Linda
Very competitive, all pre-professional studies are extremely competitive because of the large amount of students who apply into each program each year. Students who are accepted not only have very solid GPA but also show a great deal of involvment in the UIC community and extracurriclar activities and volunteer work. Such students have to be very devoted to their future and very focused on their studies. Also, students who are accepted into pre-professional graduate schools often times have close relationships with a few facualty members and have recieved excellent recommendation letter from their professors.
Natalie
I feel like they are more concerned about money to run the University, than they are with the students who are paying the money to go there. For example: I majored in Music Theatre, and there were some students who were untalented, and had no future in the professional theatre world. They were never broken the news that they weren't cut out for performing, because their tuition paid for the budget of the Spring musical...
Jaclyn
The campus empties out on weekend. There is an extremely poor amout of on campus activites.
Emilee
the dance program. it wasn't as strong as i would have liked it to be
Jared
My advice for prospective students is to attend all classes. Also, take advantage of every opportunity to learn something new. Whether it be a weekend workshop or a University-sponsored lecture series. This will help you grow to be a smarter, more-resourceful citizen. Reach out to others who are struggling in courses that you do well in because you never know when you might be in there shoes.
Heather
The cafe food rarely has a good night where i leave with a full stomach, most times the food is gross and very unsatisfying. They recently built a new student center with a deli like thing called the gril. They provide food that is pretty good, but only have 4 chioces that count as a meal plan (equivalent to eating in the cafe). The rest you have to pay for, and it is very overpriced. I am a poor college student that can't even afford to eat at the one place on campus that has good food.
Michael
intracampus communication
ERIN
The weekends around campus are very dead. I wish we had more events that went on and fun things for the students to get out of their rooms to do!