Future Quality of UW Madison

jnm123
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:17:49 +0000

There is no doubt that an unshackled UW-Madison could raise its tuition 10-15% in-state & OOS and not miss a beat re: applications. It’s been perceived in the last 5 years as the best OOS value in the Big Ten, quality of education for the money, and has become more exclusive than UM-Ann Arbor.

That being said–and I don’t want to get flamed here because I love what UW-Madison has done for my daughter–it seems that some of these education administrators are living in a bubble of ever-increasing tuitions and easy money available to parents that gladly will borrow it to perpetuate this vicious circle. They appear to be separated from the economic climate of reality.

If the student/parent loan deal bursts like the housing mess, they will find out & quickly.