The University of Illinois - Springfield

My initial experience at this university has been horrible. Rather than unpack the epic saga of negative experiences I've had, suffice it to say that you should never attend this heaping garbage of a school. That goes doubly for the online program. Just stay away. Go somewhere else, because UIS is going to waste your time and money.

I have just started taking pre-requisites for their Computer Science Masters program online. I was aloud to register for some upper level courses as i had taken their pre-requisites at another university. Towards the middle of the one of the classes, after it was too late to get a full refund, my professor told me that i was ill prepared for the course. I was also told that the likelihood of me failing was high. I went from having an A to a D in one week. Instead of helping me or being open to what i was trying to explore within the course, i was dismissed. None of my assignments were late. None were incorrectly submitted. None of the code that i wrote contained bugs or compiler errors.

When a student does all the work, has taken the necessary foundational courses, and is willing to learn and is still failing - the problem then lies with the teacher, not the student. Especially if that student currently holds a Masters Degree in a related field of study, thus has the aptitude and the capacity to learn the material. I have since withdrawn from the program and will be gong to another school in the future.

After attending UIS, I came to the conclusion that UIS is pretty much an "after thought" that was not well thought out. The majority of the faculty members are incompetent. They lack the research and knowledge to bring out your skills. All graduate students are advised to do a simple master project. The project is so simple that it will get laughed if one decides to apply to a research institution. The faculty members can benefit from a lesson or book on pedagogy.

I'm not quite sure why the police department which is probably about 3 or 4 men, send out these bogus emails about a black male(s) stealing laptops or computers. The campus is very safe. The worst thing that can happen to you is hitting a deer. The campus is located in a rural, wooded area.

The library is a 1970s, asbestos filled building with heavily soiled outdated furniture&carpet. Most of the chairs smell like urine. My body itch every time I go to the library. The library staff member are rude, especially the toothless, obese lady. But, there are nice periodicals. There are some more up to date buildings. The student morale is low. I have never seen a group of non-smiling, friendly students. UIS is just really isn't a good ideal.

This is probably one of the worst universities in the state of illinois. The professors are absolutely incompetent and try to capitalize off the students work as opposed to trying to help the students succeed.