University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

When I "brag" to my friends about my school, it's mostly because it is a very prestigious university for the engineering major, which I was very fortunate to get into. Also, they would probably get jealous because it is a "party-school."

Being a National Society of Collegiate Scholar and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society member at a prestigious school and the wonderful social life.

That it is a competitive school that is hard to get into.

The parties and events that go on. They are like none that I've been to back home and I'm from Chicago where alot of parties go on.

I brag about EVERYTHING at U of I. I know for a fact that anytime any of my highschool friends want to visit that I can show them a great time. Our football, basketball, and most other sports games are a blast to go to. I also brag about my proffessors which I am absolutely in love with because they give me a passion for learning like I've never felt before.

My school offered a lot of opportunity in any field I wanted to pursue. These opportunities extended beyond what students learned in the classroom, and extended into internship opportunities and networking with professionals currently in each field. It was due to the networking opportunities offered by my school, that I was able to get an internship that eventually led to a full time position at one of the best companies in my field when I graduated college. I was pushed to succeed and fortunately, because of this school's diligence, I was able to succeed in my career.

We have one of the largest workout facilities and the largest hockey rink. We have a beautiful main quad, wireless internet all over campus, a very easy and convenient bus system, the razor cell phone was invented by a graduate of the UofI. We have the largest Greek Community in the country. An amazing library to study in, and numerous coffee shops around campus, a newly remodeled football stadium and students receive an amazing education.

The academic rigor and excellence of well-known professors and the amount of new material that I learn.

The school is very lively. There are always new opportunities that one can unfold.

I brag about the campus life and the research that is done in at the U of I. It is hard to find a more lively campus than the one I attend. Add to that the extreme diversity and the sheer amount of different activities and things to do, and it is rather hard to beat. It is also nice to note that the internet was initiated in part with Mosaic as well as the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging device.