University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Multi-ethnic, upwardly mobile, and driven individuals who are cautiously tip-toeing into their responsibility as the next-generation of an emerging globally focused society.

My classmates, graduation class of 2013, are achievers with potential to perform to the highest expectations, greater than anyone alone can reach, with the virtues of team work and confidence coinciding; all this to enhance lives of those willing to surpass any negative contrary belief that may hinder diversity and one?s political and religious views.

Classmates are really intelligent and focused.

Due to the rigid curriculum of my major, Landscape Architecture, my classmates consist of about 40 individuals whom I see everyday. However, these 40 or so people could not be more diverse. There are people from all socio-economic backgrounds, from different countries, different lifestyles. Even with such seemingly opposite backgrounds, we all cooperate and help one another as any group of friends would. It is a surprisingly beautiful thing.

My classmates are eager to learn more about a specific field of study.

Very smart, many are shy, but if you engage them, they are very friendly and looking for classmates to study with. Many of my classmates have become good friends of mine that I hang out with on the weekends and get lunch with during the week. Most colleges (Engineering, Business, etc.) have college specific classes, which makes it very easy to arrange to have classes with friends. I have met amazing people, that are now my really good friends.

A diversified group of intelligent career driven individuals open to new experiences and opportunities.

Diverse group of individuals who come prepared to learn.

There is a large variety of individuals within one classroom, who all have different backgrounds and opinions, but ultimately share the common goal of wanting to persue and broaden their education, which is something to truly appreciate.

My classmates generally have outgoing and friendly personalities and they work hard and strive to receive good grades which in turn inspires me to do well myself as we usually compare grades on exams and projects.