University of Wisconsin-Madison

Pros: Beauty, Less chance of getting caught with substances, Better rooms
Cons: Far away

I lived in the Southeast Dorms of the UW-Madison Campus for one semester and I hated it. Specifically, I spent in a semester in Sellery A. I changed my dorms at the end of the semester for several reasons, including roommate ones, but I will focus on...

Pros: liberal, diverse
Cons: it's a big school-so you might feel lost

Yes - there is drinking here. Yes- there are drugs here. And yes- most people here like to speak their minds. Tell me, though, how much this is different from most other schools? It is a Big Ten school, with a football team that just went to the Rose...

Pros: great social life, fantastic academic milieu, great city
Cons: Madison winters sometimes got verrry long.

The years I spent at the University of Wisconsin were the most significant years of my life. I hold three degrees from U.W., Madison.As an Ivy League student, I transferred to U.W.just prior to my junior year.What an exciting experience! Madison was...

Pros: great location, lots of people, co-ed
Cons: still have to walk up bascom hill

While choosing where you would like to live on campus, one thing to consider is location. Sellery Hall is located in the Southeast Dorms of UW-Madison. This is a great location because it is close to most buildings, but also close to things like State...

Pros: To many to mention.
Cons: Won't be able to relate with people who had an "alright" college experience

As with most good things in life it is only in hindsight that they are truly appreciated. While attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison I had the normal ups and downs. Freshman year could have been better (my dorm, for some reason, let 20...

Pros: Faculty, resources, programs
Cons: Weather, weather, weather

I continue to be amazed at 1)how much the world has changed in the 35 years since I graduated from Madison, 2)how much of what I learned is still usable and 3)how much the University is still the same.

When I came to Madison in 1961, students...

Pros: inexpensive, fun, lots of variety
Cons: somewhat inefficient in the admistration area, but not too bad

To Poseidon,
I'm truly sorry that you felt so threatened by the people at the university of Wisconsin-Madison. I'll admit it is an intimidating place if you let it get to you. I myself have felt oppressed sometimes at my stay here, but the...

Pros: Location to the lake and Babcock Hall, floormates
Cons: Location to main libraries and classes

I absolutely loved living in the dorms and I'm so glad that I did for the first two years of my college career. There was always someone around and something going on. I had two great roommates (fortunate, I know) and two very good housefellows. I...

Pros: Good school if you like beer, football
Cons: Bad school if you are looking for intellectuals, or diversity

With a new school year ahead, and a new round of freshmen getting exciting about coming to Madison, I figure now is a good time to write a review of the college experience at the University of Wisconsin.

Let me first point out some of the good...

Pros: Wonderful school, education, and opportunity
Cons: winter, tuition for out of state

Coming from Florida I didn't know what to think my first year at Madison. Well, I knew one thing: everyone told me to get ready for the winter. I had only seen snow half a dozen times, and had never seen it fall. But the winter was only a minor set...

Pros: A true genius, incredibly disciplined
Cons: need more athletes

I have been a basketball coach for the last ten years and have always been an admirer of Wisconsin Badger coach Dick Bennett. From the day my high school team (when I played) was made to watch his video on pressure defense ,til the present when he is a...

Pros: Food is good, you can save some serious money if you look
Cons: it isn't gourmet, lots of theft of meal tickets due to black market

“Eeeeeeeeeeew! Do they really expect us to eat this garbage?”

“I heard my dad had to eat this stuff in the army in World War II.”

“I wouldn’t feed this stuff to my dog!”

That’s what I pictured everyone saying when I...

Pros: co-ed, large backyard, rooms are a nice size
Cons: if you like quiet at night, you might not want to live here, can get a little loud after bar time

I have to admit, when I applied for student housing as an incoming freshman, the southeast dorms were not very high on my list of top seven choices. In fact, I ended up in Sellery Hall, my last choice dorm. But I'm glad I ended up where I did.
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Pros: Beautiful architecture, UW's right in the city, great center of research, large diversity, open forum for discussions
Cons: So sprawling that you need a vehicle, the Winter season, what else?

It is true that I heard so many good things about the university of Wisconsin-Madison, but I was not ready to trade California's sunny weather for the rigorous Winter season of Wisconsin. Despite all I told my friend who had graduated from the...

Pros: clear listing of fat/cals in food
Cons: mystery dishes

While the food service at UW Madison isn't horrible, there is something to be desired. The vegetarian and low fat meals are few and far between, unless you enjoy salad and a bagel every day. The best part is that there are the good old standbys, the...