Racism at UW-Madison

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<p>This is a direct quote from "Students' Guide to Colleges: The Definitive Guide to America's Top 100 Schools written by the REAL experts - the students who attend them."</p>

<p>What would an admissions officer at UW-Madison probably not tell a prospective student?</p>

<p>If I were an admissions officer I would not tell a prospective student, especially a prospective student of color, the chance they might experience a racist episode is very high. This is due to, in my personal opinion, the number of white students who drink and their drunken interaction with people unlike them.</p>

<p>To those who attend UW-Madison or know a lot about it: IS THIS TRUE?</p>

<p>If so, I will deeply reconsider applying there.</p>

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<p>well i live in minnesota in the burbs and alot of kids from my school go to madison and from surrounding areas...to put it frankly, we dont have many students of "color" at our school and i think that its a bit of a culture shock sometimes for kids...so add alcohol to that and theres a bit of disaster sometimes i think. but im positive not everyone is like this so dont let it discourage you i guess.</p>

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<p>I don't know but I am not suprised. I am sure racism exists every other college, its just wether you catch it or not. Anyway if you want to avoid it I suggest trying to find more diverse of a college. The UW-Madison has 82% white.</p>

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<p>So you guys party but you are not Blind Drunk which would then eliminate the race issue???</p>

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<p>"Culture shock" huh...</p>

<p>This is troubling because UW-Madison was my realistic top choice.</p>

<p>Btw, thanks for your responses.</p>

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<p>Click on my public profile. You'll see that I'm in a position to know what I am talking about. The answer to your question is that UW is extremely active in trying to be a welcoming place for all students, and especially to students of color. See for example, <a href="http://www.wisc.edu/studentLife/multicultural.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wisc.edu/studentLife/multicultural.php&lt;/a> and <a href="http://www.provost.wisc.edu/climate.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.provost.wisc.edu/climate.html&lt;/a>. </p>

<p>Can I guarantee that you will not run into racist individuals. No, I cannot. But that is a national problem not unique to Madison.</p>

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<p>tsdad, your post has changed my opinion for the better, especially considering your position at UW. (I'm so naive.)</p>

<p>I'd still be interested in what other people have to say though.</p>

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But that is a national problem not unique to Madison.

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<p>And I might add that Madison is very self conscious about its liberalism and openess.</p>

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<p>The city of Madison is extremely liberal. If I'm not mistaken, it is the only US city to ever elect a socialist mayor. Anywho, UW is a huge Jewish school and has strong academics, so I really doubt that it could be that racist.</p>

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<p>"<a href="http://www.wisc.edu/studentLife/multicultural.php"&gt;http://www.wisc.edu/studentLife/multicultural.php&lt;/a&gt;"
Who the hell designed that page?? Its one of the most ugliest I have EVER seen ... no offense</p>

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<p>It's just a links page. Like this better??</p>

<p><a href="http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/msc/msc/msc.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/msc/msc/msc.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Also take a look at this:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.studentaffairs.wisc.edu/people2002web/mainpage/people.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.studentaffairs.wisc.edu/people2002web/mainpage/people.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>