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Connor Ruta

Mr. Taylor

Honors English I

26 February 2019

Wisconsin-Madison

The college that I would like to go to is the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I became

interested in going to Wisconsin was when I was a little boy. When I was a little boy I liked the

Green Bay Packers NFL team, and I like the cold weather. When I found out that Green Bay is in

the state of Wisconsin and that Wisconsin is super cold I have wanted to go there ever since, but

that's not all. I've also read books, done research, and asked my family and friends about the state

of Wisconsin. From my research I learned about some landmarks like Miller Park (Milwaukee

Brewers Baseball stadium), and Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers football stadium), and one

of Wisconsin's cheese factories,since the state of Wisconsin is known for their cheese. But what

I'm most interested in is playing baseball for their university. Unfortunately,, their university no

longer has a baseball team so my other option is to become a mechanical engineer and be able to

work with design, construction, and the use of machines like my father is able to do.

When I did research about The University of Wisconsin, I took a look at their

requirements for admission, specifically. the GPA and SAT/ACT scores. If you want to have a

good chance of getting in you should have a GPA (grade point average) of about a 3.50 or higher

(Niche). That means I will have to be an (A, B) student, so I need to make sure I Pay close

attention in class, study hard for tests and get all of my work done on time. Admissions also

requires must an SAT score in the range from 1280-1450, and an ACT score in the range from
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27-31 (Niche). Making sure I study and prepare to do well on those tests seems like a very

important thing to do.

The next set of details about the University of Wisconsin-Madison are the costs. The cost

to attend includes, tuition and fees, room and board and the application fee. As we all know,

most colleges are expensive, so it costs a ton of money to go (only if you’re accepted). The net

cost (tuition, fees, room and board) for an in state student is about $15,910/year (Niche). The

application fee is $60 (U.S. News). That means that you have to pay $60 just for them to look at

your application and if you don’t get accepted then you just lost $60. So make sure that you’re an

excellent student.

If you are an out of state student, the costs are much higher at $36,805 (U.S. News), so it

would be less expensive to attend if you’re an in-state student. But if you’re not an in-state

student that is in high school at the moment you better start to apply for jobs to earn money and

if not you better focus on becoming an outstanding student or athlete or even both so that you

can earn a scholarship, because $36,805 is a ton of money.

The last set of details are the programs available to students, including academic majors,

sports, and social life. The major that I would like to declare is mechanical engineering.

Mechanical engineering is where you’re dealing with design, construction, and the use of

machines. You will have to use physics and mathematics for mechanical engineering. You will

be able to create things from generators and engines to elevators and escalators and many

more.Fortunately, this is a major that is available the University of Wisconsin. As far as social

life, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a reputation as one of the top party schools in the

country. That could mean lots of opportunity for fun but lots of opportunity for getting in trouble

too(U.S. News). The University of Wisconsin has several sports teams. The Wisconsin Badgers
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compete in more than 20 NCAA Division 1 sports and are part of the Big Ten Conference (U.S.

News). So, if I cannot play a sport for them, at least I have lots of opportunities to be an active

fan.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will benefit me in the future because is a great

college for my major which is mechanical engineering and the state of Wisconsin is where I

would like to live. It will also help since it is a good mechanical engineering college so when I

get a job after graduating from their university I can make lots of money and have a house and

the expensive things that I want while doing a job I enjoy. Over all, the University of

Wisconsin-Madison seems like a great place for me to go to college. I just need to make sure I

keep up my grades and have a strong application so I can be accepted and possibly receive a

scholarship or funding to make the out of state tuition less expensive.

Works Cited

“University of Wisconsin.” Niche, 19 February 2019,

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https://www.niche.com/colleges/university-of-wisconsin.

“University of Wisconsin-Madison.” U.S. News and World Report, 20 February 2019,

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-wisconsin-3895.