College is the most important investment anyone would make in their life, and the success in life is how best someone did the research and invest in the right college. Apart from the ranking and location, what each college promotes in and out of the classroom is the key for any prospective student. For the students, the key factors are the college’s prestige, academic standing, the student experience, cost, and ability to be put in the right career path. To me, engineering is passion and looking to pursue engineering career. Some of the facts and numbers that I learned about University of Wisconsin (UW) is impressive and caught my eye on it and thus considering my first choice of colleges to apply. University of Wisconsin has the prestige and alumni. The legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh hailed from UW, and if I can make myself a part of that legacy then I’ll do whatever it takes. First and foremost the global reputation of UW is one …show more content…
UW has ranked consistently ranked among top five universities overall for research expenditures, money secured from all sources. The majority of the research funding are sources from federal, state and private for more than 20 years. The annual $1 billion research portfolio is impressive. Some of the strategic priorities like provide an exemplary undergraduate education, recruit and retain the best faculty and staff, enhance diversity in order to ensure excellence in education and research are well aligned with my priorities in my college research and my career goals. UW offers wide array of majors and engineering is one of the premier majors. I am already planning for graduate school followed by research in the engineering field. UW is the right choice to continue my education all the way until I complete the research instead of hopping around many