High School Counselor Resources

Helpful Resources and Tools

Your ‘how-to-guide’ for exploring admission opportunities. This is your ‘go to’ place for the information you need the most as you help your students explore options within the Universities of Wisconsin.

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Attend the Annual UW Fall Counselor Workshops If you are in Wisconsin, Minnesota or Illinois, plan to attend our Annual Fall Counselor Workshops in September each year to get updates and information about all 13 UW universities.
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Discover Unlimited Opportunities

Find Your Academic Program Encourage students and families to use the Find Your Program search tool to learn which UWs offer the academic programs they are interested in.
Take the MyMajors Assessment If students are unsure of what they want to study, they are contemplating several options and/or if they want to understand the connection between careers and academic interests, have them take the MyMajors Assessment.
Find Your UW Students and families can use the Find Your UW tool to explore as well.
2025-26 UW Viewbook The Universities of Wisconsin Viewbook is a great resource to learn about and compare all 13 UW universities.

Help Students Prepare for College and the UW Admission Process

Encourage your students to explore this website for all types of information about the college experience, the admissions process and figuring out which UW university is a good fit.

Undergraduate Admission Resources Undergraduate Admission Resources has information about admission requirements, essays, the application and more.
How to Apply How to Apply provides an overview of the process based on student type.
Pay for College Affordability is a huge factor, so we encourage students and their families to examine the information found on the Pay For College menu.
Housing & Dining Options Most first-year students will live on campus so they should start looking at UW Housing and Dining Options.
Earn College Credit in High School If students want to get a jump on their college career, review the Earn College Credit in High School information.

Learn About Pathways to Admission for Wisconsin Students

Wisconsin High School students have three pathways to first-year student admission at a UW university.

Wisconsin Pathways to Admission View all three options available to Wisconsin high school students.
The Wisconsin Guarantee Learn more about eligibility for The Wisconsin Guarantee
Direct Admit Wisconsin This is the go-to website for information for participating high schools as well as students and their families.

Download Universities of Wisconsin Brochures

Go Wisconsin Brochures The Go Wisconsin Brochures webpage provides links to download resources that you can use in your college counseling and to distribute to students and families.

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Learn More About Undergraduate Admission at Our UW Universities

UW-Eau Claire
UW-Green Bay
UW-La Crosse
UW-Madison
UW-Milwaukee
UW-Oshkosh
UW-Parkside
UW-Platteville
UW-River Falls
UW-Stevens Point
UW-Stout
UW-Superior
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