University of Wisconsin Madison (UW Madison) (2024-2025)

[low schooner]

can i send my updated ec description

[delicate yacht]

probably

[low schooner]

oh gg

[surreal crag]

yp

when does uw madison cs come out

for out of state

[umbral lion]

its alr out no?

[surreal crag]

it is?

for EA

is it acceptances only or did some people get deferred, rejected

my friend is asking because his portal is tweaking out

[umbral lion]

Im not sure

[kind mortar]

Yes people got both deferred and rejected

[frank dust]

yh

[delicate yacht]

the uwmadison reddit is apparently saying you should also include a small loci in this box. I was unaware of this and submitted it almost entirely empty 💀
fml

anyone elso who was deferred should look into doing that before you submit, since there's no rescinding or updating your form once you submit it.

[unreal aspen]

This was my son. 1510 from Florida. Wisconsin (if they offered full scholarship) or uf with bright futures. Deferred from Wisconsin. Oh well he's a Gator now.

[grave oxide]

I did that too

They say no additional documents though so idk

It’s probably fine

[fathom tinsel]

UW or UVA (got defer) or UIUC for biological science?

[gentle patio]

i got rejected purdue and accepted wisco 💀

college decisions r so like random

[kind mortar]

they are

luck based tbh

[gentle patio]

ya

[oak ore]

rejected 😔

deffered from purdue

acccepted penn state

[burnt kettle]

same

[next slate]

Wisconsin if same cost

But all similar

[zinc warren]

dw i didn’t do a loci and i got in

in fact i didn’t even submit my mid year grades and i still got in

[zinc warren]

try calling them and ask if u can - as long as the deadline hasn’t passed u might be able to send something in

[viral cipher]

wisconsin madison CS or UIUC CS

[oblique nexus]

uiuc

[tulip quiver]

uiuc

[fleet oasis]

should i submit semester or quarter grades?

also do i have my counselor submit an official mid year transcript if i was deferred even though im submitting the self reported thing

[delicate yacht]

uiuc ez

[pure nexus]

if we did rd do we need to do this?

[zinc warren]

not sure

i was deferred then accepted

[brave elk]

ooh I finally found the pdf of the acceptance letter

[rich ingot]

yeah screw this schol

whyd u defer me

[oblique nexus]

has anyone gotten their acceptance package thing? or does this school not do it

[vast zodiac]

They probably do it just takes a hot minute lmao

[kind mortar]

Naw

Where do I even find it?

[oblique nexus]

its supposed to be a physical thing that arrives in the mail

like a folder with papers and stuffs

[kind mortar]

Oo okay

When does it come?

[oblique nexus]

LMAO

[oblique nexus]

uhh thats lowk what i was wondeirng too 😭

because I got the ones from other schools

but not this one

[kind mortar]

😹

Maybe they're late

[oblique nexus]

my purdue one is also missing but im pretty sure purdue sends theirs

yeah hopefilly

[strong portal]

they do i’m p sure

just takes a while

usually a couple weeks

[oblique nexus]

ohh okay that makes sense

[oblique nexus]

thank u!

[compact prairie]

Anyone know what the chancellors admitted student luncheon is

[quick prairie]

anyone get deferred?

[grave oxide]

Yes

[quick prairie]

have u written ur deferral form yet?

[grave oxide]

Yeah

[quick prairie]

what did u say in comments

[grave oxide]

Nothing

They say only put major updates/important info

I don’t think it’s for a short LOCI

[quick prairie]

ok gotcha

[tulip quiver]

Yeah

[viral cipher]

When does Wisconsin Madison deferred decisions come out

[grave oxide]

march 31

[viral cipher]

Ah kk thx

[grave oxide]

could be a couple days before just like ea

[viral cipher]

Tru tru

[steep jolt]

No idea but I'm going

[rich ingot]

lemme in

[fleet oasis]

when is the deferred stuff do?

[grave oxide]

i believe it is due the 14th

[fleet oasis]

bet

[crystal sequoia]

does anyone know when scholarships come out

and fafsa

if they haven’t

[native horizon]

does anyone know how exclusive the banner scholarship is

[fleet oasis]

what time is the deferred stuff due on friday

[grave oxide]

do it now

don't wait

[sturdy forum]

Omgg i got a full ride

My scholarships is literally higher than my tuition

🙏🙏

[sturdy forum]

Today for me

[sturdy forum]

Also I'm OOS so I was not expecting that 😭

I thought state schools usually don't give aid to OOS people

[compact crystal]

Did financial info come out on the portal?

[sturdy forum]

Yeah

Well they sent me an email with it tooo

8 hrs ago

[fleet oasis]

alr

thx

[steep jolt]

omg congrats!

[kind mortar]

any1 get package yet?

[shadow bough]

do they defer a lot for cs?

[gentle patio]

no

i didnt yet

[fathom tinsel]

not yet

[brave elk]

Did anyone get the chancellor lunch thing

[plucky stirrup]

does anyone know when does rd come uot

[grave oxide]

March 31

[fathom tinsel]

it's out now.

[kind mortar]

No I mean a package in the mail

With the stickers and stuff

😔

[sturdy forum]

Anyone international who has been accepted and is planning on enrolling?

[compact prairie]

Yea I signed up

[brave elk]

yo we should meet up

[compact prairie]

Lowkey

I’m going with a friend

[steep jolt]

Deadass

[thin herald]

hola

when does the decision come out

[thin herald]

i'm cooked

[brave elk]

wait if you were accepted do you still need to send midterm grades

[sturdy forum]

Apparently you have to.

[sturdy forum]

I can’t see it anymore on my portal

[brave elk]

yo my admissions stuff came

[brave elk]

Huh who pinged

[grave oxide]

Is it worth it to wait for RD from a deferral or should I just commit to a safety? This is my last school

[steep jolt]

same

it's sort of lame though

just the letter and tiny stickers with the pamphlet

[brave elk]

Wait bruh

View of uw

[steep jolt]

wyd at bascom lmao

[brave elk]

This is van vleck

[steep jolt]

oh the top library?

[brave elk]

Grad study lounge

[steep jolt]

yeah that's it

you from madison?

[brave elk]

Ye

Got a Wiscard alr

[steep jolt]

that's nice stay local lol

[brave elk]

Im dual enrolled

[steep jolt]

you're going to that chancellors luncheon right

ah

[brave elk]

Ye

[steep jolt]

I did that through another UW that's funny

[brave elk]

Wanna meet up

[steep jolt]

yessir

[brave elk]

wait bruh I have class right after

at uw hehe

[steep jolt]

Okay that's funny 😭

[random ore]

when do deferred people get their

decisions

like ik they say on or before march 31st

but like

usually it comes out before right

[low schooner]

prolly along with rd

not sure tho

[ornate zephyr]

when is uw coming out

[grave oxide]

end of the month

31st

[ornate zephyr]

how cooked is uw madison rd

did i make a mistake

rly worried after uiuc rd

[karmic river]

sticker

[rough latch]

screw their stickers 😠

[karmic river]

but they are STACKABLE 🤯

[thin herald]

better not make him armed and dangerous

[teal elbow]

I've spoken to one of the admissions officers during a school visit, apparently they try and keep EA and RD admits roughly 50% of the incoming class each

[ornate zephyr]

fr

that's good to know

[brave elk]

Anyone else going to the lunch today

[brave elk]

this is actually wild

[next hatch]

hi

[wintry cypress]

when does rd come out

[ornate zephyr]

probably next friday

[ornate zephyr]

22nd

[rich ingot]

never

[brave elk]

why is this channel dead

[fleet oasis]

what

[brave elk]

no one posts here

[fleet oasis]

Ever

see what i did there 😅

[brave elk]

what

?

i'm confused

[rich ingot]

Whatever

[fleet oasis]

ever

[brave elk]

oh

[brave turret]

when does rd come out?

[languid bloom]

great two days before my bday 😭

[quick prairie]

does anyone know how serious a deferral from UW Wisconsin is?

like do they defer a lot of ppl like USC or does it actualy mean comething?

[brave elk]

In or out of state?

[quick prairie]

oos

[brave elk]

Eh could just be yield protection?

Hmmm

I do know instate defer is a tad bit cooled

[sturdy forum]

i'm praying i get in

[brave turret]

when does rd come out?

[sturdy forum]

i would say next friday

[brave turret]

ok, ty

[high quarry]

yield protection isnt a thing lol, public schools just practice admissions differently because most are required to have a specific percentage of in-state students admitted and/or enrolled

[brave elk]

wait yeah I forgot UW is a good enough shcool that they don't need yield protection to increase their yield rate

we don't need to yield protect like uc second decision

[unkempt thunder]

When does Wisconsin come out?

[wintry cypress]

Did some ppl alr get it

Yesterday

[naive pier]

for priority transfer it came out last friday

[plucky stirrup]

where do i eeven see my status

why is this portal so ass

[hoary narwhal]

hope it comes out soon

i don't have a student center wtf

????

[vast zodiac]

That

You would click on admissions or notifcation center

[hoary narwhal]

why do they have a student center but i don't 😭

[vast zodiac]

I think what you're looking at is what they're talking about

[hoary narwhal]

they really couldn't spend money on the technolutions portal bro

it can't cost that much

[vast zodiac]

yeah idk man

[hoary narwhal]

wisconsin and mich have the goofiest portals ever

yo.... naaaah

man i see why they made it themselves

clearly they didn't have any software engineers on the team, but that's crazy

whatever it takes to save the bank bro ig

[gentle patio]

ikr

so shit

[wintry cypress]

Cuz u alr clicked on it

[ornate zephyr]

ur on the wrong one

go to my wisconsin

[true pine]

hello midwest people

[balmy vector]

Guy do we know when it comes out

I think 21st or 28th

[wintry cypress]

21st i think

Cuz they dropped 3rd friday last year

[visual elbow]

Mine came out

Rejected

[hoary narwhal]

ACCEPTED

LETS GOOOO

UWisconsin CS accepted

[thin herald]

another waitlist

vro

i'm on 10 waitlists unironically 💀

[hoary citrus]

im not hating but like is this how we get the letter LOL

[hoary narwhal]

xD

yeah

congrats on the aid holy shit

[hoary citrus]

why do i have to scroll

[hoary citrus]

thank uuuu

[thin herald]

the letter bro 💀

this site is straight html

[hoary narwhal]

what's ur major?

i might see you on campus :)

[thin herald]

are they in different schools?

[random ore]

i think so lmao

[thin herald]

hmm

[hoary narwhal]

i have no idea

you might wanna ask admissions

[thin herald]

uw madison cs isn't direct to major

[hoary citrus]

molecular & cellular bio !!

[thin herald]

so you might be able to swap honestly

[hoary narwhal]

💪 💪 💪 💪 💪

[random ore]

is purdue or wisconsin better for cs

purdue is ike50k cheaper for 4 yeras

[unkempt thunder]

is there a poll

[random ore]

and on 2025 us news rankings

they rated the same

[unkempt thunder]

has it been good

@vast zodiac start a poll?

[thin herald]

i'd tour both and decide tbh

[vast zodiac]

Gotchu

@hereUWSIC OUTTTT

[hidden arrow]

ope

ope

ope

skibidi

[thin herald]

ut cs 29 😮

which ut

[thin herald]

it says 26% of waitlisted students get into the uni

[hoary narwhal]

Austin?

[thin herald]

pretty good odds

[hoary narwhal]

better than my waitlists lmaooo

CMU has like 0.4%

[thin herald]

💀

[random ore]

cmu waitlist is a rejection lmao

[hoary narwhal]

xD i know

[thin herald]

fax

[random ore]

it shouldnt even be called a waitlist

it should just be called rejection

[hoary narwhal]

rejection 2.0

[thin herald]

bro i got waitlisted so hard

[vast zodiac]

Do the Poll y'all!!

[thin herald]

waitlisted cmu, purdue, neu, uci, ucsd, uwisc, uf

@vast zodiac save me

[vast zodiac]

brooo what

purdue will accept you

I'm manifesting for you

[vast zodiac]

Thanks for the @ btw

[thin herald]

waitlist hell

[unkempt thunder]

My friend applied so I was curious how the results looked

[thin herald]

this is uf's first year doing waitlisting too afaik

boutta set a record

where is the rejection ladder

[kind mortar]

GOOD LUCK GUYS

[hidden arrow]

hook em horns

austin

[vast zodiac]

Do the poll! https://discordapp.com/channels/786557653924708373/1268258444096307210/1352047916440748154

[thin herald]

Can you send letters or do anything to get off a waitlist?

Or is it just random/ranked beforehand?

[lament pier]

accepted oos

[low schooner]

yoooo i got in

[brave elk]

W

CONGRATS Y'ALL

[low schooner]

do yk anything abt scholarships

61k is too expensive

[brave elk]

uhh

idk

sorry

😭

[thin herald]

why do you keep applying to expensive schools

[low schooner]

it so happens that all t50 unis are expensive as fuck and my ass app aint good enough for privates

[balmy vector]

Guys I’m scared to open

[thin herald]

did you apply to rochester

[balmy vector]

Waitlisted CS OOS

[left viper]

waitlisted </3

that decision dropped out of nowhere

[random ore]

gpa/sat?

[balmy vector]

3.8 (cooked)/test optional

My people who got waitlisted

Where do we self report grades

[thin herald]

they said they'll sned something out later

on how to self-report

as long as you accept being on the waitlist

[low schooner]

nope

[fathom tinsel]

is it normal for uwisc to give full grant for oos student?

[mortal basalt]

did financial aid release?

[fathom tinsel]

i did EA

[mortal basalt]

oh kk

did it come with your acceptance?

[balmy vector]

If ur low income they have the BANNER scholarship

I think they usually give out fin aid a month after decisions

[fathom tinsel]

yes this one. Banner grant.

[mortal basalt]

yeah thats why i applied here

[balmy vector]

Real

Can waitlist students still get it or am I cooked

[steep jolt]

It’s one of them yes, really good

[thin herald]

i mean they said 26% of people got off waitlist last year

and 28% the year before that

so i think you can still get it

it's not a ranked waitlist so it might be purely lottery but i'm not sure

ranked might just imply not based on time of accepting the waitlist

[mortal basalt]

what percent of apps are cs

[balmy vector]

Most OOS were probably CS

[mortal basalt]

yeah i was

idk how they let so many ppl in

[brave elk]

because UW doesn't restrict CS major!

[mortal basalt]

how many cs undergrads are there

[brave elk]

a lot

in the thousands

[hoary narwhal]

just got email

3 hours late lmao

[languid bloom]

rejected f

[hoary citrus]

i gót the mercil j. scholars program which is also a full ride

[mortal basalt]

did you do ea?

[hoary citrus]

nope im rd oos

[violet nexus]

denied? dont fill out the form maybe

well i cant accept this offer(whatever got in or not)

[mortal basalt]

oh fr i didnt get anything ig

[hoary narwhal]

i got accepted RD but no aid

[mortal basalt]

someone said aid comes later i think

[hoary narwhal]

im not low income or anything and OOS so it makes sense

[mortal basalt]

i didntr even get my cost of attendacne thing yet

or i cant find it

[hoary narwhal]

me neither

but most major entrance scholarships come in the letter

[hoary citrus]

i qualify for in state tuition (bc of state reciprocity) and i’m low income but i think the scholars program covers it no matter what (?)

they have a lot of scholarships and programs that ppl were able to apply to during admissions process + afterwards

[quick prairie]

i got in!

did anyone apply for cs?

[mortal basalt]

is uw madison direct admit

[quick prairie]

thats what im wondering as well

[mortal basalt]

mine just says college of letters and science

[quick prairie]

it says i got into letters and science tho i applied cs

[sturdy forum]

wtf why did i not know it was coming out

i just got an email in my inbox

[mortal basalt]

yeah me too

[sturdy forum]

damn

rejected

well it's all good now i don't have to make a decision between UMD and Wisconsin

[quick prairie]

omg thats my exact position 😭

i was comparing between UMD and UW

[hoary narwhal]

where im at too

[mortal basalt]

did umd come out

[quick prairie]

UMD seems more lively ngl

[hoary narwhal]

between UW Madison, UMD, and McGill

[quick prairie]

what major?

[hoary narwhal]

comp sci

[sturdy forum]

i was anyways preferring UMD just cuz of it's proximity to all the industries

[quick prairie]

dude exactly

UW seems kinda in the middle of nowhere if im being honest

UMD being so close to DC has benefits

[sturdy forum]

not mad about this rejection

[sturdy forum]

yeah fax

i applied biochem

obv pre med but wisconsin madison professors didn't look all that

[balmy vector]

Why does the common data set have a 61% acceptance rate for waitlist but the letter says 26%

[hoary narwhal]

this especially

[sturdy forum]

I thought I wrote a pretty good essay for UW madison

oh well

[balmy vector]

You got into UMD man

You’re chilling

[sturdy forum]

i'm just waiting on UCs man

[quick prairie]

same

i really want ucla

[balmy vector]

I thought they came out

[brave elk]

van vleck grad student lounge is beautiful

[sturdy forum]

some already came out

[brave elk]

at uw

[sturdy forum]

i got either waitlisted or rejected

[quick prairie]

nah the big 2 still yet to come

[balmy vector]

I love the UW campus

[quick prairie]

whats the social scene there?

it kinda seems in the middle of nowhere if im being honest

im gonna tour both UW and UMD this spring break tho

[brave elk]

this really ain't a good photo

but it's at the top of van vleck

[quick prairie]

thats UW?

[sturdy forum]

i'd assume the community is more tight knit than UMD just cuz its a smaller town

[brave elk]

basically 360 floor to ceiling windows

you see those top row of windows

that's the grad study lounge

[brave elk]

yea

[brave elk]

the. party. school

holy shit

some of these guys are borderline psychotic

like

beer quite literally flows in UW's veins

[mighty bluff]

how much do cs ppl usually make out of undergrad

is there data

i can see

[teal berry]

rejected

[quick prairie]

LMAO

[brave elk]

literally

[quick prairie]

wym?

[teal berry]

guess im going to neu

[brave elk]

the week before class starts

I visited state street

THE BARS WERE OVERFLOWING WITH PEOPLE PILING INTO THE STREETS

[mighty bluff]

like what salary

[quick prairie]

dont u just take the pre-req classes?

[brave elk]

THE STREETS

[quick prairie]

wait do they have a football team

lemme check

[brave elk]

duh

[brave elk]

google camp randall

[quick prairie]

oh wow

very big

is this a football college?

[brave elk]

we're not in the middle of nowhere btw 😭

[quick prairie]

true true 😭

[brave elk]

it's a huge college

[quick prairie]

im gonna visit it

[brave elk]

if you wanna study hard you'll find the people here

[brave elk]

yo you should hmu

you can listen into one of my linalg classes hehe

[quick prairie]

ur there rn?

[brave elk]

yea

[quick prairie]

ohh dang

[brave elk]

I mean

dual enrolled but

[quick prairie]

but it says cmu

in ur name

[brave elk]

yeah I'm dual enrolled rn but I got cmu

[quick prairie]

ohhh

dude u should take cmu

thats like #1 for cs

[brave elk]

yeah I am lol

[fathom tinsel]

How bio science at uwisc ? Also got into bio science at ucsd but the aid is bad

[brave elk]

thisis grad school but

idk them well enough to asy

[quick prairie]

is the main airport the Milwaukee Intl Airport?

[brave elk]

I use ohare

[quick prairie]

how?

it seems far

is there a bus from madison to ohare?

[brave elk]

yep-

taking it friday night lol

[brave elk]

eh it's not that bad

we have a local airport too

[violet nexus]

UMD cs is damn good

[hoary narwhal]

i know, same with UW and McGill

im stuck man

[violet nexus]

search up their campus, fee, and internship..n.

[pale wadi]

I got into uwm cs. Better than umass cs?

[fossil copper]

is College of Letters & Science the only college in UW Madison that offers CS

[quick prairie]

its like the exact same for OOS

UMD is 60k and UW is 61k

[hoary narwhal]

i got 5k from UMD per year, nothing from UW

[fossil copper]

umd also offers more aid usually with scholarships n shit

[violet nexus]

oos students😭😭😭

damn expensive

[hoary narwhal]

yep

[violet nexus]

😦

[fossil copper]

did anyone here get in for cs?

[violet nexus]

i got denied

[hoary narwhal]

yep :)

[fossil copper]

rip :/

[hoary narwhal]

wait accepted NYU and denied UW???

thats insane

[fossil copper]

which college if u dont mind me asking

[pale wadi]

I got in

[violet nexus]

i didn't fill up the form

[hoary narwhal]

what form?

[violet nexus]

for deferred

should we?

[hoary narwhal]

oooh

LOCI

[brave elk]

pss UWM means UW Milwaukee

[pale wadi]

Madison

My bad

[fossil copper]

😭 i did that for umich

[hoary narwhal]

i got in UW Madison

[brave elk]

I've heard it's auto reject if you don't

[violet nexus]

yeah

[fossil copper]

is College of Letters & Science the only college that offers cs

[violet nexus]

possibly

[fossil copper]

or does College of Engineering do too

[pale wadi]

Yep

[hoary narwhal]

if you give no indication you're still interested ofc its gonna be a reject

[fossil copper]

ah alr

[violet nexus]

i mean i can't if i got into my ed

[brave elk]

unfun fact this year UW Madison had 70k applicants

so you had stiff competition lmao

[quick prairie]

true

[latent rivet]

i applied CS but my letter says college of letters and sciences, doesn't explicitly mention CS

[quick prairie]

i think its dependant on grades

cuz i applied w a 3.66 GPA

but my first semester of senior year i had a 3.9 gpa

[quick prairie]

same

they dont admit by major

[latent rivet]

oh lmao

so i'll have to go there and get a good gpa to get CS eventually or what

[quick prairie]

yea

but thats for everyone

[latent rivet]

i'm not guaranteed CS

is it capacity constrained? similar to UWash

as long as i meet these reqs ill get it i'm guessing

[meager temple]

As long as you pass a couple of required classes ur good

It’s not capacity constrained

[mortal shard]

bro why uwisc does not even send email notification

just checked accepted

[hoary narwhal]

same, UW doesn't admit into a major

[viral cipher]

yeah

i was deferred at first!

accepted OOS CS

[viral cipher]

:< iirc waitlist is decent chance? or am i getting that mixed up with another college

[left viper]

it has been ~26% in the past

[viral cipher]

still decent chance then

[left viper]

we’ll see

very high chance i commit to umn at this point

[unique heath]

got an email about decision available but my portal doesnt show letter anywhere

this is how it looks

am I cooked or where tf should i click

oh nevermind got it

site is hella confusing

i must be the only RD app here to submit on EA (dumbass school marked my app as incomplete yet didnt notify months later when EA results are out)

[quick prairie]

does it admit letter show letters and science or does it specify cs?

[glass marsh]

regarding the banner grant do you find out about it only when u get the finaid offer or is there some indication in the acceptance letter (there was none for me)

[unique heath]

heres the full letter
On behalf of the Committee on Admissions, it is my pleasure to offer you admission to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the College of Letters and Science.

You are an ideal candidate to carry out the Wisconsin Idea, the guiding principle that the university should improve people's lives beyond the walls of the classroom. Our holistic admissions process is designed to seek out talented individuals like you; students who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence while contributing to their schools and communities. As a student at UW–Madison, you will be challenged to use what you learn both inside and outside of the classroom to make positive changes in your community and the world.

You can confirm your enrollment by accepting your offer of admission through your Student Center. To review your next steps, please refer to the Admitted Student Checklist found at admissions.wisc.edu/admitted. This checklist provides you with important information regarding financial aid, campus housing, and orientation for new students. Pay close attention to deadlines and any official documents that are required before you arrive on campus.
Your admission to the university is dependent upon maintaining the academic record and progression indicated when you applied to UW–Madison. We strongly believe that you will continue with the academic success you have shown.

I join our campus community in celebrating your incredible achievements thus far and look forward to welcoming you in Fall 2025.

Congratulations on your admission!

[quick prairie]

oh okok

same

[tired tendon]

where do i check appli status 😭

[viral cipher]

student center

press student center

[tired tendon]

alr thanks

[steep jolt]

Yes

Definitely a good college gameday atmosphere

[vague flame]

has anyone gotten KM scholarship?

[cosmic kite]

uw madison vs udub for EE

what do u guys think

also does someone have the invite to the wisco discord server if there is one

[vast zodiac]

Udub 100%

[balmy vector]

Udub

[polar thunder]

guys i got rejected, UW was my dream uni, should i appeal?

[left viper]

probably wouldn’t do anything

[unique heath]

i mean if you got a decent profile go for it

though rejected and not waitlist tells me you aint enough for the school

[hoary narwhal]

i know a few people who have appealed rejections and gotten accepted

if its not an insane amount of work, chase ur dreams man

[viral cipher]

appeal only if you think a mistake was made in your application itself
you normally cant appeal on the basis of: "i think you evaluated my application wrong"

[low schooner]

wait guys

in the portal it says

admitted major: computer science-BS

in the letter it says college of sciences?

[hoary narwhal]

Wisc doesn’t admit by major

You’re in letters of science and expected to complete a degree in CS

[low schooner]

oh

okay gg

[unreal gulch]

What's the acceptance rate for uw-madison oos cs?

[hoary narwhal]

Unreleased but less than the 50% general for sure

[high quarry]

that kind of information isn’t published

[unreal gulch]

Are there any estimates or speculations?

[high quarry]

there’s no information released so there’s nothing to estimate off of

does it really matter?

[unreal gulch]

Eh, not rlly

It's whatever

[thin herald]

16%
source: trust me bro

[unreal gulch]

Was just curious

[unreal gulch]

Lmfao

[thin herald]

did you consider wisconsin a reach?

[unreal gulch]

Idk

Idk what it was

I just simply applied

[thin herald]

fair

i think reach is like around 20% or lower

so if most people consider it a reach for cs

it's probably around there

[unreal gulch]

So do most ppl consider uw-madison as a reach for cs?

[thin herald]

Idk

Lol

I just applied because I liked the school

[polar thunder]

hey can i private message you?

[viral cipher]

purdue was 32% overall

so oos was lower for purdue

wisconsin madison's cs is more competitive

so i'd estimate 10-20%?

maybe low 10s idk

[high quarry]

theres literally no info to support this

again i am asking whether it really matters

[viral cipher]

yeah its a ?

purdue released their stats overall

which is nice

[high quarry]

but uw madison does not

[viral cipher]

its just speculation

[high quarry]

and most schools do not release acceptance rates for a specific major because theres no reason to

[hoary narwhal]

I mean there kind of is

[high quarry]

why

[hoary narwhal]

People wanna know what they’re getting into when applying

Less people are gonna apply to a program with a 10% acceptance rate

[viral cipher]

its just in general common knowledge that cs is cooked 💀

[hoary narwhal]

Because you have no shot if you know it’s 10-20%

[viral cipher]

says who

[high quarry]

most schools dont admit students to a specific major

[viral cipher]

id say it makes the program more enticing to try

[high quarry]

uw madison included

[hoary narwhal]

Not releasing specific statistics keeps a ton of people applying

[viral cipher]

hmm

i could see that yeah

[hoary narwhal]

Because people wouldn’t know they’re trying to win the lottery

[high quarry]

yeah uw madison literally does not admit people into the cs major lmfao

there are no statistics because they dont exist

[hoary narwhal]

That also

They only take intended major

[high quarry]

https://admissions.wisc.edu/direct-entry/

[hoary narwhal]

And who knows if intended major has an effect on admissions

[high quarry]

it doesnt really

its mostly used to contextualize your hs activities/course choices/etc

[quick prairie]

how do they avoid too many ppl declaring cs then?

[high quarry]

wdym "too many"

[quick prairie]

like how do they avoid the issue with too many people declaring CS?

[high quarry]

what do you mean by too many

[quick prairie]

like for example udub has a max of 700 kids for CS major cuz they dont have space for any more

so how does UW manage to have enough space to accomodate all the cs majors

is it not that popular at UW?

[high quarry]

different schools operate differently

udub does direct admissions

uw does not

[quick prairie]

oh ok

[brave elk]

UW cs admit rate is their l&s admit rate

[ornate zephyr]

they dont admit to major

it's the same as l&s

[rich ingot]

It’s #13 as per usnews so expect it to be pretty low, be proud

Shouldn’t matter to u what the acc rate is if the program is solid

[delicate yacht]

does anyone know where to find financial aid information for students admitted yesterday?? I just checked the financial aid section in my student center & it just says this and nothing else.

[tepid prairie]

may not come out until later

i know some schools released when decisions dropped but others took some time

[steep jolt]

It took a week for me ea, maybe longer

[balmy vector]

Guys the first waitlist wave might be may 1st

Last year it was may 15th and the deadline to enroll was also the 15th

[high quarry]

that was because of the fafsa

they still need to know how much space they have, i would not expect the first waitlist wave to be on decision day

[balmy vector]

Yeah ur probably right

So maybe the 15th

[simple drum]

When did it come out?

[low schooner]

hows uw-madison cs guys

and is there any server for uwm peeps

[pale wadi]

Admitted students thing?

[low schooner]

discord server

or insta

something

to talk to current students ig

[low schooner]

are there any current students attending uw-madison?

[quick prairie]

is there a discord server

[quick prairie]

some ppl where saying that the top tech companies dont recruit from UW

like faang and such

idk how i feel abt that

[brave elk]

I've seen people get faang internships here lol

[low schooner]

Yeah very mixed opinions on reddit

[brave elk]

If you work hard it's not hard

[low schooner]

I heard there are no specialized tracks in uwm

[brave elk]

Yeah

[low schooner]

The student hub is active apparently

[quick prairie]

yea i tried joining but they needed email

so i gave up

[brave elk]

One big cs major lol

[low schooner]

If I wanted to specialize in something will I be able to fo that

[quick prairie]

im currently comparing UMD and UW

[brave elk]

You can take classes I think

[quick prairie]

if i went to UMD, i would be in spring semester and would have to do computer engineering

but if i went to UW then i could do CS

[brave elk]

I think the ml here is a tad bit sketchy

[low schooner]

I might go to data science

And analytics part

Kinda

For now I like that track

[brave elk]

Nooo

Do theory

Theory is infinitely more fun

[low schooner]

Yeah the interests might chance lmao

Is there any honors college?

[brave elk]

Theres academic honors but I dunno if you get special benefits

[balmy vector]

Can waitlist students still get scholarships

[low schooner]

yeah when will i get scholarships

[glass marsh]

what could this mean

[vast zodiac]

Exxaclty what it says

it's free to commit

[glass marsh]

no im just wondering if other ppl got it

is it a sign of (them thinking i have) financial need in any way

[low schooner]

i didnt get them 😔

[delicate yacht]

Just wanting to check again, but has anyone received their financial offer yet after being admitted rd? If so, where was it located? Plz help 🙏🙏

If nobody knows then I'm just gonna have to contact the admissions office bc my parents keep barking at me to figure it out asap 😭

[glass marsh]

it will come in like a few days to a few weeks

in the portal where u saw ur decision theres a financial aid area it will show up there

you'll probably get an email about it

[balmy vector]

Can waitlisted students self report their grades yet

I still can’t there’s no option

[honest birch]

Probably, or some scholarship you got

[jolly thicket]

i got it

[kind mortar]

Go badgers!

🦡

[unreal gulch]

Any oos rd applicants get their financial aid offer yet?

[hoary citrus]

i did

[unreal gulch]

What the heck, where my aid package

[glass marsh]

havent gotten mines either (oos rd)

[last finch]

Yo....did anyone receive any mail regarding the King-Morgridge Scholarship??

[barren wolf]

No

[delicate yacht]

Anyone else get offered $0 in aid even tho they clearly need a lot of aid?

[unreal gulch]

I got my aid package today

And they were quite generous 🤯

[mortal basalt]

Did they email you

[delicate yacht]

Could u share? Im just confused bc i think it should be pretty clear that i absolutely cannot pay full tuition??

[hoary narwhal]

DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED FEDERAL LOAN 🗣️ 🔥

[delicate yacht]

literally all i got. A small ass loan of like 5k and absolutely no grants/scholarships 😭

[hoary narwhal]

This is need independent btw

The govt offers a 5k loan to everyone and you pay back with interest

In other words you got nothing

Same as me :(

[delicate yacht]

yuppp

which is acc so crazy to me bc my parents have such a low income 💀 like where on earth does uwmadison think im gonna get this mfing money from?

[hoary narwhal]

I’m fortunate enough to pay full tuition if I have to so I would have HOPED they woulda payed yall a bit more

[delicate yacht]

ya well im gonna try calling them when they're open next week, but it looks like imma have to just move on lol

unfortunate tho bc 2 of my sisters live in madison and i wouldve loved to live near them :/

[kind mortar]

yes!

[unreal gulch]

yes

[unreal gulch]

uh idk why i cant post images

[high quarry]

this is pretty standard for public schools ngl

they are notoriously stingy with aid

[low schooner]

did King-Morgridge come out

[north quest]

they were very generous with my aid

net price 0 dollars THANK YOU MADISON

[kind mortar]

How bro

Are you in state

[low schooner]

dang

[steep jolt]

Let’s go 🙏🙏🙏

[mortal basalt]

Did everyone get their aid? I didn’t get mine yet

[karmic river]

i didn’t and i’ve been waiting since ea

[delicate yacht]

Damn. That must be where all mine went 😔
Jk tho lol congrats!

[rough latch]

I got into RD off of a deferral

[north quest]

nope

[north quest]

thank u!!

[hoary narwhal]

DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED FEDERAL LOAN 🗣️ 🔥🔥 🔥

[hoary narwhal]

i got need based a few days after acceptance

full donut hole

also no merit :(

[delicate yacht]

would u happen to be in-state?

[hoary narwhal]

nah

OOS RD

[delicate yacht]

aw what the hell no merit & oos but still got good financial aid? Im so confused why did i get no financial aid 😭

[hoary narwhal]

i didn't get anything from them

0 dollars need or merit

[delicate yacht]

oh maybe im thinking of someone else

[hoary narwhal]

did u?

[delicate yacht]

nope

[hoary narwhal]

ah sorry man

congrats on getting in tho :)

[delicate yacht]

i got like 5 dollars in unsubsidized loans or sum

[hoary narwhal]

the 5k loan is need independent

[delicate yacht]

after they deferred me EA 💀

the audacity!

uw-madison... sleep with one eye open

im coming...

[hoary narwhal]

LOL

I didn’t apply EA cuz I forgor

[north quest]

NO LOANS!!!!!!!

I think they’re giving me money on top of full expense coverage too☺️

[low schooner]

are u instate

[balmy vector]

Guys if you aren’t going pls withdraw 🙏

[north quest]

nope

BLESSS

[small marsh]

Need based?

Does Madison do merit based scholarships

[torn sierra]

yes theyre rolling

[low schooner]

are they still available

any

[compact crystal]

Did they send them to email or portal?

[torn sierra]

unsure, havent gotten anything

i think email

or in ur wish hub

[hoary narwhal]

This was my only RD accept lmao

[lament pier]

BRO

WHY DO I STILL NOT HAVE MY AID

[jolly thicket]

same omg they cost less than my state school which is crazy i didnt expect them to be so generous for oos

[north quest]

me too omg

[lament pier]

is there anyone who doesnt have their fa offer yet???

[unreal gulch]

Any current cs majors at uw madison that can tell me about what the job opportunties are like?

[spare summit]

when does uw release merit scholarships?

couldnr find anything

[pale wadi]

They release merit scholarships?

[spare summit]

idk on wish it said that i will be considered for them

[brave elk]

If you work hard there shouldn't be a problem

I've seen people get faang

[torn sierra]

merit is rolling through april

[low schooner]

Do we have to fill any application

[torn sierra]

it should auto consider you as long as you had made a wish acc i believe

[low schooner]

Oh

Alright

[kind mortar]

so you chose uwm over t&m?

[low schooner]

yes

[delicate yacht]

sooo... does anyone understand how uwm's financial aid works? They told me that they determine aid by subtracting a student's SAI from the cost of attendance, but my SAI is below the cost of attendance and I received no grants from the school. Anyone else in the same boat? They did give me a measley ~4k scholarship tho, but that was literally it 😭

and dw im gonna call them at some point this week whenever I get a chance, but im just so worried that i'll call them and they'll just tell me that there's nothing they can do :(

[lament pier]

does anyone not have their financial aid offer yet bro

ts pmo

[brave elk]

what's t&m lol

[kind mortar]

texas a&m

[brave elk]

oh

tamu

yeah uw better

especially for CS

[gentle patio]

i dont have mine either

[kind mortar]

uw give me money

[glass marsh]

are there any current cs majors here that i could talk to?

[low schooner]

they rejected me for king morgirdge 💔

[mortal basalt]

anyone here also didnt get financial aid back yet?

[lament pier]

yo

i just got an email regarding not having sent fafsa to madison

even tho i literally have it added on my form same code and evertyhing

so i think they just pick n choose bro

i think u need ssn

[karmic river]

for me it was cuz they didn’t have my ssn, but i did fafsa back in december

i didn’t notice until their april fool’s fafsa email and i gave them my ssn through portal and now i wait 😔

[karmic river]

[hoary narwhal]

Just got my UW package!

They gave me stickers :)

[kind mortar]

same

same.

[low schooner]

wait where did u find that

[karmic river]

they spared me the pain of signing in to their website and sent a pdf to my email

[low schooner]

oh wow

[delicate yacht]

If u click financial aid on the student portal then click view current offer (or whatever it says in the red button at the top) then it should give u a big and simple document with your loans, grants, scholarships, and estimated cost

[low schooner]

i cant find any

[unique heath]

are you intl?

if yes then this is expected

[low schooner]

yes

makes sense

[unique heath]

they dont give aid to intl

[bronze hinge]

Hi, I'm an international student from India and planning to join UWM this fall for CS. I'd love to connect with others who are also going for CS—feel free to reach out.

[kind mortar]

did anyone hear back about any wish scholarships?

[smoky cloak]

whats the non refundable amount needed to be paid for wisc?

[edgy bear]

is there an admitted students gc or server?

[hoary narwhal]

I dunno of any

But I’d like a link too if one exists

[brave elk]

200 afaik

[hoary narwhal]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/04/15/university-of-wisconsin-student-wins-temporary-visa-protection/83081551007/

UUUUH

Why are they tryna deport ppl

Good that they can’t be deported for now

But what the fuck is going on

[low schooner]

wdym

[low schooner]

forget uw-madison this is happening in all ivies hypsm etc

trump wants to fuck intls up

[hoary narwhal]

The article is about a judge’s ruling stating that a student at UWM cannot be deported by the federal government

[low schooner]

insaneee

common wisconsin W

[hoary narwhal]

Politically it’s more of a rare W but I’m happy that someone’s making a stand for international students at UW

[low schooner]

mhm

[hoary narwhal]

Btw @low schooner are u visiting for admitted students day tmr?

[low schooner]

im intl sadly

i cant

but do let me know how it goes!

[low schooner]

@hoary narwhal how was it? the admitted students day

[hoary narwhal]

It’s tmr

[hoary narwhal]

Just landed so I’m excited to see it all

[unreal gulch]

Tell us about it tmr

[hoary narwhal]

I will

[hoary narwhal]

You not able to go either?

[unreal gulch]

Unfortunately not

[low schooner]

nicee

[brave elk]

Yoo you should come listen to one of my math classes

[hoary narwhal]

?

Don’t you go to CMU?

[brave elk]

No I'm taking classes at UW

I'm going to cmu next fall

[hoary narwhal]

Oh okay

[brave elk]

Actually uhhh

[brave elk]

U cs right

U should go listen to a cs lec

This is their class after csa

U should go to lec2

[hoary narwhal]

There’s an admitted students program so I won’t be able to hop into a class lol

[low schooner]

@brave elk is being at lakeshore a bad thing at winter

like is it manageable

[brave elk]

Uhh idk

[kind mortar]

i just visited uw madison

it was pretty nice

sat in on a philosophy lecture haha

[brave elk]

nice nice

[hoary narwhal]

I didn’t do that, but I’m still on campus

[delicate yacht]

Just declined admission, good luck to anyone on waitlist!

uwmadison was my top choice, but they were just so unwilling to give me any financial aid. 😔

anyways, I hope everyone else has a better experience with the school's financial aid office lol

[iron heron]

Aww nooo- I'm sure you'll find lots of success in Florida!

[hoary narwhal]

That’s okay dude. You’re clearly smart and you’ll succeed no matter where you are :)

[low schooner]

@hoary narwhal how was the admitted students day

[hoary narwhal]

the city was pretty nice in some parts but i ended up deciding it just wasn't for me personally

very good life in the city, both bars and just recreational stuff

never saw inside the actual dorms but the lakeshore looked very nice

[low schooner]

ohh nice

[low schooner]

can u tell more abt it :)

[low schooner]

thats great

[hoary narwhal]

tons of things to do.
farmers market,
shops,
restaurants,
bars,
liquor stores
-# dispensaries
gym and athletic facilities

everything u could pretty much need

beautiful waterfront with boats in the summer

when it freezes over in the winter it's safe to walk on and skate on

dining halls are like huge lmao

[low schooner]

was it like cold when u visited?

im planning on staying at lakeshore so how cold can it go

[hoary narwhal]

it wasn't cold now

but it will be in the winter

[brave elk]

like

probably -10 C

on average

[unique heath]

anyone here applying for the BEL scholarship

[random ore]

is there anything like that for cs

[unique heath]

nope i am cs major as well

theres nothing

[balmy vector]

Any news for the waitlisted peeps?

[thin herald]

Nope

Just waiting

[kind mortar]

Anyone get any scholarship notifications?

[unique heath]

nope

i'm waiting for the BEL thing

emailed them 2 days ago no response

very disappointed at their lack of communication

[unique heath]

should i just call school of business to ask

[kind mortar]

Okay

[kind mortar]

Can I ask what your net cost

[unique heath]

its like 61k iirc

my efc is like 15 20k

so safe to say i aint going if no scholarship

[kind mortar]

Same

54 for me

[unique heath]

huh

you in state?

[kind mortar]

54k