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MSEP and UW System
Midwest Student Exchange
Program
University of Wisconsin System
Presenters
Mary Vilmo UW HELP
Kyle Swetzig
UW-Milwaukee
Tonight’s Outline
• MSEP • UW System campuses • Admission and application • UW-Milwaukee and MSEP • Your questions
What is MSEP?
• Available because Illinois is a member of MHEC (Midwestern Higher Education Compact)
• Improves access to postsecondary education • Provides students with more affordable opportunity
to attend out-of-state institutions • Multi-state reciprocity program • MSEP is not a scholarship • Over 140 institutions voluntarily participate from
nine of the twelve MHEC states
States that participate in MSEP
• Illinois • Indiana • Kansas • Michigan • Minnesota • Missouri • Nebraska • North Dakota • Wisconsin
How MSEP works
• Public institutions charge no more than 150% of in-state tuition for specific programs
• Private institutions offer at 10% reduction on tuition
How to Enroll
• Indicate intent in UW System application for admission (Statement section)
• Application requirements or limitations vary by institutions
• Contact campus admission office • Complete information at http://msep.mhec.org
26 Great Campuses
Admissions
• All of our campuses use an individual, full-file review.
• They consider: – Course work – Grades – Test scores – Nonacademic factorss
Rigorous Coursework: Minimum High School Credits
• 4 credits English • 3 credits math • 3 credits natural science • 3 credits social science • 4 credits electives from the areas above, foreign
language, fine arts, computer science, and other academic areas
• UW-Eau Claire and UW-Madison require a minimum of two credits of a single foreign language
Grades
• Campuses will consider your grade point average and/or your rank-in-class
ACT/SAT
• All UW campuses require the ACT or SAT
• Students should take the ACT or SAT in the spring of their junior year
• UW-Madison is the only UW campus to require the ACT with the writing test
• When you sign up to take the test, you can indicate which campuses should receive your scores
Nonacademic Factors
• May include: – Life experiences – Work experience – Leadership qualities – Community service – Special talents
Other Nonacademic Factors
• May include: – Nontraditional or adult status – US veteran – Socio-economic status – Historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group
To Sum Up the Full File Review…
• A strong non-academic record never makes up for a weak academic record
• Put another way: academics are the most important!
Questions
• Who? – You! – You apply, your parent/guardian does not.
• When? – Campuses begin processing applications Sept 15
for the following fall semester. – You may apply beginning Sept 1. – Observe each campus’s priority date or deadline.
Questions about Applying
• How? – apply.wisconsin.edu
Questions about Applying
• What to include? – Application (online preferred) – Official transcripts – ACT/SAT scores – $44 application fee – Recommendation letters
• For UW-Madison • Sometimes for other campuses, too
Living on Campus
• Five UW Colleges offer on-campus housing: – UW-Barron County – UW-Fox Valley – UW-Marathon County – UW-Marinette – UW-Richland
• All four-year campuses offer on-campus housing.
Living on Campus
• Most campuses will send a
housing application or contract after the student is admitted.
• Observe indicated deadlines.
