Which one is for you? UW-Madison vs. University of Minnesota

I went to Wisconsin-Madison for 2 years and am wrapping up my time at the U of MN in Minneapolis... Here is my run-down of (some) of the similarities and differences between the schools...

[LeeMoore-tugr]

Its interesting to me how you view the Twin cities as a smaller metro area. I know you thought of it as 1.2 million but is actually closer to 3.5 million. Madison is much smaller with a metro population in the 600k range. Great Video btw

[jimli]

Thanks for sharing, lots of information here about two great campus

[evalamichhane]

How hard is it for a newcomer from south Asia to adapt to the cold weather of Minnesota's Twin cities in winter?

[briesoleil]

needed this! i have been so torn between the two

[NancyOwusuaa]

Thank you for this video. I am watching from Ghana

[gleax]

lol same here, i live in minnesota but i am debating these two schools, thx for the video :)

[gavin]

I'm currently deciding between these two schools. Would you recommend that oos students (I'm from Pa) have a car on campus at UMN if possible? It's not much of a concern at UW because you said everything is walkable which is nice. Also how do winters compare in both cities that you've noticed? As you said, most students commute at both universities, so would I, being someone living on campus, still have like the same college experiences as if I went to a college where most people live on campus if that makes sense at all. I'm sorry for all of the questions, but I don't know which college to choose and it's stressing me out bc I only have like 4 days to decide. Thank you so much for this video!

[abdulkhayyum]

hi can you help me, I cannot decide between pennstate and wisconsin. maybe you can give any insights (exclude ranking hehe)

[charl]

In winter, it’s difficult to walk for a mile in WI.

[zhijiedeng]

definitely the golden gophers! UMN Proude

[radinsyah]

What about U of Minnesota Twin Cities?

[anonreviews]

Interesting - also very familiar with both campuses, have had covid experience on both campuses (have a kid on each) and this hasn't fully reflected our experience. I definitely felt UW Madison as a University did a better job with covid. I have seen mixed flexibility on both campuses with profs accomodating hybrid options, etc. I also think you can run into super friendly kids and super rude kids on either campus (or any campus for that matter). I really like both schools, it's a win win choice if you are chosing between the two. It's clear you prefer Minnesota which is great. Ski-U-Mah.

[darshgarg]

You get what you give. At the U, I’d disagree with what you said about everyone being friendly and yelling compliments.

[trg]

I’m very surprised those girls didn’t talk to you. You’re pretty cute. Hope you had a good college experience.

[omarmz.]

Are u finishing your psychology career?

[thetlc]

Went to uw-Madison for undergrad and Minnesota (Carlson) for grad school - both are great schools, but would def always choose UW-Madison

[manishbalaji-fm]

Hi, How about job opportunity in both madison and minnesota twin cities after completing masters in computer science?

[nathanphillips]

When I say this I mean this: the University of Wisconsin is by far, with no competition, the superior university across the board. Madison is the better college town, it has a much more academic prestige, the sports and athletic program success and culture is far better, and student life is superior as well. Additionally, it is much more safe and has a larger national brand. If you look at the statistics, Madison consists of 50% out of state students whereas Minnesota is just under 25%. Additionally, it is much harder to get into Madison as a Minnesota resident than it is to get into Minnesota as a Madison resident because the demand and the acceptance rate is much lower. If you have the choice, Madison is the way to go. However, most people (at least from what I have heard) use Minnesota as their backup school if they do not get into Madison- because it is still a decently solid school.

[emilykay]

Hi! I currently do PSEO at UMN and I really love it because everyone I've met is so welcoming and nice, but I'm still considering Madison. Just curious, why did you transfer schools? Was it because of covid?

[aldrianspalding]

honestky dont know why ud ever pick twin if u got into madison