Wisconsin-Madison

Applying to College
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<p>Is it a good school? </p>

<p>Is Madison a good college town to meet new people, have fun, etc.? </p>

<p>My last question is how hard is it to get in from out-of-state?
I'm from North Carolina! </p>

<p>Thank you so much!!</p>

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<p>Yes; yes; not easy but not Harvard either.</p>

<p>Wisconsin is expensive OOS. Can you afford it?</p>

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<p>It is a good state school, on par with UCLA, U Michigan, UVA, UNC, UIUC, etc. It is also a party school.</p>

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<p>Madison is one of the top public schools in the US. It’s fairly tough to get in but not nearly as tough as the Ivies or Top LAC’s. There is a lot of stuff to do at UW-Madison and Madison is considered one of the top college towns in the US. UW-Madison has great sports teams in general (hockey, football, basketball, cross country, etc.). Be warned, Wisconsin is a HUGE party school. If that’s your cup of tea and you’re looking for a state university with good academics, then UW-Madison is a great school for you. If not, then I’d recommend checking out other schools.</p>

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<p>I attended UW-Madison in the 1980s. I think that a lot of the positives and negatives are the same as they were then. Positives: good academics; world-class scholars; beautiful city with lots to do near campus. Negatives: huge classes and few opportunities for one-on-one attention from instructors; world-class scholars; huge campus that requires students to have good lungs and legs. Why did I put world-class scholars on both the positives and negatives? They contribute to research but they’re not necessarily good teachers. You’ll be in lots of classes with TAs, some of whom will likely not speak English very well.</p>

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<p>Good points megdog, but now there are lots more living learning communities/residential colleges that make the school much smaller now than in the 1980’s. More opportunities for undergraduate research than in the past as well. I attended in the 1980’s too and I think it’s much better for undergrads today than in the past.</p>

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<p>I knew about the living/learning communities but not the undergraduate research opportunities. That’s good to hear. (And I’ll admit that I really liked UW-Madison, because I wanted to be anonymous when I was a freshman!)</p>