In regard to UW-Platville...most of the NCAA Divison III schools in WI are NOT in the middle of nowhere...they are in larger towns in WI and not surrounded by corn fields...
UW-P has a nice engineering program, but if you choose not to pursue this major they are NOT respected academically as most of the other UW schools or even other NCAA Division III schools in WI...
Choosing a college for athletics is tough at times...again, whatever school you choose, ask yourself..."if i had a career ending injury, do i see myself finishing my academic career here?" if you can answer, "yes" then you are choosing the school for ALL the right reasons!
You need to look at internship opportunities at each college or university you will take a campus visit for in engineering...your internshiips will mean more in the long run than what you are doing sitting in a desk in a classroom...internships open the doors to a career and contacts...ask the department chair where their engineering graduates have found employment IN THEIR MAJOR over the last 5 years, and do you need to find your own internship...many colleges have very few contacts when it comes to internships and they encourage you to find your own...and mnay colleges boast high employment rates, but not in the major field of their students...their hiring numbers are usually for any of the graduates who get any type of job and not true numbers for their graduates in their chosen major...
UW-P has a nice engineering program, but if you choose not to pursue this major they are NOT respected academically as most of the other UW schools or even other NCAA Division III schools in WI...
Choosing a college for athletics is tough at times...again, whatever school you choose, ask yourself..."if i had a career ending injury, do i see myself finishing my academic career here?" if you can answer, "yes" then you are choosing the school for ALL the right reasons!
You need to look at internship opportunities at each college or university you will take a campus visit for in engineering...your internshiips will mean more in the long run than what you are doing sitting in a desk in a classroom...internships open the doors to a career and contacts...ask the department chair where their engineering graduates have found employment IN THEIR MAJOR over the last 5 years, and do you need to find your own internship...many colleges have very few contacts when it comes to internships and they encourage you to find your own...and mnay colleges boast high employment rates, but not in the major field of their students...their hiring numbers are usually for any of the graduates who get any type of job and not true numbers for their graduates in their chosen major...