<p>We did also visit Wisconsin and she loved it! It is an impressive Dept of Spanish and Portuguese indeed. It’s a good fit for her in every way, with the added bonus that if she played for the club team there, she would play against a couple of former teammates. </p>
<p>One big plus for UIUC in her mind is that it has a much more diverse student population, and she is coming from a high school in Boston is a little less than half white.</p>
<p>She really liked both schools, and I could see being very happy at either. If she gets in to both, having to choose between the two would be a good problem for her to have. </p>
<p>Who knows, maybe Illinois will add hockey as a varsity sport now that there is Big Ten hockey?</p>