will be easier. Will organic chemistry really be significantly easier at one versus the other? I doubt it.

Now, if you are trying to build a good GPA generally, then that could be a function of courses and professors chosen at each. But it may not matter if med schools look at the science GPA (and they do).

Easiest way to tell is to speak with current/former students in the last couple years. Better than this forum.

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Anonymous wrote:Opinions on UGA vs Wisconsin for biology-premed? Seems to be a lot of negativity for both of these schools on this forum and I'm not really sure why. Both OOS and about equal distance from home, understand the differences in geography and cost is not a factor. Which would you pick? Would one be considered easier or less of a grind than the other in order to maintain a higher gpa for grad school?

They both are interchangeable. Would be more where your kids vibes with? Has he visited both? do they care about weather? Want more urban?
Both are great state schools and probably equally challenging.