<p>Hello,
I'm going to be a junior and I'm transferring from my current in-state university to either Colorado State or Wisconsin-Madison. I'm looking for advice on both. I've spent a week in each town and love the Wisconsin spirit, sports, and pride of Madison but I love the outdoors, climate, attitude and location of Fort Collins. I'm going into mechanical engineering with a certificate (at Madison) or a possible double major in marketing at CSU. The out of state price looks like this: $21,500 - CSU, $23,000 - UW. Also, a factor is that Madison is a more expensive city for both rent and utilities. So, I guess I'm torn in between. I have 3 years left of school and I feel both would be a good fit, I'm just having trouble deciding which will be better for my future. Also, I can see myself working in either Chicago or Denver after school, so I think both universities would have good networks to help jump-start my career.
Thanks in advance for the advice!</p>
<p>since Wisconsin-Madison only costs $2,000 more and room/board can’t be too much more, I think Wisconsin would be definitely the much better choice for engineering.</p>
<p>The engineering program at CSU isn’t that particularly great, except for civil engineering. Wisconsin’s is awesome, though. Academically, Wisconsin is more known and produces better research than CSU’s engineering department.</p>
<p>Fort Collins is a nice place to live though.</p>