Hi, guys. I got admission from UNC and UWM recently and I’m struggling about which college is the “right” one for me. I’m a transfer student in Purdue now and I’m also an international student. With 59 credits, hopefully I can be a junior next fall. So I’m planning to concentrate on advertising and public relations once I get into the program and minor in music hopefully which is something I really like. And both these two schools have good communication departments. UNC has already gave me the permission to enter my “major”, but for UWM, I still need to take one or two course and write some essays to apply for their department after my first semester there. Besides I really want to go somewhere liberal and diverse or I should say somewhere open to people who are different. I hope you guys can give me some suggests on this. Thanks you in advance!
Which UNC are you talking about ?
I assume UNC is University of North Carolina? If so, of the two, Wisconsin would be more liberal – certainly has a history of greater liberalism. I can’t comment on diversity – you’ll find ethnic breakdowns online probably – but the main difference would be culture/weather. One is classically midwestern (including bitter cold winters), the other much more southern (including beastly hot/humid summers.) I think of Madison as more urban, which may or may not be what you like. For an international student now at Purdue, UNC would be more exotic, Wisconsin more familiar. It’s purely a personal decision; they’re both excellent schools.
UNC is University of north carolina at chapel hill
Sorry for making this unclear lol, I’m talking about university of north carolina at chapel hill @paul2752 
Thank you for the suggestions! I just heard the overall conservative scene of NC might be a obstacle. But I believe chapel hill is a liberal place. And yea they are both excellent schools. I think I need some time to make my own choice @katliamom
I don’t think UNC is “overall” conservative – it is a large, dynamic academic community, and those tend to be fairly liberal – but I think it’s probably safe to say it’s less liberal than Wisconsin.