Justin
The most frustrating thing about UIUC is balancing the amount of classwork and social activities. Because there are so many student organizations on campus, it is easy to have activities from different organizations conflict with each other. Furthermore, because there are so many student organizations, it is hard to commit all of your energy towards one organization. However, as each semester goes by, it becomes easier to manage the amount of time dedicated to each organization. Time-management is usually a skill that naturally builds in strength in college.
Holly
I have trouble the way classes are sometimes arranged because there is quite a chance for time conflicts between multiple classes.
Strahinja
Finding out what your current grades are in all of the classes and your current gpa as the semester progresses. This is the most frustrating thing because the grades for every class are on different web sites and even sub-grades for classes are split up making it very difficult to see where you are at.
Sean
The use of multiple different online homework tools that are used for varying classes. I wish everything was online in one place.
Brian
To be honest, one thing that really frustrates me is when the large groups of students we have from across the world seem to huddle together and never try to make new friends or acclimate. I know that it's human nature to stick to those like you, especially in new places, but often times I see people who have lived here for years and still only talk to people they knew from back home and are still confused as to how things go (as compared to their home)
Tiffany
The Greek Life. You don't need to be in the Greek life to make friends here, I can guarantee that.
Liz
Since most of my classes were rather large it was hard to build a personal relationship with some of my professors. I put an incredible amount of work into my classes and some of my grades I feel do not reflect my efforts. If I had better relationships with my professors they would see how hard I work.
Kenya
The most frustrating thing about my school is not being able to feel like an individual but just another student out of the hundreds.
Aryn
The University of Illinois Is a wonderful place to live and go to school. The campus is vibrant and the classes are stimulating. However, the administrators can get under your skin. In my personal experience, and that of my friends, we have found that the academic advisors dont really care about helping. When making appointments and picking classes it almost seems like a hassle for them when that is exactly what they do. It's not like they teach classes as well. If I could change one thing, it would be to evaluate the motives of the advising staff.
Jarai
All the partying that students are allowed to get away with, as well as under age drinking.