Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
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Anonymous
| Seems like 3-5 kids every year from our HS go. I don't know much about the school but it seems like it could be a good match for DC's interests - looking at a major in biology, kiniesiology, or exercise/sport science with an interest in becoming a physical or occupational therapist, 3.8 UW GPA, 31 ACT (taking SAT on November 4th), wants a big school. So far DC has University of Maryland, University of Michigan (reach), and Pittsburgh on the list. |
Anonymous
| Most of my friends who went there loved it, and it's the kind of place where it seems like there's sort of a niche and friend group for every kind of person. Madison is a capital so while it isn't huge, there is plenty of non-college stuff going on there, which is nice. |
Anonymous
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OSU would also work for that major.
Wisconsin is a good school, and Madison is a nice town. It's sort of a classic Big 10 kind of place -- overall pretty strong, lots of spirit, tons of students. |
Anonymous
| Seems to be gaining in popularity lately....but keep in mind that roughy 60% of the students are from in-state. |
Anonymous
| Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe. |
Anonymous
| Cold. |
Anonymous
If his dream school is Michigan, pretty sure he doesn't mind the cold. |
Anonymous
| Much better school than OSU in many fields. Great campus/location — fun mix of nature/urban environment. Last I checked (2 years ago), they weren’t price-gouging OOS students as much as Ann Arbor does. Have friends who have taught there, grad students who went to college there, know a few recent grads (from a wide range of fields). All are smart, nice, well-educated, down-to-earth people. |
Anonymous
Madison is the best of a second rate system. Not saying much. |
Anonymous
| A fantastic, fun school that is well respected. Blindingly white, though. |
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Anonymous
No one travels all the way from the DMZ to UW-Zero. Plus, if you lived there you'd know that with no qualifying letter we cheeseheads mean madison. "UWM" is Milwaukee. |
Anonymous
Second this. We visited, and my kid loved it. It wasn't the best fit for his major; otherwise, it was one of his top picks overall based on our experience on campus. We know several people who are there now and they all love it. |
Anonymous
Michigan is cold, but not Wisconsin cold. |
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