Higher Education (University +) - 4 Answers
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Hard to get into UW Madison, I'd try other UW schools like Platteville. Milwaukee is a good one for engineering.
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Well if University of Wisconsin-Madison is a good school. If your willing to look at schools in Michigan then University of Michigan-Ann Arbor would be one along with Michigan State University. All of these schools are ranked in top 100.
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The best CS/Engineering schools in that area are U Illinois Urbana, U Wisconsin Madison, U Michigan Ann Arbor, Northwestern U. And lucky you, those are some of the strongest engineering/CS schools in the country, and considered good overall universities as well. They rank top 15 in engineering/CS. You really have some great choices there. You don't need to be a genius to go to those schools. You need to work hard. You can look up the average GPA and SATs of admitted students at each of these schools via the Princeton Review website. Others in your area that have good reps in your possible fields include Michigan State U, Illinois Institute of Tech, U Illinois Chicago, Kettering U, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Bradley U, and Michigan Tech U. Those aren't as "OMG, you went where?" as the others, above, but they are well respected, solid programs. U Chicago is an interesting choice. They are, of course, one of the top overall universities in the nation, but that said, they aren't top ranked for CS or Engineering.
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U of W Madison, U of I Urbana, U of Chicago, U of Michigan, and Northwestern are all extremely tough to get into. If you are just an above average student, why not try going to a local community college for 2 years, then transferring to one of these places, when it will be easier to be admitted? You could then also see if comp sci is the field for you or not
