UW-Madison

[Anonymous]

So DS just got his first college acceptance letter last night. While we are all mega excited, DH and I know little to nothing about this school. I am looking for the good, the bad and the ugly feedback. FWIW, DS' major is biomedical engineering.

[Anonymous]

I heard that pot is big at Madison. Can anyone else verify?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that pot is big at Madison. Can anyone else verify?

it's big in terms of the midwest but not in terms of somewhere like UW (seattle) or UC Santa Cruz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So DS just got his first college acceptance letter last night. While we are all mega excited, DH and I know little to nothing about this school. I am looking for the good, the bad and the ugly feedback. FWIW, DS' major is biomedical engineering.

it is a very strong school. however for BME, not sure if it would be worth the out of state dollars compared to UMD or UVA

[Anonymous]

it is a very good school but gigantic. Some people I know found that to be happy they had to find ways to make it seem smaller-- frats, etc.

[Anonymous]

UW Madison is a great school and BME is a good choice there. Yes, better than UMD or UVa. Madison is a great town to go to college in. It's super well respected in academia, not sure about industry.

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Anonymous wrote:UW Madison is a great school and BME is a good choice there. Yes, better than UMD or UVa. Madison is a great town to go to college in. It's super well respected in academia, not sure about industry.

OP here. Thanks, PP. DS did apply to UMD, haven't heard yet. He absolutely hated UVA when he visited it, didn't even want to apply there. It would be ideal moneywise if he stayed in the area but in the end, DH and I didn't go to local schools either

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that pot is big at Madison. Can anyone else verify?

Show me a college town that doesn't do pot. Oh wait, Liberty University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it is a very good school but gigantic. Some people I know found that to be happy they had to find ways to make it seem smaller-- frats, etc.

OP here. He isn't worried about gigantic schools, he attends a huge HS already.

[Anonymous]

Excellent school and neat town. Cold, though, obviously! I also remember my friends complaining that rent for off campus apartments was really expensive, but we were all from the midwest, so compared to here it's probably not bad.

It would be a great choice with great people.

[Anonymous]

I loved UW Madison (I grew up in MN). The town and campus are fantastic; class choices and professors are great; interesting mix of students; plenty of part time jobs for students. I lived in the dorms the first year but found it to be cheaper to live off campus for the rest of my time there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that pot is big at Madison. Can anyone else verify?

Show me a college town that doesn't do pot. Oh wait, Liberty University

Some schools have reputations and some don't. Pot is everywhere but you only heard of such reputations if it's "big" at the school.

[Anonymous]

OP - can you full pay @ UW? Makes no sense for BME over UMD (BioE, no BME)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - can you full pay @ UW? Makes no sense for BME over UMD (BioE, no BME)

OP: yes, we can afford the tuition plus DS is sure to get several scholarships.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - can you full pay @ UW? Makes no sense for BME over UMD (BioE, no BME)

OP: yes, we can afford the tuition plus DS is sure to get several scholarships.

Public state schools are pretty tight with merit money to OOS students. I don't know how certain you are about the scholarship but I wouldn't assume it unless it's guaranteed $ somehow. Also, BME means your DS will (most likely) have to get masters/PhD after college which may or may not be fully funded. So you need to factor that in your calculation. Congrats to your DS!