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If your considering Northern, please read this, itll be worth you time:
I've been at NIU for 4 years, I've seen this school go from a potential Big 10-type school to seeing it hit rock bottom.
-First and foremost, NIU is not a traditional university, it's a "Communiversity," or backpack school. Everyone is from Chicago or the Chicago suburbs, so everyone goes home starting Thursday and we'll come back Monday morning.
-Getting admitted to NIU is not hard, they accept almost anyone these days.
You'll catch alot of ghetto black people, dumb frat-type white people, etc.
I didn't stereotype people or say racist comments until I came to this school. But all those things are true. Grant Hall (the worse dorm, like a project) is nicknamed "Cabrini Grant," when the weather gets nice, all youll see if monte carlo's, oldsmobile aurora's banging the latest Soulja Boy in front, like were still on the South Side of Chicago at a Side Show or something.
-Academics in Business, Nursing, Physical Therapy, and a few others are top notch. If your just here for purely academics and no social life. Then go here for those majors. Just work the system if you have to, alot of teachers are available for office hours and we'll take about any excuse if your late on homework/exams.
-The social life is weak here, the NIU police and Dekalb police proactively try to stop any type of party going on in Dekalb. The fine for a keggar during the first week of school is about $1,000-$2,000. The fine for underage drinking is $200. The Dekalb police are out and about the first weekend of school and hand out hundreds of fines to students. The NIU police will search dormitories, use shady practices to find 18 yr. old students drinking/smoking in their rooms.
-You have your average white fraternities/sororities here. The sororities won't take any girl if their not "pretty" or "hot." This is coming from alot of fraternity members I've talked to. The fraternities are you typical guido-fist-pumping-electro-house-frat-boy-hollister-abercrombie kids. No style, culture, smarts etc. Greek row is known for fights, murders, roofies etc. Almost all fraternities on campus are on suspension/explusion from the University for hazing, etc.
Overall, there are better schools out there, look elsewhere if you can. University of Illinois is a top-notch school to go to, try your hardest to go to a Big-10 school if you can, you won't regret it. You actually get the "college experience" at those schools. | Education Quality: A+, Individual Value: F |  | | |
| | Mar 13 2010 | 4th Year Male --
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| Not so bright | Ok, some reality here. This is a non-big ten state school from the midwest. This is a large school with many students and therefore different academic experiences for different students. If you focus on having a good time and then your school work then that will influence your perception of the school. If you want to go to Grad school somewhere and focus on grades first you will have a much different impression of this school. If you sit back and wait for a education to just happen you will be dissapointed. If you don't go to class often or try to game the tests then your views will be different. If you want to seperate yourself from just being average then this school will really suprise you. There are amazing professors that will change your life if you take the time or care to make the effort. This is a big school with limited funding so it offers a no-frills education that isnt dressed up for your viewing pleasure to those who just sit back and wait for the magic to happen. The reality is that smart people come to the US to work so many prof are foreign. For the money this education, if you are in a major that matters, will give you a great education. I guess that anywhere from 25% to 50% of the students at a state school like this one are not college students and will not need a degree for what they will end up doing later on. This does'nt mean they are dumb or lazy it just means that they went to college because they are told everyone needs to go to get ahead and also because jobs place to much significance on the fact that you have a degree when they hire. Remember, only 52% of students obtain a degree within 6 years and that includes transfer students. Thats not good but also very telling. A major portion of students transfer from other state schools to NIU and vice versa eventually leaving college without a degree. This tells me too many people go to college that should have done something else. Just do your homework when deciding on a school. I would'nt discount their opinions just make sure you get both views of the school and if one view stands out to you then maybe that says something about your personality and you should plan accordingly. If you are a good student then you can get a great education at NIU but if you are more interested in other aspects of the college experience then your experience will be very different. Dekalb isnt pretty but it will grow on you somewhat and it is close to Chicago, closer still to the western suburbs. | Faculty Accessibility: A, Campus Aesthetics: C+ | | | |
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| Quite Bright | I would not encourage ANYONE to attend this university. The faculty is mediocre, can't speak good English, and unapproachable. Dorms are too far from campus. Tech support D-. The dorms are filled with thieves. Both semesters, had personal items stolen. Books,ipod,laptop! They picked the lock. The NIU campus police suck. A bunch of wanna be cops. Displayed blatant prejudices against white, middle class students. Caucasians are the minority on campus. Travel in packs at night. I was robbed twice. Once on campus,thanks NIU Police for having my back on safety, NOT!! It only took you guys 45 minutes to 'come to my rescue' Oh, but the football games are good. | Campus Aesthetics: B, Perceived Campus Safety: F | | | |
| | Mar 06 2010 | 1st Year Female --
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| Quite Bright | Okay when it come to Northern Illinois I think majority of the faculty is nice. I am a freshmen here and so far the faculty is extremely nice and they seem to really want to help the students. Academically NIU is easy but I am here to learn so I do my work. I lucked out with an awesome roomate. So dorm life is really nice for me. However, I feel majority of the students here are lazy. I'm the complete opposite I like to work hard and reap the benefits. So to me competition...there is none because of the type of student I am. If you are like me friendly, hardworking and a go getter please do not settle for NIU. What parents hear at those seminars and workshops are all about the resources available to their child and financial help. Basically they hear exactly what they want to hear from NIU. But the students see and hear different. There was a mass shooting Feb 14, 2008. And then Feb 19, 2010 there was another shooting in the morning right out side one of the dorms. I'm not saying that it only happends in Dekalb but this school has a reputation of a gangster wanna be school. Also, on the weekends all the kids do is smoke pot and drink. There are a lot of rape cases at the frats as well. Now for a girl/guy like me who has no interest in constant partying and just getting high and drunk all the time... NIU is of no social value. When I first steped foot on campus it was just okay. It looks too industrial but overall the student body sort of sucks. But I had no choice at the time but to choose from a community college or going to NIU. But I am transferring next year to a more repuatble university. Everyone does go home on the weekends, so there really is nothing to do but drink and smoke. Personally, this lifestyle is not for me. But for those who are not interested in becoming that type look else where. Until NIU makes stricter admissions requirements it will be the same type of student body it is now. You'll be in debt after college anway. Or you might not depending on your financial status. Regardless, still look into colleges more. There is soo much more out there. | Education Quality: A, Social Life: F | | | |
| | Feb 19 2010 | 1st Year Female --
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