University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Groceries stores and other important things are far from campus and apartments are expensive.

The work load can be overwhelming, different racial groups stick together and do not interact with others that much

The worst thing is that there are so many campus bars. With less bars so close to the classroom, there would be much less binge drinking and less of a focus on partying.

One word, ignorace

I really can't find anything bad about my school... I personally love it here and I am glad that I chose to go here. So if I had to say the worst thing about my school, I would have to say the dorms because they didn't have any air conditioning. However, the university is remodeling all the dorms so it should get better soon

There isn't enough culture or diversity here. Most people look, act, and think the same.

The courses are difficult and the workload is demanding.

I think the dorm food is one of the worst things on this campus. It is not very healthy for students to be eating and it just does not taste good. There are definitely ways to improve this problem. Many students do not have enough money to buy food from different places all the time, so they are forced to eat cafeteria food and usually it is not good. College is where students begin to learn independence from their parents and making smart choices about food to eat is important because it effects the rest of there life.

The fact that a lot of the information you have to find yourself. This is great in a way because it forces people to grow up and do things themselves, but some help would be nice. There is little personal time taken to tell you what you can do with your major afterwards and what is going to be expected of you from a job in terms of experience/ former internships, etc. The Alumni network seems to only ever ask me for money and has never offered career services.

No Mascot.

We have a clear dichotomy between the races on campus. The students that are doing well tend to stick together rather than reach out to others that may be struggling.

Too much emphasis on the Greek community (i.e. fraternities and sororities.) Also, some alcohol consumption is okay once in awhile, but sometimes it seems that is all people do.

The worst thing about school to me is the nightlife around campus. Although I don't hate the night life it is not my idea of fun. It almost always consists of going to bars or fraternities to party and drink. Doing this on the weekends can get very monotonous and I wished there was lots of choices for things to do around campus, but there really aren't.

The cost. U of I has such a great spirit and campus life and academics, it is painful to know the price. I couldn't ever imagine being somewhere else, but there is always that idea in the back of my mind that I may not always be able to afford this great school. It's heart breaking.

Although there are many different types of people on campus, not enough is done to bring them together. i.e. More programs/events/groups should be created so that the diversity of the campus can translate to diversity within different social groups and such. Also, many discussions are led my teaching assistants, some of whom are not completely fluent in English, although they are extremely knowledgeable.

Where monetary funds are allotted. The architecture school and equipment was lacking in some ways.

It's really hard to sign up for classes and get advice on career paths or curriculum.