last minute college?

Applying to College
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<p>i am kind of considering applying to wisconsin-madison for no particular reason at all, but just to kind of have a backup. but i live in georgia, so does it make sense for me to just blindly apply there? is it a good enough school for me to apply?</p>

<p>if it helps, my stats are gpa 94.3/100 weighted
rank 67/368
sat-680 m, 670 cr, 800 w so 2150
taking it again
act-32</p>

<p>8 aps</p>

<p>ecs:
fbla historian and now secreatry bunch of state, region awards
2nd highest orchestra group-solo/ensemble superior twice
green school
going to join a tutoring thing
chess
the young entrepreneur business program-4th in chapter business plan
beta club- kind of inconsistent there to be honest
on newspaper editorial
ymca mission atlanta 2 years, working with metro kids
nhs</p>

<p>honors:
fbla stuff
nhs french
honor roll
school honor award for math
ap scholar honor
sat club at school-bronze level</p>

<p>how bad is it that i had an 87 in math 1st sem of junior year, the next it was 106?
and an 88 in ap bio turned 94? thats an upward trend right?? and those are the only b's i have:/?</p>

<p>and lets assume my essay is avgish....</p>

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<p>UW-Madison is a very good school. But as an OOS applicant, it’s likely to be very expensive for you.</p>

<p>As a Georgian, you might find the weather in Madison to be - shall we say “challenging?”</p>

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<p>I think the main question you should ask yourself is: if I am accepted there (and odds are in your favor that you will be) can my parents afford the costs associated with attending this OOS college?</p>