University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Although I don't see it myself, I hear stories about drinking incidences. There is also a off the record holiday that occurs around St. Patricks day where people use any excuse to drink. I don't attend such events so I cannot say I have been directly affected but stories are heard here and there.

The worst thing about U of I is probably the cost of books. I tend to spend $400 dollars on books each semester and only get $150 back if I'm lucky. I've heard of schools renting books out...that seems cool if its real. Books tend to take a big chunk out of student's budgets.

I had some terrible advice from my academic advisor

Some of the general education requirements and even some of the requirements for each major seem kind of unrelated to a person's area of study and therefore seem like a waste of time.

It is a very large school and for some this could be very intimidating. Some classes may be hard to get in to because of the large number of people enrolled. You may not always get your first choice for classes, but the school does offer rewards to students who have high gpas, by offering them early registration for classes.

Since there are so many students, it is very easy to get lost in the crowd. If a student is shy and has a harder time making friends, he/she can easily feel alone, especially as a freshman. Though, since there are a variety of students who attend, in the long rung, everyone makes friends, but the individual has to make the initiative.

The binge drinkers who tend to fight.

Rules in dorms are far to strict. Judicial system on campus is often baised and very unfair.

Kinda isolated.

the distance to class and amount of alcohol