So U-Wisc is great academically..but is it fun???

mohammad_wong
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:30:02 +0000

As a UW-Madison student, I think Madison is highly overrated. Yes, it’s a nice town, but it’s just like every other good college city out there (Ann Arbor, Iowa City, Charlottesville, Athens). It’s a fairly one-dimensional town. State street is pretty much the only “cool” street in Madison. While state st. is really cool, it is the only game in town. Chicago --and Milwaukee to a lesser extent—have much more going on. Obviously, Chicago has endless possibilities. Milwaukee has 5 or 6 entertainment/nightlife districts, compared to Madison’s single “cool” neighborhood.