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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]U.MD has higher incoming SATs and ACTs than Wisconsin. Just being inside the nations capital beltway makes is less perochial.
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I’d rather be with in-state MD kids than a bunch of in-state WI or MI farm kids[/quote]

What's wrong with farm kids? [/quote]

Having taught them, I would say "nothing at all, except they are more likely to have gone to a small rural school that didn't offer many advanced classes."

My experience was that they were hard working, self-starters.  They showed up for office hours, did their work, and were nice to have around.  They said please and thank you.

Sounds just like the kids inside the beltway, right?[/quote]

Yeah - the farm kids are going to be way more well adjusted. Probably for life.[/quote]

I asked DD if this school was on her list and she said 'no, because it's mostly white preppy kids playing on a lake?'
Thoughts? [/quote]
Wisconsin alum here. I let out a huge laugh when I read this. Sorry, but your daughter has no idea what she is talking about. She might be confusing it with Northwestern. [/quote]

Whoa, whoa there. Don’t drag NU into this. NU’s class of 2021 is 48% white. Madison is overall 75% white (couldn’t find class specific info).  Madison IS lovely and the town is great too. But you have to admit the kid was spot on. [/quote]
No, "the kid" is hardly "spot on." Unlike you, I went there and she is dead wrong. Even if the school is majority white, most people aren't "preppy" and "playing by a lake." BTW, how much of NU's diversity comes from Asian students? It probably doesn't look like the United Nations either. Lots of rich kids paying 70k per year to go there.

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