<p>Madison is not a farm town at all. However, you can’t compare the amount of corporations (especially one a 20 year old business student would want to work for) between the Twin Cities and Madison.</p>
<p>Carlson is not some school that will just place you here in the Midwest. Between alumni and our career center you can get contacts anywhere in the country. Someone saying that Carlson can’t get you to the coasts or a larger city like LA or NYC is a lie.</p>
<p>Therefore, visit both. If you are content in a smaller city where the city basically revolves around the college, Madison is more your place. If you want a larger metro area with more things to do then Madison has to offer then go to Minnesota. However, you will notice since it is such a large metro you will not see everyone bleed maroon and gold like the city of Madison bleeds red. In my case Minnesota was a great mix of everything I wanted in my college choice: school pride, Big Ten, a city large enough to do more than just stay around campus, and a well regarded academic institution. On the other hand UW has its qualities: it is a college city (I can’t see calling a city of roughly a quarter million people a college town), well regarded sports and academics, and other things you can see if you visit. I go to Minnesota and I love it, but I’m sure if you are considering both of these schools you won’t really regret either one.</p>