The University of Wisconsin - Madison
“The engineering school at UW-Madison is really weak.AverageEngineering Department
The engineering school at UW-Madison is really weak. Because it's so large, it's very difficult to get into the classes you need. Before you enter the program you are "pre engineering" for the first year, but sometimes it drags for the second or even third year if you aren't able to get into the classes you need to be admitted to the program. So it's really difficult to move ahead. A lot of people I know here are staying 5-6 years because they have not been able to finish their degrees on time. I also have found that while some of the profs here are nice, a lot of them are really hard to get to know and aren't very willing to provide students with advice or mentoring. In addition, the advising is kind of poor---a few advisers I had kind of screwed me over with classes because they didn't completely understand what my career objectives were. The engineering school has now implemented EPD 100 which is an intro to engr course that's supposed to help students get acquainted to the program and get on the right track. I took this course and although it was kind of helpful, it wasn't really a true representation of what the engineering school has to offer. I was pretty excited while taking 100 because I thought there'd be all these great opportunities, but once I was admitted to the school I realized this wasn't necessarily true. So, if you want a good engineering school and are thinking of Madison, do your homework. If you come here, plan on not graduating for 6 years and also plan on not being able to take the courses you want every semester. Also be prepared to have tons of homework and be in class with some very competitive students. Many of them are foreign and don't speak the language --- which is a real downside if you have to do research projects on stuff. There are also very few women in the engineering school, and the few women that are here are very "studious" --- not really dating material, if you're into that.
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2nd Year Male -- Class 2007
Useful Schoolwork: B-, Individual Value: D-
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“UW is rated as a really good schoolAverageNatural Resources
UW is rated as a really good school so a lot of people come here because of that. That's kind of one reason why I decided to come here. I figured that since it's so well-thought of they would have a good program. But now that I've been here I think I might try to apply to a different school. It's really hard to be a non-partier here because there isn't much to do except go to parties or bars and stuff. So it's been a real struggle to meet people who are interested in the kind of things I am. If you are a big partier, this school might be for you, but from what I've found with friends and stuff is that if you do party, it's going to be really tough to get good grades. It seems like either people study or party, and there's no in-between. There's lots of homework so if you're hungover all the time you prolly won't want to do it. I've been to other party schools in the UW system and although there's drinking everywhere, it's a lot different at Madison. It's more out in the open, and people are more extreme and seem to have less respect for those who aren't necessarily into it. so yeah, the more i think about it, i don't know that i like madison that much.
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2nd Year Male -- Class 2007
Useful Schoolwork: B-, Individual Value: D
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“Man, Madison was great.Chemistry
Man, Madison was great. The Chem department was pretty easy, so if you didn't have the best grades or whatever, don't worry. If you get to know the right people grades don't mean anything. The people are awesome, mostly white and from small-town Wisconsin, so I had a lot in common with them. The parties were awesome! I went out practically every night of the week with my friends from the dorms! I'll never forget all those great parties we had on Mifflin with our Pabst Blue Ribbon! (Give me a Pabst, man!) I'm so glad I stayed at Madison for six years instead of graduating after the normal four or five - I wouldn't have traded all of those house parties for anything. You should come here, it's so great! Parties all the time, no homework worries, and the girls in Madison are really 'nice' to science majors...
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Alumnus Male -- Class 2000
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