Northern Illinois University Top Questions

Sometimes I feel that students cannot get into classes that they need to graduate on time. Also, a very large number of the science and math related classes have professers that are very very hard to understand because of a thick accent.

That it is really a boring school, and there is nothing to do on the week end

It is so small, but everyone knows each other.

A lot of bullshit classes that aren't worth a lot of credits and require a lot of work.

The cold winters, because it can get distracting from school sometimes when there is snow everywhere.

That we are known for the shooting that happened, because it put us into the limelight for the wrong reason. Another bad thing about NIU is the unbearably cold winters we can experience.

People in administrative departments (ie financial aid, bursars, etc) give students the run-around and don't seem to really care. They give you notice about deadlines way too late.

The dorms and cafeteria need to be improved to students demands. I had ants going through my dorm room last semester so i had no choice but to live in the apartments which have better living conditions.

Well, NIU does not have a worst thing about the school that i can say I don't like. The weather to me is to only thing because I had to adjust to it. Coming from Chicago is kind of different because of the dowtown scenery. Other than that there is really nothing wrong with NIU and the environment.

just going this year i am transfering from another school

The worst thing about this school is the lack of ability to park anywhere near campus. Parking is very limited and fills up fast. The bus system is nice to have, but generally only if you catch it at the right time. The over crowding gets even worse around homecoming time when we have an excess amount of people around town, usually a lot of people from Chicago. Many of them are here to see the concert following the game but with that many people here tensions rise.