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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]

Not even a little bone. 
1) Wrong. Easy to verify this info, but as one apples to apples comparison, CMH had just over 3 million passengers in 2020. Dane County had just over 800,000 in the same period. UW is better connected than, say, UIUC though. And both OSU and UW are less well connected than Michigan or Minnesota. 
2) Fine. Having taken it many times, I would not say it's "easy" but to each their own. 
3) Wrong. Chicago does not typically have LE snow. Nor does Milwaukee. Or Madison, for that matter. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141621/http://glisa.umich.edu/resources/lake-effect-snow-great-lakes-region
4) Fine[/quote]

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