University of Illinois at Chicago Top Questions

I believe students who cannot learn in large class settings should not attend.

Once again, back to the "college vs university". As far as the College of Engineering is concerned (and the computer science department in particular), if you don't want to work hard, then you should not come to this school, becasue you will simply fail out, and that'll be that. As far as the university is concerned.... well, I suppose if you don't like certain ethnic groups then you shouldn't attend (if you're like, "OH NO -- AN ARAB!", or "OH NO, NOT A BLACK GUY!!" then this is probably not the place for you).

If you are uncertain of how much time, energy, or money you are willing to commite to furthering your education, then UIC is not for you.

A very lazy and all into him/her self is not a good fit for UIC. The reason I say this is because at UIC, everyone is friendly and people enjoy studying and learning. From personal experience, being lazy and or not being used to studying will cause that individual to be a hinderance on other people that they socialize with.

People that are looking only to party and not study

A person who is not open minded should not attend this school.

I think that any kind of person can attend this school, because there is a lot of diversity in this school.

Someone who requires a lot of hand-holding. This is a very independently-minded school and you shouldn't expect to have a lot of support. It's good if you have a relative or someone else who can help you through the process. It's hard to make friends on campus, especially if you don't live in the dorms, so if you have trouble making friends or require a lot of interaction, it may be hard for you.

A person that doesn't like large schools or a person who hates the city life.

People who are looking for more fun and activities on campus.