Please Help!!! UNC vs. Wisconsin vs. Maryland

maynardman2
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:48:43 +0000

eadad that was all EXTREMELY informative. Tons of stuff in there that i didn’t know. Again, not to sound like a broken record, but i’m not the kind of person to actively seek out a religious group. I was really just concerned about how jews and minorities are treated at the two schools. Now that you’ve painted this picture of unc as a liberal school welcoming all with open arms, that concern seems uncalled for. You mention that madison is about 3 1/2 hours away from chicago; is madison itself inadequate as a place to explore/hang out for students? I actually happened to be in madison over the summer for a long weekend (not to visit the school) and the city seemed rather lively. On the other hand, raleigh is only 30-40 (?) minutes away from chapel hill and, being twice the size of madison, i assume just as vibrant if not more so than madison.I think the best advice given in your post was “you can’t go wrong with either school”. I honestly love both schools and feel blessed to even get to make this decision.

To briefly address polobear’s comments, I think the number of years it takes me to graduate is a legitimate concern. I’m probably just being paranoid and should be able to graduate in 4 years. Basically my worries stem from the differences in core requirements at wisconsin and unc. I’m not lazy and saying i prefer a school with fewer requirements; I think they are a good way for undeclared students to expand their horizons and interests. Hypothetically if I was admitted to harvard with the knowledge that it would take seven years to graduate, that would be a concern. If I went to wisconsin, I wouldn’t have to take any foreign language. If I went to unc I’d have to take three semesters of a foreign language. At unc I’d have to take another science class while at wisconsin i’d be done with all quantitative requirements. This stuff fills up a schedule quickly, but again I’m probably overreacting and overly paranoid.