Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 18:33     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe.


Madison is the best of a second rate system. Not saying much.

Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 15:08     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cold.


If his dream school is Michigan, pretty sure he doesn't mind the cold.


Michigan is cold, but not Wisconsin cold.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:58     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:Wisconsin is a good school, and Madison is a nice town. It's sort of a classic Big 10 kind of place -- overall pretty strong, lots of spirit, tons of students.


Second this. We visited, and my kid loved it. It wasn't the best fit for his major; otherwise, it was one of his top picks overall based on our experience on campus. We know several people who are there now and they all love it.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:54     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe.



No one travels all the way from the DMZ to UW-Zero.

Plus, if you lived there you'd know that with no qualifying letter we cheeseheads mean madison. "UWM" is Milwaukee.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:41     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe.

Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:06     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
A fantastic, fun school that is well respected. Blindingly white, though.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:05     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe.


Madison is the best of a second rate system. Not saying much.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:03     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Much better school than OSU in many fields. Great campus/location — fun mix of nature/urban environment. Last I checked (2 years ago), they weren’t price-gouging OOS students as much as Ann Arbor does. Have friends who have taught there, grad students who went to college there, know a few recent grads (from a wide range of fields). All are smart, nice, well-educated, down-to-earth people.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 14:00     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Anonymous wrote:Cold.


If his dream school is Michigan, pretty sure he doesn't mind the cold.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:59     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Cold.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:59     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Which one? There are a lot of schools in the system, Madison is not the center of the universe.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:54     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Seems to be gaining in popularity lately....but keep in mind that roughy 60% of the students are from in-state.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:34     Subject: Re:Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
OSU would also work for that major.

Wisconsin is a good school, and Madison is a nice town. It's sort of a classic Big 10 kind of place -- overall pretty strong, lots of spirit, tons of students.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:31     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Most of my friends who went there loved it, and it's the kind of place where it seems like there's sort of a niche and friend group for every kind of person. Madison is a capital so while it isn't huge, there is plenty of non-college stuff going on there, which is nice.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2017 13:27     Subject: Tell me about the University of Wisconsin
Seems like 3-5 kids every year from our HS go. I don't know much about the school but it seems like it could be a good match for DC's interests - looking at a major in biology, kiniesiology, or exercise/sport science with an interest in becoming a physical or occupational therapist, 3.8 UW GPA, 31 ACT (taking SAT on November 4th), wants a big school. So far DC has University of Maryland, University of Michigan (reach), and Pittsburgh on the list.