<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I'm new to posting although I have been reading here off and on. My senior daughter is considering University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan among others. She has applied to both and her chances of getting in are good.</p>
<p>We already have a daughter at Madison and she enjoys it very much. Daughter number 2 also likes Madison, but isn't sure she wants to go there because her sister is there (for only 1 more year) and because she is afraid it is too much a party school. Daughter 1 is a partier, but she is also serious about her studies and is doing very well while having fun. D. 2 wants to major in science, and Madison is ranked very highly in that area (right up there with the ivies). </p>
<p>My concern with Michigan (aside from the high tuition for out of state, and we're not instate for wisc either) is that it might be too intense. Not so much the course work, but the overall atmosphere. Daughter 2 is a perfectionist, and can be very hard on herself. She has had some emotional issues in high school (recovered anorexic). Although I don't think she would get in to partying to the extant of her sister, she is very social and likes to have a good time. I've told her that not every one at Madison is like her sister, but of course, when she visits, that's what she sees (and she has been without us, so she sees it all). </p>
<p>We don't really know much about the atmosphere at Michigan. Daughter 2 did visit, but it was during fall break last weekend, so not many students were around. The ones she saw looked a bit too "preppy" to her....she's a very casual kid, not into the sorority thing. Also very liberal.</p>
<p>Any comments? Maybe I should post on the kids forum as well. Thanks.</p>