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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The admissions process at U of I is pretty standard with heavy emphasis
on ACT / SAT scores and high school GPA's. I highly recommend writing
the ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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High SAT or ACT Score and within the 10% of your high school graduating
class will get you in...some people fill out their app. with crayon to
pro... READ MORE
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Alumni
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As I recall the application process was not significantly different or
more difficult than for the other universities I applied to. I do not
recal... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The admissions process consisted of using one's ACT scores and
completing an automated form. Essays and interviews were not required at
the time, ... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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In regards to U of I's academics, everyone needs to take "weed-out"
courses during their first 2 years. These classes are typically huge
(100+ peo... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Low level 100 classes are all weedout. you sit in a huge class with a
professor who never knows you or really cares. a TA teaches all the
sections... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I was always able to get the classes I wanted, with only minor
difficulties. U. of I was an excellent choice for me in that it offered
a great dea... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I could get all my classes at the 100 and 200 levels, but not always at
the times I wanted. Now that online registration is done, I'm sure there
i... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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U of I's career services, while I was there, could have been more helpful. While many prestigious firms show up at Illinois, only a very select few st... READ MORE
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Alumni
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the career center is terrible. the whole system is a crock. they dont' care about you once you are about to graduate. READ MORE
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Alumni
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When I graduated with a B.S. in Cell and Molecular biology I did not think that there were many job opportunities for me, but was I wrong! I had sever... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The engineer program had the strongest cooperative intership program, and I'd always wished I would have had a similar opportunity. While it's probabl... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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U of I seems huge when you are a student there. The university however
goes to great lengths to set up activities where students meet other
studen... READ MORE
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Alumni
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champaign is a terrible town to live in except for the fact that the
bar scene is awesome. housing is like a ghetto with no a/c and cement
walls e... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I lived in private housing for the duration of my time at U of I, so I
can't comment on the dorms or other housing. I loved the house I lived
in;... READ MORE
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Alumni
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On campus residential housing was sufficient, and some halls more
desirable than others. Facilities were sufficient, some obviously better
than ot... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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U of I is run by the Greek system. To be honest, it is a party campus.
There are a lot of bars and the bar age is 19. Popular hang out spots
are o... READ MORE
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Alumni
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it's 19yrs old to get in and pretty much 19yr old to get a drink so
everyone goes out at least 3-4 days a week. most of the campus is greek
and th... READ MORE
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Alumni
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UIUC has the country's largest Greek system and it is VERY obvious on
campus. If you were the sort of person who would be turned off by
that, UIU... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The social scene was incredibly strong. Although the Greek system the
largest, it was not necessary to join in order to have a social life.
There ... READ MORE
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