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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Before we begin, if you?re a high school student reading these reviews, then give yourself a pat on the back for actually doing research instead of just listening to your friends and the propagandist brochures colleges mail out. This could very well be one of the most important websites you ever find. If you?re considering joining the Capital Scholars Program don?t. You?ll run around like a hamster in a wheel doing their busy work and for what? They?re hard on grading in the CS program so they won?t have to pay out too much in scholarship money. And ask yourself the simple question ? who will care after UIS about this program? A lot of the business classes taught nothing more than common sense and everyone acted like you were going to get an MBA and learn the same things then so there was no point in teaching you anything now. There are a lot of ?working adults? who have given up on life already and really bring down the mood, especially in the night classes. So if you?re a traditional student to be, keep that in mind. They hired a new English professor while I was there and I had to take one of his writing classes which I doubt he was qualified to teach. Everyone I knew thought he was a horrible and tactless professor. He introduced himself by saying he was an ex-trucker who dropped out of college twice because of drug abuse. We all gave him a bad review at the end of the semester and I heard similar complaints from many others. He was given tenure before I even graduated. UIS is/was always raising tuition, all while new buildings were going up on every corner of campus, including the giant useless fountain. In spite of raising tuition every year, UIS is probably the cheapest university in Illinois. I?ll never tell someone to go to a private or out-of-state university they can?t afford, and I think state universities are the best decision for most people, but if you?re going to UIS because of the price tag remember that you get what you pay for. The only club with any significant membership was the Christian organization, which I believe they share with the nearby community college. So if that?s not your thing, you don?t have a prayer. There are a lot of students from the Chicago area, so expect most of the friends you?ll make to be gone after graduation. If you plan to live on campus the one good thing is that most of the housing is pretty new. The Lincoln Residence Hall, where Capital Scholars live, is 10 years old and many of the apartments are newer. If you?re unfortunate enough to live in Springfield after graduation and want to be part of the UIS community, forget it. The alumni association is useless and is just another way for them to get your money. Other than using the library or getting something to eat at the cafeteria there is nothing for alumni to do. You have to take the reviews on this site with a grain of salt ? someone dissatisfied with their college experience is much more likely to go on the Internet and complain than someone who enjoyed it is to share it, but 79% of students would not return to this school, much worse than the % of any other state university on this site. What does that tell you? Going to UIS was the worst decision of my adult life, and if you can still make the decision not to go there, then don?t. Take a good look at ISU, NIU, or SIUC instead. Or if you can afford it and handle the work, maybe the main U of I campus. Preparedness: D+, Reputation: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 07 2011 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=76997&uid=443'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright My Review of UIS Before we begin, if you?re a high school student reading these reviews, then give yourself a pat on the back for actually doing research instead of just listening to your friends and the propagandistic brochures colleges mail out. This could very well be one of the most important websites you ever find. If you?re considering joining the Capital Scholars Program don?t. You?ll run around like a hamster in a wheel doing their busy work and for what? They?re hard on grading in the CS program so they won?t have to pay out too much in scholarship money. And ask yourself the simple question ? who will care after UIS about this program? A lot of the business classes taught nothing more than common sense and everyone acted like you were going to get an MBA and learn the same things then so there was no point in teaching you anything now. There are a lot of ?working adults? who have given up on life already and really bring down the mood, especially in the night classes. So if you?re a traditional student to be, keep that in mind. They hired a new English professor while I was there and I had to take one of his writing classes which I doubt he was qualified to teach. Everyone I knew thought he was a horrible and tactless professor. He introduced himself by saying he was an ex-trucker who dropped out of college twice because of drug abuse. We all gave him a bad review at the end of the semester and I heard similar complaints from many others. He was given tenure before I even graduated. UIS was always telling us how they had to raise tuition and they couldn?t afford to make copies of handouts for class, all while new buildings were going up on every corner of campus, including the giant useless fountain in the middle of campus. In spite of raising tuition every year, UIS is probably the cheapest university in Illinois. I?ll never tell someone to go to a private or out-of-state university they can?t afford, and I think state universities are the best decision for most people, but if you?re going to UIS because of the price tag remember that you get what you pay for. The only club with any significant membership was the Christian organization, which I believe they share with the nearby community college. So if that?s not your thing, you don?t have a prayer. There are a lot of students from the Chicago area, so expect most of the friends you?ll make to be gone after graduation. If you plan to live on campus the one good thing is that most of the housing is pretty new. The Lincoln Residence Hall, where you will live if you make the unwise choice to become a Capital Scholar, is 10 years old and many of the apartments are newer. And if you?re unfortunate enough to live in Springfield after you graduate and want to be part of the UIS community as an alumni forget it. The alumni association is useless and is just another way for them to get your money. Other than using the library or getting something to eat at the cafeteria there is nothing for alumni to do. You have to take the reviews on this site with a grain of salt ? someone dissatisfied with their college experience is much more likely to go on the Internet and complain than someone who enjoyed it is to share it. Before I added my vote 79% of students would not return to this school and that number should be worse now, much worse than the % of any other state university on this site. What does that tell you? Going to UIS was the worst decision of my adult life, and if you can still make the decision not to come here, then don?t. Take a good look at ISU, NIU, or SIUC instead. Or if you can afford it and handle the work, maybe the main U of I campus. Preparedness: D+, Reputation: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 07 2011 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=76996&uid=443'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Do not go here. Almost all of your coursework pushes a communist, feminist, or otherwise extremely liberal view on you. Your professors don't care and are only biding their time until they can get to a better university. The campus is small and boring. There is absolutely nothing to do, but drink. A lot of schools claim to be in the middle of nowhere, but this campus is LITERALLY surrounded by cornfields. The people are for the most part ignorant and rejects from other schools. This is probably why the greatest majority of the student commute from home. Do not dare attend this school if you have views that differ from the liberal professors and staff (like believing in god). The student organizations are a joke. In closing, there is simply nothing good about this place. Don't let the "U of I" tag fool you..if you go here you will be begging to transfer within a few months. Preparedness: -, Reputation: - Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 27 2011 Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=75005&uid=443'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page: 1 ... 2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10    Next

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