<p>UW questions welcomed here.</p>
<p>So how is it?
The social life, class size and learning stuff.
How is the bio program?
What kind of people are there? (preppy, nice, a mix, etc)</p>
<p>It's big and the campus is very striking--mostly due to all the hills and lakefront. Social life is anything you want. The mix of students ranges from hippies to frat guys/gals but no group dominates. Generally the students are friendly and hardworking--many have jobs to make ends meet. There are some rich kids but they are not obvious about it for the most part. Most kids spend 1 year in the dorm and then move into nearby houses/apts with friends. makes for a unique student area.
Biosciences are the BEST and comparable to any school in the US--ANY. They offer more areas of bio than most schools and the facilities and faculty are tops. </p>
<p>I want to go into journalism. Is Madison a good choice? Also, is there an Honors Program with smaller classes?</p>
<p>Lovejoy, I saw you on another post talking about the UW crew team. Are you on the team? I'm thinking of doing women's crew in college and I was wondering exactly how competitive the UW team is.</p>
<p>I got in today. What are the advantages of UW-madison, how friendly are the people, and how generous are they with financial aid??</p>
<p>Merna--UW crew is typically shooting for national ranking so it is very competitive. The lites won the NC last year and were second the year before. The heavy was down a little but still in the top 20. Both take a look at walkons but you better be ready to work. They just got a nice new boathouse/practice facility.</p>
<p>Journalism is very good with many people on papers like the major nationals. Two grads won Pulitzers last year and they have something like 20 total. There is an honors program. All the info is on the uW website.</p>
<p>Hoo29, I think UW is a very friendly place throughout. Most kids are pretty easy-going so you won't find the cutthroats typical at UM. The campus is terrific as are most of the facilities. School spirit is extremely high. Fin aid is limited except for minorities. Much of it is awarded by depts after you prove yourself. The town is very lively--there always are 1000's of kids in State st. day and night. You can do whatever you want--or nothing much at all. The rec and sports clubs are great.</p>
<p>Hoo29, do you remember what day you sent in your application? Just trying to figure out when you can expect to hear from Wisconsin. Thanks.</p>
<p>It took about two weeks. I sent my transcript a week ago, though. My GC told me that they are just super organized and know how to handle lots of apps(they aren't desperate or anything).</p>
<p>In the studentsreview.com board, many of the recent students say that their experiences with UW-Madison was horrible and horrendous-rape, will parties, only way to have a social life is to drink. I also heard that many students do not finish in 4 years, because many courses are just packed. Man courses are taught by TA's or professors who can't speak English? Minority groups have problems? Is it really that bad lovejoy? I already got into UW-Madison and visited it, and thought the campus was just gorgeous. The surrounding were just astounding and students were great. Dorms were not that shabby either. But this is just a outside look, how is it inside lovejoy? Please tell me your likes and dislikes about UW-MMasiodn. I am planning to study genetics and astronomy/physics.</p>
<p>I hear that a lot of people that write to studentsreview write when they are not fitting in or are really mad at the moment and need a place to vent. So they exaggerate. I don't think they would exaggerate about the rape thing though.</p>
<p>Anyone can write anything on studentsreview. They might have gone there and might not. Maybe they all went to Marquette.
For actual student reviews the UW does a thorough survey of student opinions.</p>
<p><a href="http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/obpa/NSSE/%5B/url%5D">http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/obpa/NSSE/</a></p>
<p>In respone to Swami, if you choose to key in on the prbloems of any large school, those problems are going to pop up. However, I think out of all the school of this yype ( Big Ten sports, large public state school, midwest), Madison had the best academic and social environment</p>
<p>WISCONSIN POISED TO INVEST $750 MILLION IN RESEARCH </p>
<p>MADISON - Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, taking a swing at keeping Wisconsin competitive in the superheated world of biomedical research, announced today (Nov. 17) that over the next several years Wisconsin would invest up to $750 million, including more than $500 million in new facilities and direct research support for scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. </p>
<p>Speaking to reporters and technology leaders at UW-Madison's Biotechnology Center, Doyle outlined a strategy aimed squarely at bolstering Wisconsin biotechnology, health sciences and stem cell research. </p>
<p>"Wisconsin leads the world in groundbreaking biomedical research, but we need to continue to move forward," Doyle said. "The state, in partnership with the university and our other private partners, has an aggressive and comprehensive strategy to ensure that we remain at the forefront not only of scientific discoveries, but of creating thousands of new high-tech jobs." </p>
<p>Included in Doyle's plan are: </p>
<p>-- A new $375 million public-private research institute, to be known as the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The proposed institute would occupy the entire 1200 and 1300 blocks of University Avenue and would become a massive interdisciplinary research center that would combine biology, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering, nanotechnology and other fields in one setting. The first phase of the project would use $50 million, which already had been earmarked for the fourth phase of the BioStar initiative. </p>
<p>-- A new $134 million interdisciplinary research complex near University Hospital and Clinics. The new center would be translational in nature, helping bring basic research discoveries to clinical fruition at a more rapid pace. </p>
<p>-- $1.5 million annually to support research on Alzheimer's disease at UW-Madison. </p>
<p>-- A new $132 million research facility at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital that will focus on infectious disease control, cardiovascular illnesses and bioengineering. </p>
<p>In addition, Doyle pledged to smooth the bureaucratic and legal hurdles that impede the ability of faculty to take their innovations to market, and to provide more venture capital for startup research-based businesses through the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. </p>
<p>The new strategy is designed to bolster the university's science research infrastructure at a time when other states, notably California through a recently passed referendum, will begin to invest heavily in such things as stem cell research. </p>
<p>Doyle and UW-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley noted that over the past decade, Wisconsin has positioned itself to compete through the investment of more than $1 billion in new research infrastructure on the Madison campus. What's more, they pointed to the university's long-standing strengths in basic biology - biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, among many others - and a tradition of interdisciplinary research as strengths that will help the university recruit and retain talented faculty. </p>
<p>"Other states are now playing catch-up," Doyle said. "But there are a number of measures we're going to make to advance the work that goes on here." </p>
<p>"We haven't been sitting still," said Wiley. "It is incumbent on us to advance this (stem cell) field." </p>
<p>Stem cell pioneer James Thomson, a UW-Madison professor of anatomy, explained that with access to the human genome, biology has entered a new age. Stem cells, he said, are but one tool that will not only help biomedical science develop new treatments for conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease and heart disease, but will help unravel the causes of those diseases opening a door to their prevention. </p>
<p>Thomson added that Wisconsin is not just a leader in stem cell research, but is a powerhouse in biology in general. </p>
<p>"We are a world leader in embryonic stem cell research at Wisconsin, but I'm actually fairly embarrassed at the amount of press that this one area of research gets, because Wisconsin is a world leader in most areas of biomedical research, and I don't think the average person in Wisconsin appreciates that," Thomson said. </p>
<p>"We are a population of 5 million people and we have a state university, which is in the top 10 universities in the country - private or public - in biomedical research by any measure you look at, and that's something that people should be proud of. To maintain this leadership position, there has to be a continuing investment. There are states that are competing with us, and private universities that are competing with us, and I think that the initiative that the governor announced today goes a long way in maintaining this leadership position in what is really an age of discovery." </p>
<p>Both Wiley and Doyle placed emphasis on the importance of interdisciplinary research and of building an institute where scientists from many disciplines can work together and exchange ideas. </p>
<p>Biology and biotechnology have always been Wisconsin strengths, Wiley said, but new fields such as bioinformatics and nanotechnology have emerged in recent years. Creating opportunities for cross-fertilization between emerging and established disciplines will only strengthen Wisconsin's hand, he said. </p>
<p>"All of these things are converging. That's the message for technology of the future." </p>
<p>"We need teams of technologists and biologists right next to each other," said Biotechnology Center Director Michael Sussman. "We don't need them in the building down the road. We need them in the office across the hall." </p>
<p>The proposed Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, he said, will accomplish that.</p>
<p>9-1. :-( That MSU game was horrid.</p>
<p>Yes it was awful! Hoping Michigan loses to OSU so the Rose Bowl is still a possibility.</p>
<p>YEEAAAAH...I JUST GOT IN... CLASS OF 2009 BABYYY... so pumped, only school i applied to, def goin there....YEAHHHHH</p>
<p>That's great viper!! Congrats! Got the good news here too :)</p>
<p>Yea VIPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>