<p>Anyone got any major points they could compare on the schools? Like which has a better campus, better financial aid, idk... whatever you wanna throw out there. And which do you think is better for studying business?</p>
<p>Well, I’d say Wisconsin, being in the city of Madison, definitely has the edge there, but as for business, I’d say Illinois has the edge. Especially in accounting and finance.</p>
<p>I would agree with accounting, but both programs are closely ranked in finance (although Illinois might have a slight edge).</p>
<p>wisconsin is regarded to be overall more of a well rounded school and some people probably view it as being better than U of I. however, U of I is strong in key programs such as accounting, engineering, and architecture so it has that going for it.</p>
<p>University of Illinois versus Wisconsin
is not a good title. Add major considersation.</p>
<p>I would have to say Illinois, and it’s not that close in my opinion. Some people with extremely low numbers from my school (in CA) have gotten into Wisco and all of them were rejected from Illinois. Some examples of their numbers:</p>
<p>3.6 W 1650 SAT
3.7 W 1730 SAT
3.7 W 1800 SAT
3.6 W 1690 SAT
3.5 W 1720 SAT</p>
<p>Yes, those are real numbers. Wisconsin is definitely due for a dip in the rankings after this year, IMO.</p>
<p>And every single one of these people were Denied from Illinois (not even deferred).</p>
<p>^^^ those are extremely low SAT scores.</p>
<p>CaliDreamer all those people got rejected from illinois not because Illinois is so selective, its just that they don’t deal with out of state students that much. Very little of their students are from outside illinois and most of them are in the Engineering school. Trust me illinois is just as easy to get into as Wisconsin. If all those people where Illinois resident they would have gotten in. For Wisconsin I believe they have much more OOS state students.</p>
<p>Yes Illinois is selective, but so is Wisconsin. I doubt it has to do with out of state because Illinois clearly states that all applications reguardless of residency are reviewed equally. I really would like to get accepted into the school myself but seeing recent decisions I’m nervous I won’t be admitted.</p>
<p>And you know this how Cali?? UW is enjoying better funding than many state U’s this year and is on a major faculty HIRING binge. They recently hired away top profs from Wharton and PSU for the business school.</p>
<p>They have also commenced a major undergrad improvement program that will lead to 100 new facutly mostly focused on undergrads</p>
<p><a href=“http://madisoninitiative.wisc.edu/[/url]”>http://madisoninitiative.wisc.edu/</a></p>
<p>Monetary Expert Joins
Wisconsin Faculty
Randall Wright—one
of the world’s best
known and most prolific
researchers in monetary and
macroeconomics—joined
the Wisconsin School of
Business this fall as the
Ray B. Zemon Chair in
Liquid Assets in the school’s
Department of Finance,
Investment, and Banking. He
has a joint appointment with
UW-Madison’s Economics
Department.
Wright’s research has
been widely recognized as
among the very best in the
field over the past several
decades. Nobel Laureate
Robert Lucas has referred to
Wright as “an internationally
recognized world leader in
all areas of macroeconomic
research.” Wright came to
Wisconsin from the University
of Pennsylvania, where he
was the James Joon-Jin Kim
Professor of Economics.
Perhaps best known for his
work on monetary theory,
Wright has also contributed
significantly in understanding
of labor economics, and
has won several awards
for his research. His ability
to contribute to economic
policy is evidenced by his
appointment as a research
associate of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
the Bank of Canada, and the
National Bureau of Economic
Research. In addition to
continuing his groundbreaking
research, Wright brings his
expertise into the classroom,
teaching an innovative course
on “Markets with Friction.”
This fall, Wright played
a key role in bringing to
Madison noted experts from
around the nation to discuss
money, banking, and assets.
Wright spearheaded a two-day
conference coordinated by the
school’s Puelicher Center for
Banking Education. Presenters
included noted figures from
academia and government—
including officials from the
Federal Reserve Banks of
New York, Philadelphia, and
Atlanta, and from the Bank
of Canada. Leading thinkers
shared their expertise with
UW-Madison faculty and
Ph.D. students in business and
economics.
Other Outstanding
Faculty Additions
Thanks to resources provided by the Wisconsin Naming Gift,
the Wisconsin School of Business also was able to hire four
additional faculty members for the current school year.
Professor Abdullah Yavas, Real Estate and Urban Land
Economics, is an international leader in real estate economics
and finance. He is one of the most published authors in
the real estate field and a member of the editorial boards
of several leading academic journals. His research is often
cited in the national media, including the Wall Street
Journal, Money, and TIME magazine. Yavas is a member of
the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the
Republic of Turkey. Previously, he was with the Smeal College
of Business Administration at Penn State, where he was the
Elliott Professor of Business Administration and research
director of the Institute for Real Estate Studies.
Assistant Professor Chad Navis, Management and Human
Resources, joined the business school from the Goizueta
Business School of Emory University, where he earned
his Ph.D. He was hired as part of a group hire for faculty
relating to INSITE (Initiative for Studies in Technology
Entrepreneurship) which attracts affiliated faculty from
across campus to work on technology entrepreneurship.
His research has focused on how founders’ prior experience
affects the survival of new ventures.
Assistant Professor Zigeng Liu, Operations and Information
Management, joined the business school from Northwestern
University, where she earned her Ph.D. in Industrial
Engineering and Management Sciences. Her research interests
include design of robust supply chains, pricing in supply
chains, and supply chain competition.
Assistant Professor Erwan Quintin, Real Estate and Urban
Land Economics, starts in January 2010. He currently is a
senior economist and policy advisor for the Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the
University of Minnesota. His research has been published in
leading economic journals.</p>
<p>It is also not the quality of the applicants, it the the educational experience. It doesn’t matter how smart the students are if the teachers can’t teach.</p>
<p>CaliDreamer, to what college did your rejected people apply?</p>
<p>Wisconsin has a comparatively low 4-year graduation rate, compared to other top ten public universities.
[The</a> Education Trust - Closing the Achievement Gap](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search1ba.aspx?y=2007&grt=1&institutionID=234076,231624,199120,170976,110635,110662,110680,240444,145637,139755&om=2&om2=2007&om1=2002&cat=Main&sortc=2007&sortd=DESC]The”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/search1ba.aspx?y=2007&grt=1&institutionID=234076,231624,199120,170976,110635,110662,110680,240444,145637,139755&om=2&om2=2007&om1=2002&cat=Main&sortc=2007&sortd=DESC)</p>
<p>There are various problems with students being able to take the classes they need. Posts that describe the problems:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063550945-post7.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063550945-post7.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063556921-post12.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063556921-post12.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063557177-post15.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063557177-post15.html</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063562242-post31.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063562242-post31.html</a></p>
<p>Wisconsin’s data on average time to graduate - students in most majors need more than 4 years to earn their degrees:
<a href=“http://apa.wisc.edu/degrees/TTD_byMajor_Undergraduate_0308.pdf[/url]”>http://apa.wisc.edu/degrees/TTD_byMajor_Undergraduate_0308.pdf</a></p>
<p>You might need to factor in the extra costs for the additional semesters/years many students at Wisconsin need to earn their degrees.</p>