Reply #3: I second what everyone has said so far. To address your other questions [View All]

[sybylla]

It's difficult to beat UW Madison for post grad work in technical fields like robotics. My husband went there for an electrical engineering degree with an emphasis on automation and robotics in the 80's. It was ranked in the top ten engineering colleges then (by whom I haven't a clue) and our alumni mailings assure us it hasn't fallen since.

I couldn't speak to languages but Madison is packed with grad students as well as people holding masters and doctorates. Which may speak to its esteem, as a grad school, but it also is the only factor that might make getting a job difficult.

Loads of people come to Madison to go to school and they love Madison so much they stay. So there is a glut of people with degrees. There might be a better job potential outside of Madison if you don't mind the commute. But Madison offers a good chance for a senior level programmer and a psychologist. There's even a chance you could find work as a medieval historian.

I know very little about UW Milwaukee. The other state colleges do have grad programs as well but you're not likely to find them in Slovakian languages. If you google the university of wisconsin, you should find more answers to those questions.

As far as warning you about moving to Wisconsin, we do have our share of knuckle-dragging rednecks, and I say this as a descendent of several. If you stay in the college towns, you'll find yourself in the company of greater numbers of liberals. I'm told, however, that this isn't necessarily true for the Fox Valley region (Fond du Lac to Green Bay). Perhaps some DUers from that area can clarify.

And our winters can be miserable for those not used to them. When I worked on campus in Madison, I felt so sorry for the pitiful students who came from tropical climes and would start wearing parkas in October. Coming from Colorado, you probably have a really good chance of actually enjoying them, though the skiing around here is not likely as good as what you're used to.