UIUC University of IL Urbana-Champaign

[Anonymous]

DD is admitted. Quite excited. Will visit in Spring Break. Happy to have the option to choose among VT, UMass and Pitt.

[Anonymous]

Is UIUC a party school?

[Anonymous]

We have a child doing CS at UIUC. One of the best schools. Very rigorous.Yes commute takes time. When they leave in Aug kids come back on Thanksgiving break which is little hard for first time college parents and kids. Yes it is a party school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a child doing CS at UIUC. One of the best schools. Very rigorous.Yes commute takes time. When they leave in Aug kids come back on Thanksgiving break which is little hard for first time college parents and kids. Yes it is a party school.

Do CS/Engineering kids have time for a social life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a recruited athlete there and in a science field (not pre-med and not engineering). Having a great experience, good education. School is very well-respected in Chicago-land. Kid is enjoying life in a different part of the country. I’ve decided I prefer to fly in and out of Indianapolis rather than Chicago. The drive is shorter and airport easier to navigate.

Makes sense and sounds like a better alternative. O'Hare positively sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a child doing CS at UIUC. One of the best schools. Very rigorous.Yes commute takes time. When they leave in Aug kids come back on Thanksgiving break which is little hard for first time college parents and kids. Yes it is a party school.

Do CS/Engineering kids have time for a social life?

I cannot think of any E School where a serious student (one at least trying to do his/her best) has very much free time left after classes, labs, problem sets / homework, lab reports, etc. Some free time sure, mostly on Friday night and Saturday night, but not very much. Any E School is a grind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a child doing CS at UIUC. One of the best schools. Very rigorous.Yes commute takes time. When they leave in Aug kids come back on Thanksgiving break which is little hard for first time college parents and kids. Yes it is a party school.

Party school meaning binge drinking, drugs and wild XXX? Or something else?

[Anonymous]

There is a lot of partying at the bars, which allow students in at age 19. Greek life is also big. But it’s a huge school with lots of clubs and sports. Kids can find non-alcohol-related things to do with a little effort. It’s the Bible Belt, so there are active church groups as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Is UIUC a party school?

As an alum, Illinois is a classic work hard, play hard school. You could certainly party every day if you wanted to do so, but you’ll wash out quickly if you’re not working hard academically.

[Anonymous]

It’s not really known outside of comp sci. And

[Anonymous]

The business school, in addition to CS & Engineering, seems to have a good reputation.

[Anonymous]

no more DCA-chambana AA flights? perish the thought.
hideous campus, very spread out and the smell from south farms is putrid.
good for cs, agr, biz, engr & that’s it.

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Anonymous wrote: It’s not really known outside of comp sci. And

I worked in consulting, manufacturing and cpg in Chicago for 20 years and it was well known and most top companies recruited there.

[Anonymous]

Wisconsin is a better school, but Illinois companies don’t recruit from there ever.

[Anonymous]

Four years goes by fast. Good enough college town. If you get in and esp with aid, GO! Indy airport better to fly into than O/MID in Chicago.