<p>I'm from Brazil and I'm enrolled in a government program that gives me the opportunity to study during 1 year at an american university. </p>
<p>I'm a industrial engineering student and I know that Umich, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Purdue University and University of Wisconsin-Madison are well ranked in this area, but I can only choose 3 of them.</p>
<p>I know that UW is not so strong academically as the others, but it is still a great university and i've heard that it has a nice atmosphere.
Purdue University is also a nice university, but West Lafayette seems to be kind of boring, isn't it?</p>
<p>Are foreign students well received?
Which of them would you leave out and why?</p>
<p>Thank you very much and sorry for any english mistake I might have made</p>
<p>Those are really nice choices. I wouldn’t call UW weaker than Purdue at all, so scratch Perdue because it is the least strong and worst location. Madison is a very vibrant college town and small city. My daughter is in grad school there and she is also a member of a Brazilian drumming troupe called the Handphibians. If you end up there PM me and I will give you her email if you want to go seen them perform for a taste of latin music.
<a href=“https://www.facebook.com/Handphibians[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/Handphibians</a></p>
<p>Michigan is also a great college town location.</p>
<p>I’d pick Berkeley for one choice because of the academic reputation and location with access to visiting sights around the SF Bay Area. It more urban than the above mentioned, so there are some grittier areas nearby but there are spectacular places to visit in the area and San Francisco is really fun and just a quick ride away. This is the most cosmopolitan choice.</p>
<p>My dad is an engineer and has taken some doctorate level classes at UW Madison. There are a lot of international students there. He meets guys from South Africa, England, Australia, everywhere. International students must like it there.</p>
<p>I believe Georgia Tech is number 1 in industrial engineering. I would apply to it simply because it’s in the South and has more moderate winters and Atlanta’s a pretty nice friendly city. Lots of foreign graduate students. </p>
<p>All the schools are strong - you really can’t miss with any of them.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, here are the US News public university rankings with Wisconsin at #11 and Purdue at #24, but don’t read too much into these, especially for exactness, they just give a general idea. They also don’t account for variations in the department strengths. Hopefully you will get to take at least a couple courses outside your major.</p>
<p>How do I quote a message? lol
thank you all for the answers</p>
<p>Anyway
Brownparent, thanks for the information about the Headphibians, that’s really interesting, I didn’t know about it! hahaha if I end up I will certainly PM you</p>
<p>SlackerMomMD, yeah it is the number 1 in industrial engineering, but i’ve heard that they have such a heavy workload, is it true? Will I have time to enjoy the city and to have a social life? hahaha and is it in a good area in Atlanta? I’ve read many times that Georgia Tech does not have a “college atmosphere” and it makes me think twice, i’m afraid it might be boring although it is an amazing institute.</p>
<p>naviance, why do you think they will be the easiest since that i’m from brazil?</p>
<p>You may want to look at the course catalogs and schedules at each school:</p>
<ul>
<li>If you want to take courses for your major, check that they fit into the degree requirements at your home university.</li>
<li>Check what courses outside of your major are offered that interest you. You may want to look for courses that are not available at your home university.</li>
</ul>
<p>All of them meet my interests, ucbalumnus. My indecision would be more about the university(atmosphere, workload, opportunities, area in the city and these kind of things) + city.</p>
<p>I think that you will need a flight connection to Indianapolis, Indiana and then drive an hour to get to Purdue.
Georgia Tech is in Atlanta so no connection needed, easy transportation.
It will be easier to get a connection to Detroit than to Madison. Wisconsin, or Indianapolis.
That it my thinking. Perhaps I am wrong.</p>
<p>Oh ok now I got it. Anyway, how am i going to get there is less important for me
I thought you were talking about something like hospitality hahahah I’m sorry</p>
<p>I’d say apply to Berkeley for sure for the reasons others have mentioned. Ann Arbor is a very nice college town, and the school is great. So you can’t go wrong there. I’d say your last choice should be between GTech (in a more of a city environment) and UW-Madison (again, great college town).</p>
<p>Felistbr, is this part of the “Science without Borders” initiative? If so, have you looked at UF? It has a solid IE program (top 20), and the University has received the most SWB scholarship recipients. Culturally, UF is likely a better fit (hence the number of SWB recipients), though it’s not as highly rated, in IE, as the others.</p>
<p>Madison has lots of flights to/from Ohare (12 nonstops each way daily)which has flights to just about anywhere. Or you can hop on the frequent busses that run right from Ohare to the UW student union. Could hardly be easier.</p>
<p>Yes it is, Gator88NE! I know UF is pretty good but there are many hispanic and brazilian people in Florida. I know that there are lots of foreign people in the options I mentioned, but I prefer going to a place more “inside” United States to have a different experience</p>
<p>UF is in Gainesville, which is in northern Florida. There are a lot of Hispanic people in southern Florida, but not so much in north Florida. Gainesville itself is only 10% Hispanic/Latino of any race. And UF is 18% Hispanic - larger than most public universities, but still not overwhelming.</p>
<p>I’ve heard so many good things about Madison as a city. Ann Arbor, Michigan is a small college town but I’ve heard it’s nice; Georgia Tech is in Atlanta, towards which I am so biased because I’m from there; and Purdue is in West Lafayette if I remember correctly, which is also a small college town in the Midwest.</p>
<p>Look, the reputation of the school you study abroad with isn’t necessarily important as long as it’s not a diploma mill, so I would choose the place where I thought I would have the best experience. UW-Madison would give you a traditional big American university experience while also being in a cool city, so honestly that would be near the top of my personal list. Michigan also gives you that big-university experience, just in a smaller college town. Berkeley is a beautiful place. Atlanta is also a great city to study in, but GT students are notorious for not being very party-oriented (although some students don’t care about that).</p>
<p>I think the three I would apply to would be UC Berkeley, University of Michigan and UC-Berkeley.</p>
<p>Lol…Juillet really likes Berkeley (I think one of those was meant to be UW-Madison).</p>
<p>How do you feel about snow/cold weather? If you want to do a lot of sight seeing, Berkeley would be best (so much to see and do in California). Best “college” towns would be UW-Madison and Michigan, best “large city” could be Atlanta.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen snow in my whole life lol
So arriving in Madison in january will be a big shock for me. But it doesn’t mean that I won’t like it. Actually I would love to see snow and live for a while in a cold place. I think that I will enjoy it a lot after adapting to it</p>
<p>In application deadlines, there are informations only about Fall term and winter term. My classes start in January, can it be considered winter?
I’m so interest in University of Michigan :(</p>
(I think one of those was meant to be UW-Madison).</p>