Patton
The worst aspect of UIC is bi-product of one of its benefits. UIC is located in one of the premier urban centers in the US. While the location offers many benefits, they come at a price. UIC's location has problems. There is a high crime rate on this campus. The high cost of urban living usually does not factor into college choice. The space constraints affect transportation, the facilities, and the extracurricular programs. Football programs bring in vital revenues. UIC has received only four percent of its state funding this year. The tight budget is affecting us all.
Mohammad
Due to the fact that this school must attend to the needs of about 20,000+ students I usually retain my judgement. Really everything the school does is pretty efficient, however, if I must find something I would have to say the worst thing about this school is the late response in financial aid/grants, reponse from administrators, professors, etc.
Jaclyn
It is a commuter school so some of the students tend to stay with their old friends or don't make at all. Also, being in Chicago, the cold is a factor towards wanting to be at school except for the fact for finishing your degree.
Lauren
The science program. It is extremely hard and most of the professor teach numerous classes so it's very difficult to get in touch with them or recieve extra help from them. Many students at this school have to retake many of the phyics and chemistry classes in order to get their major. People seem overwhelmed in these classes like too much is being taught and not enough is being taught to know what is on the exam in order to pass.
Adebisi
Allowing non-English professors to teacher classes. it makes it impossible for students to understand what they are teaching. Also, it makes it hard for student to pass the course.
Alexandria
It's a commuter school, many students return home on weekends or at the end of the day so it's more difficult to build frienships.
Tanner
The dorms were pretty disgusting, and the bathrooms did not get cleaned often enough, it was awful. Some of the TA's speek awful, indistinguishable english, extremely frustrating.
Roman
The campus is very ugly, and there is some crime prescence in surrounding neighborhoods.
Nicole
The worst thing about my school are the buildings because they are outdated. Many of the buildings on campus are the same buildings from when the school first opened, so they are not the best looking buildings to look at. However, the university is beginning the process of knocking down some of the buildings and building new buildings. The new buildings are great to look at because it is a part of the university's plan of going green.
Erica
There is no social life. Many people go home on the weekends and keep to themselves while they are here.
Jacqueline
A lot of the professors here cannot teach. Especially in Science classes and math, you have to be able to learn things on your own because the professors are horrible at teaching. The pre-nursing program is horrible as well. You must be upperclassment to enter the nursing program. UIC students don't get priority to enter the nursing program.
Vanessa
What I consider to be the worst thing about my school would probably be the weather. The Chicago weather is crazy. When it snows, they barely shovel the snow, making it very dangerous when walking around campus and also ver difficult. Also, some professors really seem to not care about their students, which makes it very difficult because it gets us very upset to see professors who do not care about us.
Ryan
im not used to how diverse it is because i grew up in a 98{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} white town and it was hard to adjust to how different uic is
April
Probably the worst thing about my school is the fact that a lot of people commute, so the dorms are pretty dead on the weekends. Also, the buildings could be a little prettier.
Kristine
The worst thing about my school is that some people working in the offices or who answer the phones can be incompetent and don't offer sufficient assistance.
Melissa
The worst thing about this school is when is either snows or rains, there are lakes of water everywhere, also when it is warm outside the heat is on so the classroom is warm, and when it is cold outside the classrooms take a while to warm up.
Lindsey
Some professors are hired on their research, not teaching abilities- but those teachers usually have TA's that are helpful.
Alicia
the worst thing about my school would be the pressure to do well. not a lot of attention is given to students who aren't on one of the extreme poles of acedemics. If you're an average student you could get lost along the way.
Chaise
The worst thing about this school is the lack of classes offered in certain majors.
Terry
Not as much school spirit, probably because most people go home on weekends.