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UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: University of Illinois
The University of Illinois is for students who are independent, willing to work hard and aren't scared of a challenge. Navigating a 41,000 person university is not easy, especially when some of the most challenging classes can have over 800 students. If you don't want to, you could probably make it four years without talking to a professor or seeking out advising. No one will notice if you don't show up to class or aren't fulfilling your graduation requirements: that's YOUR responsibility here. ...
The University of Illinois is for students who are independent, willing to work hard and aren't scared of a challenge. Navigating a 41,000 person university is not easy, especially when some of the most challenging classes can have over 800 students. If you don't want to, you could probably make it four years without talking to a professor or seeking out advising. No one will notice if you don't show up to class or aren't fulfilling your graduation requirements: that's YOUR responsibility here. ...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Epitome of a University
There are all kinds of students on campus, however, the vast majority of the student population are what could be deemed main stream: wear the 'popular' clothes, listen to 'popular' music, and hit the bars 3 or so nights a week. It seems that the more main stream you're considered the easier time you will have finding a niche. The best advice for incoming freshman is to try to live in "the 6-pack" of dorms. Nearly everyone who lives there loves the experience, and everyone is bound to find peopl...
There are all kinds of students on campus, however, the vast majority of the student population are what could be deemed main stream: wear the 'popular' clothes, listen to 'popular' music, and hit the bars 3 or so nights a week. It seems that the more main stream you're considered the easier time you will have finding a niche. The best advice for incoming freshman is to try to live in "the 6-pack" of dorms. Nearly everyone who lives there loves the experience, and everyone is bound to find peopl...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Proud To Be An Illini
It is located in the middle of cornfields 2 hours south of Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3 hours north of St. Louis, Missouri. University of Illinois is a HUGE school. It may seem overwhelming and easy to get lost in, but it isn't. There are several outlets for students to get involved in and meet new people. The pride that students have for this school is overwhelming. The quad is one of the coolest things about the school, it's basically the center of student activity if you d...
It is located in the middle of cornfields 2 hours south of Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3 hours north of St. Louis, Missouri. University of Illinois is a HUGE school. It may seem overwhelming and easy to get lost in, but it isn't. There are several outlets for students to get involved in and meet new people. The pride that students have for this school is overwhelming. The quad is one of the coolest things about the school, it's basically the center of student activity if you d...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Amazing
The University of Illinois is huge. If you are coming from a small town, expect your first days to be clueless and let yourself explore. All the kids from suburban Chicago came with 50 of their closest friends, but don't be intimidated by them, they are still in the same boat as you. If you want an intimate experience with teachers and other students, I wouldn't choose U of I unless you're going to work hard to seek out one on one time with professors in freshman Learning Commun...
The University of Illinois is huge. If you are coming from a small town, expect your first days to be clueless and let yourself explore. All the kids from suburban Chicago came with 50 of their closest friends, but don't be intimidated by them, they are still in the same boat as you. If you want an intimate experience with teachers and other students, I wouldn't choose U of I unless you're going to work hard to seek out one on one time with professors in freshman Learning Commun...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Oskee Wow-Wow, Illinois
This campus is pretty large and there are many impersonal 200-some-odd person lectures. If you want to know each and every teacher, this isn't where you want to go to school. However, it IS likely that you will get to know at least a few of the professors for your major pretty well. I chose this school because it has the nation's best band program (if you can trust the opinion of John Philip Sousa) as well as the largest one anywhere in the world (not exaggerating, at least on the siz...
This campus is pretty large and there are many impersonal 200-some-odd person lectures. If you want to know each and every teacher, this isn't where you want to go to school. However, it IS likely that you will get to know at least a few of the professors for your major pretty well. I chose this school because it has the nation's best band program (if you can trust the opinion of John Philip Sousa) as well as the largest one anywhere in the world (not exaggerating, at least on the siz...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Home of the Fighting Illini!
The University of Illinois offers a home-like atmosphere away from home. There are so many options of different majors, minors, concentrations, activities, extracurricular activities, groups, student organizations, etc. We have the largest Greek system in the nation! There are many different Frats and Sororities, including academic-oriented ones. And the surrounding Champaign-Urbana area offers a variety of different things to keep you occupied or employed. The university is great for a varie...
The University of Illinois offers a home-like atmosphere away from home. There are so many options of different majors, minors, concentrations, activities, extracurricular activities, groups, student organizations, etc. We have the largest Greek system in the nation! There are many different Frats and Sororities, including academic-oriented ones. And the surrounding Champaign-Urbana area offers a variety of different things to keep you occupied or employed. The university is great for a varie...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Big School!
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) is a big school. That is the first thing someone should know before even considering coming here. It's not as important if you are from Chicago or a big city, but if you are like most people here, you're from a small town somewhere in Illinois. Coming into a school where the freshman class alone is more than 9000 people can be a shock if your high school was about 900 people. Don't expect to be known by anyone unless you make an effo...
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) is a big school. That is the first thing someone should know before even considering coming here. It's not as important if you are from Chicago or a big city, but if you are like most people here, you're from a small town somewhere in Illinois. Coming into a school where the freshman class alone is more than 9000 people can be a shock if your high school was about 900 people. Don't expect to be known by anyone unless you make an effo...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: We Are Illinois
A big rumor exists that our school is "too big" for many people. During my time in high school I almost didn't even consider U of I because of other people complaining that it was so big. However, its anything but that. After a month or two you start to realize you know so many people and you are glad there are so many people to meet and that you can always be making new friends (Editor's note: this reviewer's opinion aside, U of I does have one of the largest student enrollments ...
A big rumor exists that our school is "too big" for many people. During my time in high school I almost didn't even consider U of I because of other people complaining that it was so big. However, its anything but that. After a month or two you start to realize you know so many people and you are glad there are so many people to meet and that you can always be making new friends (Editor's note: this reviewer's opinion aside, U of I does have one of the largest student enrollments ...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Fun and Games
This school literally offers everything and anything you could ever want. But you have to preapred to make the first step. Unlike high school, this school is huge so you cannot expect professors to constantly be there for you. You have to be self-motivated. However, there are tons of resources around campus and the T.A.'s can sometimes be a huge help (if you can understand them!) I chose this school because it was really cheap and I knew I would have a great time. The people are amazi...
This school literally offers everything and anything you could ever want. But you have to preapred to make the first step. Unlike high school, this school is huge so you cannot expect professors to constantly be there for you. You have to be self-motivated. However, there are tons of resources around campus and the T.A.'s can sometimes be a huge help (if you can understand them!) I chose this school because it was really cheap and I knew I would have a great time. The people are amazi...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Proud to be an Illini
I was a little overwhelmed at first when I had a lecture with 500 other students. It makes you wonder if your going to get enough attention from your professor. The truth is it's really not as bad as you think. There are teaching assistants that help you out and you don't even realize you are in a class with so many other people.
I was a little overwhelmed at first when I had a lecture with 500 other students. It makes you wonder if your going to get enough attention from your professor. The truth is it's really not as bad as you think. There are teaching assistants that help you out and you don't even realize you are in a class with so many other people.
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: So Much Orange
When I was filling out my applications, I wanted to do engineering. This school was very well known for engineering. After doing some of the tough courses here, I realized that engineering was just not for me. This is a big change from Puerto Rico. It’s a different culture. My school was very Americanized in a way. I had Puerto Rican friends but I also had American friends. I knew what I was dealing with here then. It’s kind of hard to go out here since you have to be 19 to go to the bars her...
When I was filling out my applications, I wanted to do engineering. This school was very well known for engineering. After doing some of the tough courses here, I realized that engineering was just not for me. This is a big change from Puerto Rico. It’s a different culture. My school was very Americanized in a way. I had Puerto Rican friends but I also had American friends. I knew what I was dealing with here then. It’s kind of hard to go out here since you have to be 19 to go to the bars her...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: I LOVE DORMS
There are a lot of reasons that contributed to it. It was far away from my home. I am from New Mexico. The main reason I came to Illinois is because I visited the school and it had a beautiful campus. I really liked the diversity they offered at Illinois. Coming from New Mexico, it was a huge shift because most of the students are from Illinois. I really enjoyed that because it gave me a sense of a different kind of culture. Just with the different backgrounds. People were very receptive of ...
There are a lot of reasons that contributed to it. It was far away from my home. I am from New Mexico. The main reason I came to Illinois is because I visited the school and it had a beautiful campus. I really liked the diversity they offered at Illinois. Coming from New Mexico, it was a huge shift because most of the students are from Illinois. I really enjoyed that because it gave me a sense of a different kind of culture. Just with the different backgrounds. People were very receptive of ...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Sorority Member/Engineer
I came here mainly for the engineering school. Since I am from out of state, this school had relatively inexpensive out of state tuition compared to some of the other schools I was looking at. It wasn’t a big adjustment. It is still the Midwest. The people were a lot like my friends at home. The sports scene here is a big deal. The football games are a lot of fun. Especially being in a House, we have football block with fraternities where we go to a bar beforehand and drink and party befo...
I came here mainly for the engineering school. Since I am from out of state, this school had relatively inexpensive out of state tuition compared to some of the other schools I was looking at. It wasn’t a big adjustment. It is still the Midwest. The people were a lot like my friends at home. The sports scene here is a big deal. The football games are a lot of fun. Especially being in a House, we have football block with fraternities where we go to a bar beforehand and drink and party befo...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: From the Bronx to the Cornfields
I am a course instructor for Psych 340 Child Assault Prevention. I feel like it is a pretty diverse student body, compared to where I went to undergrad in New York. There is a broader population of different groups. In my department, they make an effort to actually recruit a more diverse student body. I went to undergrad in the Bronx in New York so I was used to the city life. Then I came out here to the cornfield. It was a very hard adjustment last year. Still this year I am working on ...
I am a course instructor for Psych 340 Child Assault Prevention. I feel like it is a pretty diverse student body, compared to where I went to undergrad in New York. There is a broader population of different groups. In my department, they make an effort to actually recruit a more diverse student body. I went to undergrad in the Bronx in New York so I was used to the city life. Then I came out here to the cornfield. It was a very hard adjustment last year. Still this year I am working on ...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Un-Saint Patricks Day, Athlete Kings
Unlike most of the people that go to school here, I am an out of stater. I wanted a big school with big sports. It is a beautiful campus and I fell in love with it when I came here. Where I went to high school, it was a small town and small high school. I knew I wanted a big school. I graduated with only about 120 other kids. It is definitely a big change in the size of the school. I am in the Orange Krush which is a student run organization and it raises money for charities. As a result...
Unlike most of the people that go to school here, I am an out of stater. I wanted a big school with big sports. It is a beautiful campus and I fell in love with it when I came here. Where I went to high school, it was a small town and small high school. I knew I wanted a big school. I graduated with only about 120 other kids. It is definitely a big change in the size of the school. I am in the Orange Krush which is a student run organization and it raises money for charities. As a result...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Very Involved
I decided to come to U of I because it’s a good school. Also, I am from Illinois so it’s nice to go somewhere close to home so I can go home and visit my parents if I wanted to. I am also planning on going into medicine and I had a scholarship to come here. I thought that I would use that and save some money in the long-run. I would say it is pretty average as far as college campuses. There is more diversity here than there was in my high school. I like it that way. As for a cliques go, ther...
I decided to come to U of I because it’s a good school. Also, I am from Illinois so it’s nice to go somewhere close to home so I can go home and visit my parents if I wanted to. I am also planning on going into medicine and I had a scholarship to come here. I thought that I would use that and save some money in the long-run. I would say it is pretty average as far as college campuses. There is more diversity here than there was in my high school. I like it that way. As for a cliques go, ther...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Close to Home, but Not too Close
It’s a great school. I live in the Chicago suburbs so I live close enough to home but far enough that my parents aren’t going to come visit all the time. It’s an overall great education. I love it. Champaign is a quiet town but the campus town is a lot of fun. There is a lot to do. There are always a lot of house parties, Greek parties. There is a fun social life here. As far as Champaign locals, I don’t see them a lot. They are very friendly, but I don’t see them a lot in campus town. A...
It’s a great school. I live in the Chicago suburbs so I live close enough to home but far enough that my parents aren’t going to come visit all the time. It’s an overall great education. I love it. Champaign is a quiet town but the campus town is a lot of fun. There is a lot to do. There are always a lot of house parties, Greek parties. There is a fun social life here. As far as Champaign locals, I don’t see them a lot. They are very friendly, but I don’t see them a lot in campus town. A...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Study, Study, Party, Study...
I decided to come here because I really wanted to go to a big school. It has a good engineering school. I figured an engineering degree would be good for me. I love it here but there are just so many people. You just meet so many people. It’s nothing like back home. Back home is just a bunch of townies. There is always something to do here at night, especially in the dorms. I play intramural softball. I go out and play tennis with whoever I can find to play tennis with. I know the unive...
I decided to come here because I really wanted to go to a big school. It has a good engineering school. I figured an engineering degree would be good for me. I love it here but there are just so many people. You just meet so many people. It’s nothing like back home. Back home is just a bunch of townies. There is always something to do here at night, especially in the dorms. I play intramural softball. I go out and play tennis with whoever I can find to play tennis with. I know the unive...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Cali Native
I am actually from out of state. I am from California. I came out here because I wanted a new experience. I came out and visited in the springtime. I really liked the Quad and campus and I thought, it’s four years of my life, why not go somewhere different. It’s a little different at first. The students all new each other from high school and I had to kind of break into their friendships. I had to find my own kind of niche. It was really easy because everyone is so nice. Everyone wanted to k...
I am actually from out of state. I am from California. I came out here because I wanted a new experience. I came out and visited in the springtime. I really liked the Quad and campus and I thought, it’s four years of my life, why not go somewhere different. It’s a little different at first. The students all new each other from high school and I had to kind of break into their friendships. I had to find my own kind of niche. It was really easy because everyone is so nice. Everyone wanted to k...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Biochem and the Cowboy Monkey
I’m from down South and a lot of my friends came here. I knew a lot of people here. That is pretty much it. There wasn’t really any other influence outside of that. It is close to home. I had a stable basis as far as friendship is concerned.
I’m from down South and a lot of my friends came here. I knew a lot of people here. That is pretty much it. There wasn’t really any other influence outside of that. It is close to home. I had a stable basis as far as friendship is concerned.
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Something for Everyone
I decided to come here because of the strong academic department and because my grandfather was a professor here in the agriculture department. He is the one who got my interested in the University of Illinois.
The campus has somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 students. In all actuality, it doesn’t seem that big. A lot of time you will run into people on the Quad that you know. The more you become involved in different organizations, the more people you will get to know. I live in Newman...
I decided to come here because of the strong academic department and because my grandfather was a professor here in the agriculture department. He is the one who got my interested in the University of Illinois.
The campus has somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 students. In all actuality, it doesn’t seem that big. A lot of time you will run into people on the Quad that you know. The more you become involved in different organizations, the more people you will get to know. I live in Newman...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Racist Mascot?
Mainly the reason I chose to come to the University of Illinois was for the Economics. I am the oldest of 6 so I have family obligations. I know for a lot of students here don’t live more than two hours away. Most people are from Illinois. There are many ways to get here, and it’s very accessible to other cities like Bloomington and Chicago. It’s close. The tuition is a lot more reasonable than going out of state. It’s a really good school. We have one of the best engineering schools and communi...
Mainly the reason I chose to come to the University of Illinois was for the Economics. I am the oldest of 6 so I have family obligations. I know for a lot of students here don’t live more than two hours away. Most people are from Illinois. There are many ways to get here, and it’s very accessible to other cities like Bloomington and Chicago. It’s close. The tuition is a lot more reasonable than going out of state. It’s a really good school. We have one of the best engineering schools and communi...
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Living Legacy
I came to this school because my dad and my brother are alumni. After I visited this campus, I really enjoyed being here. It looks like a real college campus. You feel really independent walking around. It’s really beautiful. It’s a good school, and it was probably the best opportunity for me.
I came to this school because my dad and my brother are alumni. After I visited this campus, I really enjoyed being here. It looks like a real college campus. You feel really independent walking around. It’s really beautiful. It’s a good school, and it was probably the best opportunity for me.
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: The Natural Choice
My brother and sister both went here. I was always a fan of the football and basketball team here. The campus is just beautiful. It seemed like the natural choice.
My brother and sister both went here. I was always a fan of the football and basketball team here. The campus is just beautiful. It seemed like the natural choice.
UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Cheap Party School
It is in state and inexpensive. And it is a very good school.
It is in state and inexpensive. And it is a very good school.
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