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This is a university that is nothing more than a brand. I'd like to s'plly mention about CALS, which always seems short of funding. They admit students who are willing to pay their own tuition and work for the dept for free, howsoever low grades/scores they may have... UW is only a brand and nothing else. Quality of education is average here. May 12 2008 Agriculture/Horticulture

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Budget cuts are ruining a great university Jul 14 2005 Education

I am an International grad student. I have written below as objectively as possible, the experience at UW Madison. First of all it is a great liberal town , scenic and one of the more interesting University towns in the US. There is abundance of opportunities on campus which anyone can take advantage of, but many are not aware or are not forthcoming enough. I have had great oppurtunities of leaderships on this campus.This is a huge university, so many students complain of getting lost,but I have always enjoyed the largeness and I believe in any classroom I have been including one's with 100 students, teachers have been willing to help. Actually I find that undergraduates are often afraid to speak up. I have faced hurdles in getting involved with student activities/student bodies on campus, so even though the diversity is paraded, it is not often practised. Both American and International students do no go out of their comfort zones namely the "cliques" to establish camaraderie in the class rooms. Graduate advisors often assume a totalitarian attitude when it comes to the students, graduate students are very much powerless when it comes to any kind of research/course/thesis problems. Overall the importance is given to research rather than teaching. The great goal of teaching is to nurture the yound students in to responsible and curious citizens, but sadly many of the professors are lacking in real teaching as the predominant section of teachers here are researchers and not teachers. Jun 27 2005 Chemistry

I am really surprised by some of the comments on this page. While undergrad "reputation" is largley under/over-rated based solely on application selectivity and other factors that do not necessarily refelct an accurate picture of the university, grad school reputation ( excluding U.S News and other "offical surveys") is based on performace (faculty funding/citation, project funding, employer assesemetn). If you take some of these "official rankings" and ONLY look at the peer assesment colum ( which includes other faculty/deans/administrators around the country and employers, i.e. law firms, hospitals, companies , etc) UW Madison is consistently at the top of the charts. This is not because of empty stats, it is becasue of the education and productivity of UW-Madison Graduates. My advice, when looking for the right grad school give more importance to the financial and employment reality of your degree rather than how well a school measures up (or dosen't) to the reputation you think it should have. May 14 2005 Education

pretty terrible department. there are two tracks of students- research and pro-track. pro-track students are the "black sheep" of the department and do not receive any opportunities for funding or ta-ships. there is also only ONE graduate level class that is designated specifically for pro-track students, while there are TONS of courses available for the research students and they are the ones getting funding and TAships even though none of them have had professional media experience to teach news courses. when i was starting school here, i was told at orientation that the pro-track students were the "bastard stepchildren" in the department. they weren't kidding. in all honesty, i would never get another degree from this university again. i have not learned a thing. the students in my track are overlooked and the politics in general at this university are terrible. don't waste your time, it's simply not worth it. May 08 2005 Journalism

the university of wisconsin is nothing but a name. if you want a real journalism education, go to northwestern. i've been here a year and a half and feel as though i'm just spinning my wheels in the department. i'm not learning anything in my classes. and it's boring. so i'm graduating this spring and finding myself a job. the journalism dept. here is absolutely useless- if you wanna be a writer, you need to go somewhere else. Feb 23 2005 Journalism

I sort of hate Madison. There are way too many politics here. The master's program in journalism here is not really challenging and I often feel as though I'm getting another bachelor's degree. The class offerings are pretty poor, and so is advising (I have been advising myself since the day I got to campus). And I'm also tired of the way the j-school here treats its professinal-track students. If I had to do this over, I would have definitely gone someplace else. However, even though it's probably against my best interests, I will finish my degree here. Feb 20 2005 Journalism

Overall I think this is a great university and the quality of the graduate program is pretty high. Most of the professors are extremely helpful and approachable and are genuinely interested in their students. The campus is beautiful, the people are friendly, and Madison offers plenty of things to do. Some of my criticisms are that the grad advisors in the social work department aren't very good- they don't tell students about important requirements for their specialization and thus many people find out too late that they have been taking the wrong classes. Also, there is pretty much no funding for students and it is just about impossible for a MSW student to get any financial assistance (TA, RA, etc.). Also, the MSW is a fairly rigorous degree to squeeze into 2 years, so the workload is much tougher than a lot of masters programs in other disciplines (though this is probably the same regardless of what school you attend), so kiss your social life goodbye! Feb 15 2005 Social Work

Being a grad student at UW-Madison has been really difficult. When I was in undergrad school I had a lot of profs who served as my mentors, always willing to help and share advice. I always felt so comfortable and like I was really part of a good community. Here it's very different; I feel like the MS students are pushed aside to make room for the PhD students and their projects, so to speak. It's like we're black sheep or something. I've found it really difficult to get involved with research and other collaboration, it's almost like you have to "know someone" and work the system to get where you want to do. Good hard work is not rewarded; people who get rewarded are people who just know the prof's really well regardless of their skills. So it's kind of unequal. I wish I could say something more positive about grad school here since I know so many people rave about this university, but I can't think of anything. Hmm... Jan 03 2005 Biology

I'm a journalism grad student studying at the University of Wisconsin, and the only thing I've learned here thus far is that this is not the kind of university I want to get a quality education from. The j-school here is lacking in advising, faculty members with real world experience, and courses that emphasize the writing aspects of journalism (as opposed to mass communication theory). The two school newspapers, the Daily Cardinal and the Badger Herald, are not very strong publications. Aside from the journalism school, the entire UW in itself is very politically and financially motivated, meaning simply that there's a lot of red tape one must "break through" to get anywhere. The prof's here all went to UW, so they all have a pretty strong sense of pride, except that many of them often go too far and begin degrading other UW schools or private universities in the area (which I think is extremely unprofessional, unfair, and completely untrue). There's not much to do for college students in the surrounding city unless you're a big partier (which most students are) but all in all, Madison is pretty crappy. I would suggest you consider another school in which to pursue graduate studies, such as Northwestern. There are so many great schools out there - Madison just isn't one of them. Dec 31 2004 Journalism

I would highly recommend that if you are looking at UW for grad school to please reconsider. I have been here for approximately one year and have encountered numerous problems, specifically with the university losing my graduate application and then delaying my registration and FASFA completion as well. I have been extremely disappointed with the way that I have been treated by faculty and students. I consider myself to be a student who is worthy to attend this university, but after encountering some problems I definitely feel second-rate. Sep 01 2004 Other

I hate this department. The professors treat you like crap and don't respect you as an individual. They'll actually laugh at your ideas. The ECE department is large and there are many students that compete for RA positions. It's very hard to approach people here, cause everyone wants to be better than everyone else. No collaboration. Also, there are cliques here. All the Indians only hang with Indians, Chinese with Chinese, etc... If you're not in any of those groups, you won't fit and no one will talk to you or help you. Grad students here are arrogant and mostly proud. No one wants to admit that they don't know something. In fact, it's better if you put up the image of knowing everything. You won't be made fun of for admitting lack of knowledge in some area. This is not a school for anyone who wants to learn. This is a school for the arrogant, know-it-all students who can do it all themselves without ever talking to professors or other students. That's my honest experience in this department. Apr 29 2004 Engineering Department

It seems somewhat overgeneral to classify "students" or "faculty" as one thing or another. there are nice people here and there are not so nice people here. in general, my experience has been largely positive but there are things about this university that leave me with a bad taste in my mouth as well. probably this would be true just about anywhere I went. one nice thing about this university, if this appeals to you at all, is the vibrant athletic scene-- it's great to have sports events to go to that are competitive and fun. the big university atmosphere is definitely a part of this campus. Dec 04 2002 English

A top-notch program in a not-so-top-notch department. Within this small program, though, things are absolutely wonderful. Great people, supportive faculty, numerous administrative opportunities. A terrific place to be; I'd easily choose this program again. Dec 04 2002 English

 

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