UW Madison : Value for Money

I chose based on cost of living, reputation, and safety of the city. My scores are GMAT: 650 (required score: 610 - 750), IELTS: 8 (7.5-9)...Read More

Affordable tuition fees, Ranking for Industrial Engineering, Quick and responsive service, Course availability, Huge diversity of people from throughout the world. TOEFL score was 109 (Required 90+) , overall CGPA of undergraduate degree was 3.4/4 (required 3+)....Read More

USA has some of the best Mathematics program. Highly reputed Mathematics department, It is highly ranked in the top 10 mathematics programmes which includes: analytical, computational, probability, and model theory Career opportunities: really good alumni network. All big companies hire from the university. Academics and peer groups are amazing. Lots of clubs and departments, including the Astro Club, amazing student life, and teaching opportunities in Madison, Wisconsin....Read More

The university has amazing CS program and also have a balanced student life hence I chose this university. I would like to say my 1st semester was a mix and match of mixing in academics and also living alone which was nice....Read More

3 LORS AND SoP were required. Skillsets directly related to field of study and reason for (if applicable) shift in field of study No I didn’t have any round of interviews. The best college out of current choices with a great program for my area The perfect college experience except for the weather which is very violent. We experience temperatures as low as -20. The crowd is good as the town is a university town and so we’re always surrounded by the people of same age group. Uni definitely has a party town reputation but it’s the best of both worlds. Connecting with people is slightly hard due to very undiluted crowds and still some racism...Read More

I chose this university because of following factors: • Courses - flexibility in selection & wide range of courses • Affordable tuition fees • Good ranking for Industrial Engineering Overall, it was a new and unique experience, could explore diversity in terms of people, infrastructure, events, food. Had to take academics seriously. Good faculty support. Different approaches by different professors for teaching....Read More

I chose this university because of following factors- 1. Funding in the form of a TA position 2. Opportunity to delve into an exciting field of research (AI in smart manufacturing) 3. One of the top 150 universities in the world. Overall, it is challenging at times, it was an invigorating and rewarding experience and equipped me with a diverse set of skills from AI to biomechanics....Read More

Applied to 4 colleges. Columbia University: Waitlisted, waited and then did not get Princeton University: did get but was too expensive and did not get a scholarship University of California- Los Angeles: did get but received UW Madison's offer first and had to respond to its offer within 2 weeks University of Wisconsin Madison: Got and offer and attended. Go Badgers! The most important factor was cost. While I was looking at Physics and Math courses during my application process, I had realised that the actual content of various schools was quite similar and the differentiating thing was the rubber stamp of the university (prestige). For most colleges, you have to apply via the CommonApp. But there are separate application procedures for California and Texas colleges. The best way for undergrads is to google, (ABC university undergrad programs/majors) and see what fits best. They always have an admission page there (this is what councillors in India do, so do it yourself and save money). Be sure to have great extra circulars and good standardised test score. If you can do take the AP exams, they are ez and will help you skip classes and save $$$. SAT(with essay) and Toefl are also needed for most and all of the top tier ones. SAT subject test is useless, so dont waste your money. The minimum scores are all highlighted on the web, quick and ez searches. I can honestly tell you that the most important factor is the Statement of purpose. A poorly worded one will drop your chances to 0, no matter how excellent you are otherwise. Think about it yourself, if you were deciding on who to choose and who to reject. Your marks, test scores and other things are numbers that come into play only when you a decent to good SOP. If your SOP is meh then there is chance that no one will even look at your scores. And if you make mistakes in it (grammatical, syntactical, poor word choice, try to be political) then it would leave a bad taste in the mouth of the reviewer and skew their judgement. LORs while important are much the same your all teachers and only exist to ensure candidature. I went for the September (Fall/Autumn) intake in all of my universities. The other major one is February (Spring) intake but we have our boards exam at the time. This is similar to american schools since they too have their exams over by May and start university in september. The admission process varied but for UW Madison took about 6 months from June to December. The reason being that I took all of my exams (SAT, Toefl and SAT subject tests) in the summer vacation and then prepped for JEE and then boards and then close to the deadline applied for american universities. I dont advise this. Start early, in fact an important thing is to take the AP exam which happen in feb-march. You may need a month or more for its prep, so start early....Read More

I had applied for around 12–15 colleges globally :  UW Madison: Accepted Georgia Tech-Rejected Purdue, Waitlisted, Rejected UIUC - Waitlisted - Rejected Rutgers: accepted Virginia Tech: Accepted ASU: Accepted Cornell: Rejected UBC: Accepted University of Toronto, rejected McMaster: Accepted I applied initially for mechanical engineering and I only decided to go abroad at the end of 11th grade so I did not have that much time to create a strong profile with extracurriculars. I ultimately chose UW Madison because of its good reputation and rankings in the computer science degree; it was nearby Chicago and a college town. I gave the SAT exam and also the TOEFL exam and submitted those scores along with common app essays and extracurriculars like typical applications. I also submitted grade 9-12 marksheet results. Overall admissions process was smooth; I got an acceptance letter by the end of March, and I signed it. I applied for the Fall 2022 intake, influenced by factors such as alignment with the academic calendar, broader opportunities for scholarships and internships, and the popularity of the intake, which offered a larger peer network and better access to resources. The full admission process spanned from November 2021 to April 2022. I began researching universities, preparing application materials, and finalising my list of target schools in November 2021. I submitted my regular decision application in December 2021. After months of waiting, I received my acceptance at the end of March 2022, completing the process by early April 2022....Read More

The overall experience at this university has been transformative. It encompasses academic learning, personal growth, and the formation of lifelong friendships. Engaging lectures, diverse extracurricular activities, and exposure to different perspectives contribute to a well-rounded education. The university experience fosters independence, critical thinking, and the pursuit of knowledge....Read More