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We offer an amazing network — from our 1,700 faculty to our nearly 28,000 students to our 148,000+ living alumni — all waiting for you. You’ll get your own first-year mentor, a dedicated academic advisor, access to research opportunities, plus an invitation to discuss literature and culture with fellow new freshmen UWM “ I was led by some great mentors at the Lubar School of and UWM faculty. And, that’s just your first week of class! BY THE NUMBERS Business. Whether it was advice on how to approach an interview, how to form the right study group, or just how to Depending on the path you choose and the resources you use, you might even find yourself balance work, school and life better, I have learned a lot. with competing job offers before graduation day. I remember a professor even told me to take a night off of 27,813 studying, give my brain a rest, and do something fun the night You see, UWM doesn’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to undergraduate education. 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Whether your ultimate goal is a bachelor’s-degree-to-PhD program or of Undergraduate Research (OUR). competing offers from our Fortune 500 neighbors, consider the following: Conduct innovative field research with high- profile research partners — including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the The UWM Honors College offers intellectually rich, Medical College of Wisconsin and Johnson discussion-based seminars ­­– limited to 15 students each STUDY ABROAD Controls — and present your work at major – taught by distinguished faculty in diverse disciplines. conferences. Our 750+ undergraduate Recent topics ranged from “Shaping of the Modern Mind” + 170 researchers begin their academic careers as to “To Laugh or to Cry? Comedy, Tragedy, and the End of DESTINATIONS early as the summer before freshman year, Civilization” to “Sustainable Earth: The Environment and build on that foundation for uniquely and Societal Development in the 21st in-depth academic and career preparation. Century.” Honors College students enjoy MAX priority registration, Honors advising, HONORS The Career Development Center (CDC) scholarship opportunities and the CLASS SIZE is a free resource that offers you the latest England. South Africa. Japan. UWM’s Center for experience of enrolling in a small employer partnerships and essential career International Education (CIE) sends more than private college within a large public decision-making and job search support at 600 students abroad every year to 170+ destinations. research university. every level, in any major. Be an overachiever in Whether you’re looking to travel just over the semester the laboratory, the library and the boardroom break or for an entire year, you can take advantage of by combining the expertise of your academic programs year-round that work with a wide array of network with UWM’s career connections and majors. Participating is more affordable than you might thousands of alumni across the country. think, too — you can use your financial aid and apply for scholarships that are available just for study abroad students.