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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone with knowledge, non-snarkily compare/contrast UW-M, U Illinois and U Indiana? (Because I can admit here that I couldn't tell them apart on a map or on game day but DS is starting to show some interest in these colleges).  Thanks.  [/quote]

Illinois has a very strong engineering program, especially EE

Indiana is among the best in the nation in music

In every other respect UW-Madison is in a very different class.  UW Madison is ranked higher both as an undergraduate institution (which should be your child's main interest at this point) and as a world class research institution (important for some grad programs).  Madison, WI consistently ranks at or near the top for quality of life (the main negative being the winter cold).  Wisconsin is far more progressive than any other Midwest state - Milwaukee was the center of the American Socialist movement and Madison was the birthplace of the Progressive Party  (La Follette).  The UW Madison campus was second only to Cal Berkley in anti-War protests.  UW-Madison is among the top 10 in the nation in terms of population of Jewish students and I think you'd be hard pressed to find an evangelical on campus.

In total, I'd say Illinois is quite different and Indiana is a "poor man's" Wisconsin.[/quote]
Do you think an athletic, outgoing, rich white girl from a not great Catholic HS could find UW-M a fit (assuming strong enough scores to be accepted)?  [/quote]

Wisconsin is one of the most Catholic states in the country - you'd have no problem at all.  Though the rich Cathloics in Wisconsin tend to go to Marquette.  [/quote]

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