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Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
To apply to SIUC in 1997 all you needed to do was fill out an application, send transcripts, and send ACT scores. I believe now SIU has added an a...   READ MORE
Alumni
It was really easy to get into SIU-C. I sent an application with my ACT scores and was admitted. I didn't have to fill out essays or go on intervi...   READ MORE
Former Student
Was advised by my high school counselor. It was late in my senior year and Southern was an easy school to get into. I don't remember the process...   READ MORE
Current Student
Its quite easy to apply to SIU, you can access their website and access phone numbers to the admission's hall and talk to counselors and set up meet...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I chose to attend SIUC because I knew it was a smaller school than say, University of Illinois. I like the idea of being a name instead of a numbe...   READ MORE
Alumni
The general education classes were pretty boring. I had no interest whatsoever with these classes. The professors just moved us along. There were ...   READ MORE
Former Student
I was in all the required basic classes. They seemed to be well done and I was on the dean's list. I thought they maybe were just extremely easy...   READ MORE
Current Student
SIU is a top notch university offering a wide variety of classes. They offer Graduate Programs for law and medicine to Bachelor programs in Agricul...   READ MORE
Status
Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I found my summer internship through SIU but I chose to do most of my career employment online. The career center is one area where SIU could use impr...   READ MORE
Alumni
I didn't feel there was a whole lot of career support with the education field. There were no extra classes or training for interviews or anything lik...   READ MORE
Former Student
I did not wind up graduating from that school so I don't know if the opportunities were very good. From people who graduated from Southern I have nev...   READ MORE
Current Student
I'm not to well adversed with the employment prospects because I'm changed my major 5 different times, ranging from Film to Journalism to Public Relat...   READ MORE
Status
Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I really enjoyed the quality of life at SIU. Carbondale is a small town of about 20,000 people. When the students come in the fall, the population...   READ MORE
Alumni
The facilities that we lived in were pretty safe. We had a Residential Assisant for our floor in the dorms. She kept track of us and made sure we ...   READ MORE
Former Student
From having gone to Southern and since had kids go to the other state schools I would say it had nice housing, a pretty campus and offered a nice ...   READ MORE
Current Student
As for the school excluding the town, the campus is very clean and warmly. Within the middle of the campus is forest with paths leading to and fro...   READ MORE
Status
Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
College would be great if it weren't for those darn classes. The social life at SIUC was great. Carbondale has 'The Strip' within walking distance...   READ MORE
Alumni
SIU-C was all about the party scene. The Greek system wasn't all that popular but there were some sororities and fraternities on campus. The bars ...   READ MORE
Former Student
There was plenty to do there. I think like most students a lot has to do with the people you meet when you are in the dorms. Most of the sociali...   READ MORE
Current Student
SIU's social life can be considered its best attribute and worst. It's the best because there are a wide variety of bars ranging from Pinch Penny w...   READ MORE

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