Northern Illinois University

Overall this school is not as horrible as some say. However, if you are not aggressivly seeking your desired experience this university is the worst place to be. Your time here is going to either suck and be a waster of time or relatively enhancing depending upon your attitude. If you are easily influenced go somewhere else, there are too many people here who talk just to hear themselves talk, and none of them has anything outside of ridiculous to say. The faculty members are solid (in the soci dept anyway) but the administration is below mediocre and approaching the level of the inept. The finacial aid office is NOT helpful and treats you as though you are scum, they are very discouraging. Grad school here is a joke (I hear that around hear alot). However I am very happy with the sociology dept. in particular the crimonology aspect, the faculty well spoken and very friendly. Forget about Western IL come on over to NIU potential law enforcement officials and criminologists.

3rd Year Male -- Class 2005

Perceived Campus Safety: A, Individual Value: F