University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Some people think that most Illinois students are either very nerdy or out of control. This is not true. It is true that there are many people that go out a lot, myself being one of them. However, I know when it is time to work. I excelled at school this past year while also maintaining an extremely active social life. Other people think that you have to go greek in order to have fun. This is also not true. I am in a social sorority, but I also have many friends that are not part of the Greek system. I enjoy the Greek system, but I do not think it is pertinent for everyone to join. You can definitely find your niche on this campus, it has something for everyone.

it is a very large university where the professors do not take the time to get to know the students and are more concerned with their own research than the students' educations. the students' stereotype is harder to define, but i would say that, especially in engineering, the students do not have a life and spend all their time in the library.

That most of the Panhellenic sororities and frats party too much. And most importantly, there is a stereotype that U of I as a whole is very segregated despite the fact that this campus is very diverse. Also, it is rumored that campus police and campus security discriminate against African Americans especially during social functions such as fashion shows and parties held in campus buildings.

That we are a party school and that there are a lot of racist attitudes toward minority students.

a lot of partying, nerds, lots of asians

Totally Asian campus, very work oriented, no fun

I believe our reputation is that we are hands down the best state college in Illinois and that all of our students know it. We also have a reputation of being dominated by the greek system here. People think that if you go to school here that you need to be part of the greek system to have a good time.

One of the biggest stereotype is that you will just be among the same people that went to your highschool.

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The biggest stereotype or perception is that Illinois is sooo big that students are just numbers, or that they get lost in the size of the university.