College Overview: UW-Milwaukee - UWM

UW-Milwaukee - UWM: Make it Your Best
I chose UWM mostly because of the city itself. Milwaukee is a great place and UWM is located in an even greater neighborhood. I guess my main piece of advice for incoming Freshmen would be to take Freshman seminar classes. They are small classes that make the transition from high school to college much easier. The kind of student that should stay away from UWM, mostly the dorms, is someone who wants to get some serious studying done. While there are some 'dorm dwellers' that take their stud...

UW-Milwaukee - UWM: Transfer Student Speaks!
Stay away from Art Schools and go to UWM instead. I personally transferred here from Columbia College Chicago, which is full of wannabe art students and suffers from a lack of kids with their heads screwed on straight. UWM is a great school with a very good reputation all around, including in the Art departments.

UW-Milwaukee - UWM: UWM is what you make of it
I chose UWM out of necessity, I was a few points shy of transferring to Madison as a sophomore. UWM is fairly diverse, people tend to be on the liberal side, which could be a problem only for the most sheltered of high school students. I would say stay away from UWM if you want personal attention. In my experience with advisors and teachers, people only notice you if you make an effort to be noticed. It's easy to get lost in the sea of people.