University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

The most frustrating thing would either be having to hike through the horrible winter weather to get to class (but that's just Illinois for you) or having to eat horrible dorm food. I think both of these are problems that students have to face at many colleges though.

Larger class sizes is a frustrating adjustment during the transition from high school to college. General education classes, the foundation for college learning, can be overwhelming for a student new to the university due to less individual attention. It is usually a huge switch for many high school seniors, as classroom size sometimes increases from 30 to 500 students; depleting instructor time and resources. It is frustrating not being able to raise my hand in a classroom to ask a question, but instead trying to remember the question for office hours. Modifying my study habits is aiding in this transition.

It is very racially segregated. I've noticed a lot in my classes that minority students sith each other and white students sit with each other.

The advisors. When being advised, whoever you speak to either makes things seem unimportant or makes things seem grave. Sometimes you get someone who tells you to do what you feel and everything is fine. But then you'll go back to a different advisor and they will tell you that you're on the wrong track and probably won't graduate.

The competition is cut-throat. Sometimes, no matter how much you want something, there are smarter people out there who will succeed over you.

Sometimes there is a high amount of pressure to perform well academically which easily burns people out

Nothing, only you make it frustrating.

Timing, Knowing when and what classes to take in the order needed to acheive what you are looking for

The most frustrating thing about this school is that sometimes it ca nbe extremely stiff, especially around high-stress times (finals, midterms, etc.)

The most frustrating thing is that between all of my classes, most of my tests and projects are due or scheduled for the same days. Consequently, I can be up very late on a regular basis.