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The threat is real. Wisconsinite here--I sat in on the Walker protests years ago and have been watching in horror as he slowly does more and more damage to my lovely home state. I don't want to be hyperbolic, but he does pose a threat to the educational system, absolutely. There seems to be no end to his destruction. In just a matter of months I saw legislation he passed have a serious financial effect on my mom, who works for the state, and get my boss' wife fired from her job at a union. Walker aside, Madison is a really special place, I hope you experience some of that on your tour! The winter can be a bit brutal, but believe me when I say that summers at the union on the lake are the pinnacle of loveliness.

Much appreciated, this confirms what I thought. (no, I am not a female, but I agree that it's a BS issue that women have to deal with)

So I got in to one of my top choices, hooray! My significant other, however, is still waiting to hear from them. Of course this factors into my decision a bit (whether it should or shouldn't is not the question here), but I want to confirm my feeling that asking my POI is completely out of the question, right? Not, "will my girlfriend/boyfriend get in?" but something like, "I am so excited about this offer, but am waiting for a few more pieces of information before making a final decision. It would be helpful to know when the rest of the decisions will be going out, as my partner has also applied to x school and that will have some bearing on my options..." ...the more I think about this, the more I realize there's no way to do that tactfully. Well, I'll post anyway in case anyone has had experience with this and would like to chime in!