Collaboration/Competitive at The University of Wisconsin

Breakdown of “Collaboration/Competitive” at WISC-Madison

By Gender

Males	B
Females	B

By Major

Accounting	A+
Animal Studies	A+
Anthropology	A
Archaeology	C
Art & Design Department	C
Biology	A-
Business - Management and Administration	B
Chemical Engineering	A
Chemistry	B+
Civil Engineering	A-
Communications	A+
Computer Engineering	B-
Computer Science	A-
Cultures/Civilization	B-
Economics	A-
Education	B+
Electrical Engineering	B-
Engineering Department	B
English	B
Finance	B-
Genetics	B-
Geography and Geosciences	B+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	B-
Journalism	B-
Kinesiology	A
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	B+
Math	D+
Mechanical Engineering	A-
Music - Composition/Theory	A
Natural Resources	C+
Neuroscience/Cognitive Science	B
Nuclear Engineering	C
Nutrition	B+
Other	B+
Pharmacy	A-
Philosophy	A-
Political Science	B+
PreDent and Dentistry	B
PreMed and Medical	C+
Psychology	B
Social Work	A
Sociology	A-
Undecided	B
Zoology	B+

Against similar schools

Collaboration/Competitive compared with similar schools in class.

University of Wisconsin - Madison
B
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B
Harvard University
B
University of California - Berkeley
B
Cornell University
B
Stanford University
B+
Yale University
B+
Princeton University
B
University of Southern California
B+
F
A+

Collaboration/Competitive

“I have not yet attended University of Wisconsin in Madison. I will hopefully be attending in fall of 2005. I have, although, visited the campus with...Read full comment

“I came to UW from an out of stae top 20 liberal arts college in the east. I got very tired of seeing the SAME popel over and over (and over and over) ...Read full comment

“It's huge! You will definetly be a number in many of your courses during your freshman year, but there are opportunities to meet others and meet profe...Read full comment

“This is a great place to get an undergraduate degree. It's a wonderful environment and has that big-college feel, which is good for some and bad for o...Read full comment

“Madison seems to be a real love it or hate it school, so if you're considering Madison, having the right information is really helpful. First, acad...Read full comment

“I liked the school a lot academically; I can't fault it from that perspective. Socially, however, the UW is a "party school" in a small Midwestern ci...Read full comment

“I am convinced this is the greatest college on earth, and there is no buts about that. First off, I'm from california, and I had never seen snow befo...Read full comment

“If you plan on attending UW madison, which I highly recommend, possibly the most important factor when it comes to how much you enjoy the university i...Read full comment

“I have lived in Wisconsin all my life and had always kind of thought I'd want to go to UW Madison. I ended up applying to and getting into Northweste...Read full comment

“Yes, this place really is a big party school. If your idea of a good time is drinking yourself into oblivion every weekend, UW-Mad is heaven on earth...Read full comment

“UW-Madison is consistently ranked as one of the best public universities in the country, and rightfully so. It combines the assets and resources of a...Read full comment

“UW-Madison is a good school for self starters. If you have the desire to be something, Madison will take you whereever you want to go. If you sit in...Read full comment

“I was hoping to be an accounting student here because their accounting program is spoken of so highly all over the place. I'm a pretty smart person so...Read full comment

“This school perfectly balanced between living in a city and the constant surroundings of trees and the beautiful lakes! There is always someone going ...Read full comment

“I was a psych major who eventually ended up going to med school... The Bad -The administration treats you like a number most of the time; there ...Read full comment

“Madison is a small city (200,000) but it offers a lot to do. The campus is beautiful, especially in the spring and summer. There is so much going he...Read full comment

“Honestly love this school, I could not have imagined going anywhere else. The campus and the city of Madison are beautiful, the parties are out contro...Read full comment

“I am transfering this summer to a small liberal arts college. If you aren't a go-getter I would warn you to stay away from this school. It's too big...Read full comment

“Being a minority student I found Madison to be a very accepting school. Given every school has there problems, but if you get involved in activities i...Read full comment

“UW Madison has been a major disappointment. The academics are mediocre, and faculty couldn't care less - and make sure that you know it...if you ever...Read full comment

“Madison is an awesome city. Awesome as in there's really no distractions for your studies if you try hard to do well in school. It's a mediocre city w...Read full comment

“... It is also very difficult to find an on-campus job because the large number of students creates incredible competition ...Read full comment

“I was a pre-med psych major... The academics (i.e - professors and TAs) were first-rate... The student body was a mixed bag... It's a public school...Read full comment

“After reading some negative reviews of UW-Madison I thought anybody who takes these reviews seriously should know a couple of things. 1. UW-Madison ...Read full comment

“Madison was too big for me and I did not find a way to fit in soon enough. Don't rely on your freshman dorm to supply you with friends. Find some ex...Read full comment

“UW Madison students suck. There's just really no other way to put that. For a city that's supposed to be so "diverse" I found many of the students her...Read full comment

“Madison is a great city with the best university in the mid west. Hell we are even the number one party school bitchesRead full comment

“TUITION: expensive HOUSING: really expensive ACADEMICS: not really any better than any other UW school PROFS: inaccessible for the most part, TA's ...Read full comment

“... I applied as I've heard that there was more emphasis on individual attention and less emphasis on competition than U ...Read full comment

“I was a psych major who ended up going to med school. I grew up in Chicago, but my family moved to Wisconsin during high school, meaning I (i.e. - my...Read full comment

“I transferred out of Madison to be closer to home as I am from out-of-state and traveling back and forth was a hassle. Honestly I regret it more than ...Read full comment

“Being from a small town near a big city, the overall size of Madison is not a big deal. The academics here are awesome, and the university knows it. ...Read full comment

“I liked the school a lot academically; I can't fault it from that perspective. Socially, however, the UW is a "party school" in a small Midwestern ci...Read full comment

“I was told not to read the other comments about UW - Madison so I can make this as neutral a comment as possible, and I will try to be as fair as poss...Read full comment

“I transferred here from a very small, uptight private university, and UW-Madison is by far the better experience, both socially and academically, of t...Read full comment

“Most (2/3) of the undergraduate students and pretty much all of the administrators come from small town Middle America. They tend to be middle class,...Read full comment

“UW-Madison is consistantly ranked as one of the best public universities in the country, and rightfully so. It combines the assets and resources of a...Read full comment

“Wisconsin is a good school, but don't come in thinking it's elite. From what I've seen, if you're from the East Coast and attending the UW, then yo...Read full comment

“This school is unbelieveably awesome. If you are interested in going to one of the best public universities in the country, and the best college town...Read full comment

“Before I discuss UW Madison, let me preface it with this: I am an in state student who attended a large, inner city public high school. I was heavily ...Read full comment

“Choosing UW-Madison for my undergrad was one of the best things I could have done for myself. The campus is amazing -open and beautiful-and the people...Read full comment