University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Top Questions

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