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I live in Chicago and went to college in Wisconsin and totally disagree. Chicago is milder than Madison.

That being said, I think that weather is kind of a dumb reason to choose a college.

As for the bus to O'Hare -- the Van Galder. Yes, I am *very* familiar with the Van Galder. Just as a note, since 10$ makes it sound like it's just a hop, skip, and jump from the airport, that's a 2 hour one way journey from O'Hare to Madison. In no traffic. Yes, you can fly. But, since this was when I was talking about a "negative" aspect of Madison, I do think it's fair to point out that UW is not particularly well connected by air -- it just isn't.

And as for Memorial Library -- I spent *many* hours studying for the GRE there in essentially a cage, and a piece of ceiling fell on me. It is not a nice library, particularly when compared to OSU's brand new library. 
https://www.library.wisc.edu/memorial/spaces/study-places/carrels/

Yes, there are other libraries. But that's the main one.

And, again, I *like* UW. I would encourage smart students interested in a big school to consider it.  But, I'm allowed to have different reactions to some aspects of the university and city. [/quote]

You might like it but you clearly have a bone to pick.

1) Madison is just as connected as Columbus to the various hub airports.
2) Van Galder bus is super easy, has wifi and yes, it is 2 hours. No one suggested anything different.
3) Chicago has lake effect weather. Madison doesn't. Minor nit.
4) You chose to study in the cages. They are cages for a reason. There are big study rooms, small study rooms and lots of options. I am not sure why you would complain about a conscious choice to study in the stacks on half floors.[/quote]

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