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Forging a strong sense of community with the opportunities of an urban setting, Marquette University offers its students an impressive number of academic and extracurricular pursuits. Offering nearly 75 majors spread across eight distinct college including those of Arts and Sciences, Pre-Professional Programs, Communications, Business, and Health Services Marquette features uniquely specialized educations in a vast range of fields. Another opportunity unique to Marquette is that of its on-site internships: partnering with the Les Aspin Center for Government on Capital Hill, students may study and work in Washington for a semester. In addition, the school’s on-campus academic centers such as the Energy Research Center and the National Sports Law Institute enable students to gain priceless real-world experience.

Combining the urban appeal of Milwaukee with the small-world feel of the midwest, Marquette is a best-of-both-worlds environment for many students. The school is well-incorporated into its surroundings, providing easy access to the city’s noted zoo, restaurants, and athletics. In addition, students may ride the city’s busses free of charge when using their university IDs. While the school mandates that all underclassmen live on campus, it also provides an exception to that rule for any student who wishes to commute from a family home. While on campus, Marquette students take part in a notably wide array of activities, from out-of-the-box intramural sports think coed waterskiing and innertube water polo to the Video Games Players Association. Student traditions persist annually on campus, as well; the yearly Snowball is a formal dance that marks the end of each January’s slew of games and activities, collectively called Winter Flurry.

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While admissions at Marquette is not extremely competitive, it is nonetheless important that a student proves him or herself to be a fitting candidate for the university. Selection officials note that the two most important factors for making an admissions decision are an applicant's high school GPA paired with the rigor of his or her courseload. This indicates that a student with a lower GPA paired with more arduous classes may be given slightly more consideration at Marquette than at other schools.

Aside from these two factors, considerations for admission include a prospective student's class rank, standardized test scores, recommendation, and application essay. To a lesser extent, factors such as alumni relation, extracurricular activities, and geographical residence are also taken into consideration.

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