<p>Hello fellas,</p>
<p>I am considering transferring to an american college and heard that all UW schools are pretty good value for money. Its here i need your suggestion. I want to transfer to a uw school which has a pretty good business curriculum and which also offers financial aid for transfer students. I am looking to transfer in spring semester. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>You can read my visit report for UW-Milwaukee, I wouldn’t recommend that one and I didn’t feel welcomed on campus. What are your grades, ECs, family situation etc. etc.</p>
<p>UW-Whitewater has the best B school outside Madison for undergrads.</p>
<p>UW-Whitewater also has scholarships specifically reserved for international students. But do we know which UW the OP refers to? For all we know, it could be the University of Wyoming.</p>
<p>There is only one Wyoming, while there are a dozen or so Wisconsins.</p>
<p>And several in Washington.</p>
<p>I apologize for the confusion, I meant University of Wisconsin - schools. I have a good percentage back here in India and my family situation, i am taking a bank loan to pay the fees, and would be great if you can tell me about the scholarships. My GPA roughly would be 3.4.</p>
<p>I know for a fact UW-Green Bay has an international Student scholarship, not sure about their business program though.</p>
<p>You probably have a fair to excellent chance of admission at each of the campuses save for Madison. Test scores would also be a significant factor.</p>
<p>Whitewater is the most focused on business but many campuses offer basic business majors and some unique ones. Page 41 of this pamphlet shows the various business program options on each campus of the system (in lower left corner).</p>
<p><a href=“http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/finding/intro1112.pdf[/url]”>http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/finding/intro1112.pdf</a></p>
<p>This page has links to the Websites of all campuses. You can research financial aid options there.</p>
<p>[UW</a> System Campuses](<a href=“http://www.wisconsin.edu/campuses/]UW”>Campuses | University of Wisconsin System)</p>
<p>Here is a link to Whitewater’s international student admission page. Other Websites will have similar links.</p>
<p>[UW-Whitewater</a> admission | International Education & Programs](<a href=“http://www.uww.edu/international/iss/admission/]UW-Whitewater”>http://www.uww.edu/international/iss/admission/)</p>
<p>As far as factors outside of programs, all the schools will have similar climate–much colder winters than you are probably used to. Perhaps the greatest non-academic variation is in the size of the community in which each is located. Since this isn’t easy to deduce simply by reading about the schools, and at the risk of over-simplification, here is a rough guide.</p>
<p>Eau Claire–small city in a farming area
Green Bay–small-to-middle size city on a very large lake
La Crosse–small city on a large river
Madison–middle size city, campus in the heart of the city
Milwaukee–large city, although the campus is in a mostly residential area
Oshkosh–small city on a large lake, part of a wider metro area
Parkside (Kenosha)–small city in a large metro area
Platteville–large town in rural area of rolling hills
River Falls–town, but on the fringe of a large metro area
Stout (Menomonie)–very small city in a farming area
Stevens Point–very small city in a farming area
Superior–very small city on a very large lake in a forested area
Whitwater–large town in rural area</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, its really helpful. As i see from the post, you seem to have fair knowledge about the schools. I am from a city in India and some campuses in the post are in very small city (like how small it would be). So you suggest me to take up BA at whitewater.</p>
<p>OP, you should be able to google the population of each city. Some of the smaller cities will be under 20,000 residents, usually though the population count doesn’t include the students.</p>
<p>UW-Whitewater is a nice school with a lot of school spirit. Most of the WI universities have good websites where you can compare what’s available for the major you’re interested in. Some may have more of an international population than others.</p>
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I am originally from Wisconsin and have been to every town on the list except Superior. I have also done a certain amount of research on the UW System campuses.</p>
<p>I made no suggestion about a specific campus. I suggest you look at the UW System information I linked and see if there are specific business programs that interest you (there are many more narrowly defined options available in addition to a general degree in business administration). Whitewater has many but not all of the options. Once you have a smaller set of schools I suggest you look at them in more detail, including application requirements, support for international students, financial aid, typical test score ranges, and demographic/geographic situation and make a decision based on what you find out. You might want to apply to more than one campus and make a final decision next spring when you have definite options. It is also a good idea to get in e-mail contact with the admissions offices of the schools in which you are interested. They will most likely be both helpful and informative. They might even be able to put you in contact with a current Indian student.</p>
<p>As proudwismom suggested, you can research each city for exact population. My rough guidelines were</p>
<p>town < 20,000
city > 20,000
–very small about 25,000
–small about 50,000
–middle about 150,000
–large over 500,000</p>
<p>“Metro area” suggests that there are other towns and cities nearby that make the surrounding area effectively more populated and busier than the population of the city alone suggests.</p>
<p>I won’t guarantee that I classified every town/city properly. What I put down is based on memory.</p>
<p>Whitewater has the advantage of being only an hour or so from Madison and Milwaukee and less than 2 hours from Chicago. Small town but not too far out.</p>
<p>if you’re going to take loans and come to us (i strongly recommend against it; you can get a good degree in India and come here for grad school), don’t waste it on whitewater. your best bet – for the $ worth - is Madison.</p>
<p>Madison, It may be the best bet but srsly i dont have so much funds to support myself but yes I can sustain at other UW-schools. The degree over there is any day better with hands-on experience which you cannot get here in India and lately only very few colleges offer good degree otherwise it’s just same all over.</p>
<p>If you need to stay in a decent size city, then definitely do UW-Green Bay…it’s cheaper then madison, has a good business admin degree and is located in a “larger” city. Having visited the campus myself, the school is trying hard to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and would gladly accept an international student with decent grades. </p>
<p>Whitewater is also good, and has great school spirit but would you be comfortable in a town of 20,000? If not, I would focus on Green Bay or Madison.</p>
<p>You have a tough decision to make. From an overall career standpoint, it is helpful to go to a stronger school, especially in terms of getting into law/graduate school and networking – but, you need to balance that with financial concerns and personal preferences. Considering how difficult it can be to find a job nowadays (even for graduates from top schools), you may not want to go to an expensive college, especially if you might have to take out student loans – but this may not apply to you.</p>
<p>In psychology (which I know well), UW and UCLA would be your best choices out of the ones you mentioned. Those are a couple of top universities in the country for the field.</p>
<p>You might want to make a list of what is most important to you in your college experience and rank the colleges for each item on that list – then narrow down the list based on that.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>What are your thoughts regarding UW-Eau Claire. They have an International Business Course as well and its quite a city with a population with 60,000. With an exception of Madison every other UW school has the same fee structure approx.</p>
<p>UW-Eau Claire is a nice school and quite popular with students in my area. The city itself should have everything you need.</p>
<p>Eau Claire is a fine school that is the third most selective in the UW-System. The city of Eau Claire is large enough so you will probably be able to find most of what you want except possibly a wide variety of Indian food. You’ll probably find the city, situated in the rolling hills of Western Wisconsin, to be safe and friendly.</p>
<p>I would advise you to contact the Admissions office directly by e-mail and ask specific questions about the program in which you are interested, seeking to confirm that it does indeed offer the features you seek.</p>