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What's the current acceptance rate at the University of Wisconsin?

I've recently been looking into applying to the University of Wisconsin and I want to gauge my chances of getting in. Could someone shed some light on the university's current acceptance rate? Thank you!

2 years ago

The current acceptance rate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) is around 50%. Keep in mind that acceptance rates can vary from year to year and may depend on factors such as the number of applicants, university admissions policies, and the competitiveness of the applicant pool in a given year, but that's about what you can expect.

To better gauge your chances of getting in, consider researching UW-Madison's average GPA and test scores of accepted students and compare them with your own academic profile. Additionally, remember that extracurricular activities and essays also play a significant role in the admissions process; demonstrating strong involvement, leadership, or achievements in your extracurriculars and presenting a compelling personal story in your essays can help strengthen your application, even if your raw stats are a little lower than average for UW-Madison.

If you want to get a clearer sense of your personal odds of acceptance at UW-Madison, consider checking out CollegeVine's free chancing engine (https://www.collegevine.com/admissions-calculator), which accounts for all quantifiable aspects of your application to let you know how you stack up against other typical applicants to this institution. The engine also gives you suggestions for how to make yourself a more competitive applicant, for example by taking a more rigorous course load senior year or earning a leadership position in one of your extracurriculars.

While the engine can't account for subjective factors like your essays, luckily CollegeVine's blog has a post breaking down how to tackle UW-Madison's current supplemental essay prompts, so that you can be sure you're putting your best foot forward in this aspect as well: https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-write-the-university-of-wisconsin-madison-essays.

Good luck with your application to the University of Wisconsin-Madison!

2 years ago

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