(WISC-Madison) This school is a major disappointment

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	C-	Faculty Accessibility	F
Useful Schoolwork	C	Excess Competition	D
Academic Success	C	Creativity/ Innovation	D+
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	F
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B	Friendliness	D
Campus Maintenance	C	Social Life	F
Surrounding City	C	Extra Curriculars	F
Safety	D

Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male

Quite Bright

Lowest Rating Faculty Accessibility	F

Highest Rating Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B

He cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: May 21 2010
Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time)
This school is a major disappointment. It likes to pose as a major league institution, but the faculty is mediocre, and the student body arrogant, self-important, and condescending. Most of the students are major school wannabe's who simply couldn't get admitted, or local Wisconsin residents who go here because it is the "lead" state school. Faculty couldn't care less, are unavailable, and nobody's in the field. The state residents and legislature won't support the school financially any longer, forcing it to act more like a private school, and the PR campaigns about it's academic standing are just that - feel-good PR designed to gin up the alumni contributions. For an undergraduate business education, PLEASE do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

Responses

So when did you get rejected from UW?? Your comments are complete nonsense and untrue in every regard.

I graduated from UW Madison in 2009, and I'd have to agree almost 100% with these comments. Not a good choice if you are looking for anything more than a drinking school. Faculty comments are right on.

Faculty are not leaders in their field??? Is that why they get among the top 2 in competitive research grants in the USA and are in the top 10 in published research in 70 fields? Social life F and ECs F? Not even remotely close. There are more ECs and a better social scene than just about any school in the country. Absurd comments.

How much is UW paying you to troll these sites and add the usual UW rose-colored glasses spin? I've spent time here, and the professors are indifferent and unavailable for undergrads - ALWAYS. And relatively few are of any note in their fields given the overall faculty size. Social life is fabulous - if your a drunk or a heavy pot smoker - not so great for anyone else. Get serious - for an undergrad education and for a decent undergrad educational experience, go elsewhere. Most anyplace is better than this dump. Overrated by a factor of at least 100%.

You don't win a in research grants with relatively few top people. Your attitude is obviously one of a loser who blames the outside forces for his misery. What unfounded bullcrap. 90% of UW grads would do it again and were very happy with their education. I'm not sure what your problems are but I advise therapy.

Paid troll, or the truth just hurts to much to bear.

If only. I am a 2 degree UW alumnus and work far from Madison in investments. I donate fairly large amounts to UW so I'm the opposite of a paid troll. But you are just a poor troll.

The author's comments are, in fact, true in every regard. I had exactly the same experience and transferred away after two miserable years at Madison (with a 4.0 as honors biochem/math major so I was more than qualified for this extremely overrated school)

UW students give it top rating on Ratemyprofessor.com

UW students are simply boorish and conceited. You won't find many that will tell you otherwise. Undergrads are well advised to go elsewhere. Any academic reputation the school has is based on research activity available only to grad students. Undergrads get screwed in a school that does not want to be known as a teaching institution and gives it little effort or encouragement. And a note to parents - the campus area is not safe for students of either gender, and the alcohol and drug use is extensive.

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