<p>I just graduated high school this June and I thought that I was done with all of this college selection confusion. I was accepted into MSU and I already had it stuck in my head that I was attending there. Then a few days ago I was accepted into UW- Madison. Now I am confused all over again.</p>
<p>I know that when it comes over all academics UW- Madison is ranked higher than MSU, but part of the reason I selected MSU in the first place was because I love the idea of the Lyman Briggs program. I am going to major in Zoology no matter what my selection. I eventually want to work in animal conservation-- not veterinary medicine.</p>
<p>I have a few questions:</p>
<p>1.) Is anyone currently enrolled in the Lyman Briggs program at MSU? If so how do you like it? Why did you select it? And is it living up to all of your expectations? Pros, cons, etc.
2) Did anyone look into the Lyman Briggs program and chose against enrolling in it? Why?
3) Does anyone know which school has a better zoology program? I would really like concrete reasons and not just hearsay. </p>
<p>Thank you in advance! I really need the help.
---Future Spartan/Badger</p>
<p>I guess my answers are not helping, since I probably gave answers more than once…</p>
<p>2.)</p>
<p>As a senior, and looking into universities I was once attracted into Lyman Briggs but eventually turned away. A few reasons was knowing that Lyman Briggs classes ( and mostly all) are concentraded in Holmes hall, making Holmes hall your new high school. Then to the addittion, all Lyman Briggs students must be Lyman Briggs residents ( from what I was told), meaning you must also live within Holmes hall. This now turns Holmes hall into when you dreamed of going to a boarding school for high school. So that’s when I decided if I were attending MSU for a science major, I prefer not to attend Lyman Briggs due to a few reasons given above. Now I don’t even have plans to major in a science, more so political science. I guess it all really varies on what type of experience you want in college, and type of education environment… which is what attracts many to Lyman Briggs, classes are not too large, you can have a better conversation ( sometimes even one on one) with your professor/ TA, and may not feel like your just a number. So there are many pro’s and con’s. </p>
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<p>If Lyman Briggs has the vibe you want (it must, since you say that’s what attracted you), you should go to MSU. I don’t have any firsthand knowledge of the program, but it sounds like you’d be getting many of the best qualities of both a large research university and a small LAC. If the housing is segregated, though, I’d have reservations about being with the same people having many of the same interests 24/7 (you’ll make most of your friends either in class or in the dorms).</p>
<p>It’s mainly a matter of personal preference. I do hope you hear from others who’ve gone through the program to share their experiences. Let us know which you eventually choose and why. I expect you’ll be happy with either choice, but if I were betting, I think you’ll stick with MSU.</p>
<p>Thanks all. I decided to go to U of W.</p>
<p>Congratulations! You’ll have a great experience (I’m a Badger, too, BTW, from many years ago).</p>