Madison vs. Minnesota vs. Michigan vs. Northwestern

caseym
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:42:07 +0000

Madison or Northwestern. I would avoid minnesota for exactly all of the reasons you mentioned. And to me, madison and michigan are fairly equal, at least for my program, and its not worth having to pay so much more and have a way further distance for about the same thing.

Northwestern does have the prestige, but you’ll have to work REALLY hard. Not that i wanted a cake walk for college by any means, but id actually enjoy having a life. I wouldnt worry about it being nerdy as much, there are normal people everywhere. Also wouldnt plan on getting a scholarship…

I go to madison (that i picked over northwestern), and honestly, i have absolutely no regrets. I was also worried i would feel like i had wasted trying so hard in highschool, but that is definitely not the case. There definitely is a party atmosphere, but its easily ignorable if that isnt your scene. I was overwhelmed that it was too big when i visited, but now that im familiar, it really isnt that large. I’ve never been happier than this school, and id highly recommend it.

Sooo go with northwestern if youve got the money and want to work a ton, madison if otherwise.