University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

I wish I would have known how important it is to be involved in the Greek community.

Nothing, I absolutely love it.

Most of what I wish I had known, has to do with the education that I was offered in highschool. It was very hard to adjust to the difficult work that was thrown at me. I wish I would have known how to study properly and manage my time without losing sleep.

I wish I had someone to to help me with housing, classes, and choosing a major. The options at our school are endless so it can be rather overwhelming for a freshman. The counselors here were helpful but they aren't always knowledgeable enough to help you with all the aspects of the college experience. I wish I knew ahead of time where to go for help in housing, meeting new people, and other aspects other than just education.

How much of a party school this was. I am not into drinking but the main thing to do here is to go to bars and drink with friends. It makes me feel out of place not going out late at night, but this was probably the only conflict I had with this school. Everything else is great!

I wish I would've lived in the regular dorms. I lived in a private one and it was less social than the others.

How much time would actually be spent studying and overal preparation of classes. I also wish I would have chosen my current major beforehand, because the classes that I took for my major in my first semester ruined my GPA. Outside of that, UIUC is a great place to explore opportunities for majors and minors. They offer multiple programs each semester devoted to this purpose.

Before coming to the University of Illinois I wish I knew about all of the career and academic help offered so that I could have better utilized those resources.

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I wish I had known more about how to pick classes and more about my choices for majors and what they included

I wish I had realized just how big the campus is. I knew it was very large, but because I only visited once before deciding to attend, I didn't get the full size of the place. I also wish i had realized what the winter conditions were going to be like. The school is not very good about plowing and salting the sidewalks and streets, so it makes it harder to get around. I last wish the tour guides would have given more information about the dorms themselves.

The classes I should have taken to get some genEds out of the way.

I wish I knew how important it is to become friends/aquantainces with your professors because all applications for graduate/professional school requires teachers' recommendations. I waited until my senior year to take the initiative to go to office hours to try to develop a relationship with my professors so they can later write a letter for me. I wish I knew how essential it was this way also it could have helped further my career.

Get involved with student groups/organizations within the first few weeks, because that's where you'll meet your close friends.

more classe i coudl have taken over summer to prepare

I wish I had known how much I have to study. I study here a lot more than I ever did in high school.

Before I had come to this school, I really wish I had taken the time to see where it is and its facilities. I really would have enjoyed going to college on the west coast as opposed to the flatlands of Illinois.

I wish I would have known that most of the kids from my high school and surrounding areas would be going here too.

That classes take a step down from social life.

The competitiveness of my program