University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Haha, the only thing I can think of that characterizes our school is our anger for not having Chief - and that is very, very true.

They are hard-working. Play hard, study hard. It is really true. Though our school is one of the top parties in US, everybody focus on their study too.

The stereotype is that this is a huge party school with a massive greek life and rampant drinking, which is pretty accurate.

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One common stereotype of the students at my school is it is full of engineers. While U of I is popular for it's engineering program, that doesn't mean that everyone who goes there is an engineer. I myself am not an engineer, and have plenty of friends who are not engineers. I think this stereotype is very inaccurate, because we are such a large school with a plethora of majors to offer.

I would say that there are a lot of stereotypes associated with Greek life that are not necessarily true.

While there are plenty of stereotypes about U of I students (one being payscale's rating of U of I as the Top Party College by Salary Potential), the truth is that there are many diverse student interests. We have so many opportunities to get involved in extracurriculars, study abroad, and service that there is something for everyone.

There may be some stereotypes of U of I students being a bunch of smart geeks, or science nerds, but for every stereotype you can imagine, there is a group at U of I. All types of students are here, and there is something to fulfill everyone's interests.

There are several different stereotypes at UIUC. First, there is a large stereotype that half of the students are either Asian, or from China. While there are many students are either Asian or from China, the largest majority is not. There is also another stereotype that UIUC is only filled with rich people from the north shore. There are all types of students that are drawn to UIUC from all over the country and the world.

Definitely Frat Kids and "Bros", This is extremely accurate on the Champaign side of campus. But not many people know that the Urbana side has a chill, artsy, stoner, stereotype.