<p>I was accepted to both the University of Michigan and Wisconsin-Madison. Which school would you choose? Is Michigan's academics significantly better than those of Wisconsins? I have heard from many people that Wisconsin is much more fun than Michigan.</p>
<p>UW-madison isn't in michigan's league... still a good school though</p>
<p>Really all depends on what you are looking for. Personally I would choose UMich way over UW-Mad but it really depends on what you are looking for in a college experience. UMich outranks UW-Mad in almost every aspect of the game, although UW is still a very good university to attend.</p>
<p>UW sounds cool and I could see going there if you live in Wisconsin, but if not it isn't even close. Wisconsin is a good school and has a reputation as one the best public schools in the country; Michigan has a reputation as one of the best schools in the country period.</p>
<p>Minnesota has reciprocity with WI so I could have gone there for instate tuition but came to MI instead...</p>
<p>.. and I'm sure if you post this same question in the Wisconsin forum you'll have the exact opposite responses.</p>
<p>In state from either, the answer is obvious.
Out of state, it goes by where you are more "at home"... oh and it's 10K more a year at Michigan</p>
<p>If you are from Wisconsin, it is not worth to spend 21K more a year to attend UM.</p>
<p>i already made this thread in a less subjective area... go to college search and selection and look for "wisconsin versus michigan". obviously ppl are gonna tell you to go to michigan here, and obviously ppl are gonna tell you to go to wisconsin on that site.</p>
<p>Thanks, kat--I was going to suggest the same thing. I think that was a useful thread.</p>
<p>it's here:</p>
<p>just look at the numbers... UM IS that much better. If you are in-state i see your problem because Michigan has a pretty high price for OOS students, but if you are OOS for both there shouldn't even be a question... UM</p>
<p>Transfer: not so fast. like i said, I could have gone to WI for instate tuition, yet i'm here in ann arbor!!!</p>
<p>Jyc, Wisconsin is not "much more fun" than Michigan. I loved Wisconsin's campus and Madison, but I think Michigan and Ann Arbor are just as fun and nice. Madison is a little bigger and as such, has a little more to do. but I find Ann Arbor more unique.</p>
<p>As far as academics go, they are very similar...but Michigan has btter professional programs. So it really depends what you want to accomplish. In terms of reputation, Michigan is definitely a notch above. Michigan is generally considered one of the top 3 universities in the Midwest and one of the top 15 or so universities in the nation.</p>
<p>Madison is MUCH more fun than Ann Arbor. Trust me on this one. It's one big party. It was ranked #1 by sports illustrated for it's campus atmosphere. Football games are amazing there. The entire campus is fantastic. You have fraternities with docks on lakes, how cool is that?</p>
<p>If you're in-state to either, it's a no-brainer. Go to the in-state school. If you're OOS to both, go to the one that's stronger in your major. Don't go to Madison just because it's a better experience if it's weaker in what you want to go into.</p>
<p>In terms of perception and name recognition, UMICH is a notch above. UW is still a good school but UMICH is one of the "best."</p>
<p>A2Wolves, I hqave spent dozens of weekends in Madison and I personally don't believe that Wisconsin is more fun than Michigan...unless you are talking about wild drinking parties, in which case, you are probably right. But overall, I would say that Ann Arbor and Madison are both awesome collegetowns.</p>
<p>Hey, whatever floats your boat, I personally like partying and having a drink here or there. I've been on Michigan's campus many times, I fricken live here, and it's just not as fun, not as wild, you have a bunch of stuck up ivy league rejects who aren't happy to be there. Of course, that's only about 25% of the population. And it's nerdier.</p>
<p>A2Wolves, if you like to have to simply "party and have a drink here and there", Michigan should be perfect for you. And I agree that there are some stuck-up Ivy League rejects at Michigan...you have them everywhere, even at Wisconsin. Hell, even at some of the Ivies like Brown, Penn and Cornell you are going to have students who are bitter for not having been accepted at Harvard, Princeton, Yale or MIT. That's the nature of some people. But at Michigan, they do not make up 25% of the student population. From simple observation, you have more Ivy League wannabes at schools like Tufts, NYU and Boston College than you do at Michigan. Very few Ivy League rejects end up at Michigan. They usually chose private schools that are similar to the Ivies but not as selective. Michigan usually attracts students who want a large school with lots of offerings and school spirit.</p>
<p>LOL, everything I say gets turned into "Michigan is the perfect school for you A2Wolves", I LOVE IT. Argh these next few months are going to be stressful, waiting for Kinesiology's response. I wish they would just tell me now so I wouldn't have to worry about if I was accepted being stuck on North Campus, argh!</p>
<p>I never said Michigan was perfect. Michigan has many problems. It is too large given its resources, classes are sometimes too large, it is not as selective as it could or should be and its faculty is way too research-driven. My problem is with people acting like Michigan is worse than other schools that actually have similar problems. With the exception of selectivity, Cornell, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins etc... all share similar problems. </p>
<p>And I agree with you. Wisconsin is definitely more fun than Michigan...and its students are friendlier and more down-to-Earth. I only object to the extent to which they differ. I think the difference is negligible.</p>
<p>Reputation</p>
<p>UMich>>> UWis</p>