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Anonymous wrote:DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.

That is lovely, but DD is not black, right? That's really the sub-thread here. UW has 3% black students.

Why do you keep pointing to the fact that the school has 3% black students? Presumably very few qualified black candidates want to spend four years in a cold, remote environment with a student body that primarily hails fro a predominately white, rural state. So what? You'd rather drag reluctant black students to UW to check some diversity box? I can guarantee you that UW does everything it can to attract diversity candidates as that metric seems to be in vogue in college ranking algorithms of late but your insinuation that lack of diversity is a fault of the university is infantile.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.

That is lovely, but DD is not black, right? That's really the sub-thread here. UW has 3% black students.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.

That is lovely, but DD is not black, right? That's really the sub-thread here. UW has 3% black students.

Why do you keep pointing to the fact that the school has 3% black students? Presumably very few qualified black candidates want to spend four years in a cold, remote environment with a student body that primarily hails fro a predominately white, rural state. So what? You'd rather drag reluctant black students to UW to check some diversity box? I can guarantee you that UW does everything it can to attract diversity candidates as that metric seems to be in vogue in college ranking algorithms of late but your insinuation that lack of diversity is a fault of the university is infantile.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.

That is lovely, but DD is not black, right? That's really the sub-thread here. UW has 3% black students.

Anonymous wrote:DD is at UWmad now and is a POC. Although the school is much more white than she's used to, she has never felt uncomfortable yet (only a freshman). There are lots of programs geared for students of color and the diversity office provides many activities for students to help them have a smooth transition into university life.

DD seems to really enjoy her experience there so far. Academics seem pretty rigorous and there is a wide range of classes for every conceivable interest.

Her classes are a mix of huge lecture halls (with small discussions) and small classes. Huge lectures in auditorium don't seem to bother her as she can still get her questions answered during discussions or office hours.

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Anonymous wrote:UW is the big state U that is popular for being popular among DC and Md kids.

Importantly, it’s the one state U (where they actually have a prayer) other than Michigan that will not embarrass their liberal mom and dad when they tell their bethesda neighbors and coworkers that Ian/Sophie is at a state school. Most such schools are either too Southern and therefore embarrassing, [Georgia, Florida, Texas] or too “eh” and therefore not prestigious enough for law firm colleagues (Illinois?? Ohio State ….er, are you an alum, Dave? Penn State? Joe Paterno! Minnesota? Didn’t they want to look at WISCONSIN? oh you know Lisa’s kid went to Wisconsin and apparently loved it ….). It’s not equally highly ranked UMD.

UW hits the sweet spot for this liberal demographic. You can get in, unlike UNC, UCLA, UT. Also, lakes!

PP. may I suggest you get some help for the major self-esteem issues that you seem to be dragging around?

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Anonymous wrote:Most African-Americans in state prefer to attend UW-Milwaukee.

It isn't for lack of trying.

Why do you think they “prefer” UW-M? Maybe because UW-Madison isn’t welcoming to their kind? Even thought of that? Geez.

Their kind? WTF

Maybe because it is cheaper to be in a commuter situation for school?

Spare me the their kind outrage. One of us cares about diversity and the other doesn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Most African-Americans in state prefer to attend UW-Milwaukee.

It isn't for lack of trying.

Why do you think they “prefer” UW-M? Maybe because UW-Madison isn’t welcoming to their kind? Even thought of that? Geez.

Their kind? WTF

Maybe because it is cheaper to be in a commuter situation for school?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most African-Americans in state prefer to attend UW-Milwaukee.

It isn't for lack of trying.

Why do you think they “prefer” UW-M? Maybe because UW-Madison isn’t welcoming to their kind? Even thought of that? Geez.

Their kind? WTF

Maybe because it is cheaper to be in a commuter situation for school?

It is the same poster who is trying to stir up controversy despite not knowing anything about UW-Madison that can’t be looked up online.

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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.

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.

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Curious what is done to 'try very hard to recruit black students"?

two minutes on the school’s website will tell you.

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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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most African-Americans in state prefer to attend UW-Milwaukee.

It isn't for lack of trying.

Why do you think they “prefer” UW-M? Maybe because UW-Madison isn’t welcoming to their kind? Even thought of that? Geez.

Their kind? WTF

Maybe because it is cheaper to be in a commuter situation for school?