University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

Smart Asians, all students are from the Chicago suburbs

There aren't any school wide stereotypes, maybe a few within each individual major but thats about it.

that we like to party and drink

Some stereotypes for the school might be that it is in the middle of a cornfield and there is not much around. Student body? A huge Greek system and that most people in the Greek system are dub, tan, blonde, tools, etc. One stereotype that I have to deal with is the stereotypical engineering student. Illinois is known for their highly ranked engineering program and a stereotype of the students is that they are anti-social, shy, awkward, sit at their computers all day, etc.

Some stereotypes is that this whole school is extremely smart and it is difficult to get in (no matter what your major is). We work hard and play hard.

-Everyone drinks and parties at U of I -I can establish a balance between classes and social life relatively easy

The biggest stereotype is that we are 'party-ers', since our school is considered a 'party school'.

That everyone's from Illinois that everyone is smart

The biggest stereotype about the University is that many departments accept more freshmen than there are resources for seniors and most 100-level courses are weed-out courses to encourage only the best freshmen to continue on in this major. It's also commonly known as a huge, impersonal university that really leaves the new students to fend for themselves after the orientations and welcome-to-campus clinics are over. Students really don't want to get sick here - the health clinic called McKinley is commonly referred to as McKillMe because they almost always make incorrect diagnoses. The students are known to be party-animals. Indeed, even the strictest students who vowed in high school to never, ever drink in college end up partying a lot here. The administration claims that only a small number of underage students actually drink, but I do not know many underage students who have never been to a bar. Personally, I do not drink much because I really try to get as good of grades as possible, and I can honestly say there is not much to do here unless you are into partying. It's not just an excuse - there's really nothing to do on campus on the weekends except binge drink. Most students go out several weekends a month. Many students here are from the rich suburbs of Chicago and as freshmen, they think they are something really special because many went to some of the best high schools in the country. But then, once they've been through all the weed-out courses (usually by the end of their sophomore year), they tend to realize they're no better than anyone else here. The engineers here have it SO easy - they have their own little campus, they live in their own little world, and they are treated like gold. For example, engineers complained that the intro level chemistry courses should not have organic chemistry sections because engineers are never required to take an organic chemistry course - and so now the curriculum for these courses is changing to get rid of the organic sections. If any other student complained about this, a curriculum change would NEVER happen.

Everyone is in a sorority and fraternity. All they do is party in bars and at fraternities.