Northern Illinois University Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Brian

Living on campus would be better then commuting

Megan

n/a

Angela

I wish I had known that this is a "backpack" school; meaning most students go home on the weekends. It is important that if you plan on staying on campus during the weekends that you find a group to get involved with, otherwise the only options for fun are the bars.

Harman

What exactly my major was going to be

Erika

I wish I would have known about the weather. In particular, the wind and the winters can be brutal but after experiencing them just once i knew what I was in for. As for the rest of it, I am glad that I learned it all as I went.