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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Madison's a small city and state capital, in a uniquely beautiful lakeside setting; Ann Arbor is a very large and dynamic college town.  Madison is a little colder in the winter; Ann Arbor gets a little more rain and snow in the winter, while Madison gets a little more rain in the summer.   Ann Arbor is closer to (much larger) metro Detroit than Madison is to Milwaukee.   Ann Arbor is also reasonably close (25 miles) to DTW which is one of the 20 biggest hub airports in the US; air connections to Madison are tougher - Madison/Dane is a small airport, and MKE isn't very big either and is 85 miles away.

Presumably saying this will unleash more insults from our unhinged Ann Arbor basher, but the fact is the two towns aren't so dramatically different that it should play a major factor (relative to issues like specific academic programs, projected cost, etc) in choosing one university or the other.   Or to look at it another way:   the gap between the two cities probably isn't as great as the gap between the perceived reputations of the two universities, notwithstanding Wisconsin's excellence. [/quote]
It's funny: I don't disagree with any of your descriptions, but I think the difference between Madison and Ann Arbor is meaningful (which obviously can cut either way, depending on your personal preferences) whereas any gap between the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin is much more perception than reality.[/quote]

The reality is that Wisconsin has a decidedly lower 4/6 year graduate rate and a considerably higher faculty/student ratio. Sometimes perception is reality.   Wisconsin is a very good school, Michigan just beats it in most ways. [/quote]

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