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The University of Illinois - Chicago

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityD Faculty AccessibilityC+
Useful SchoolworkB+ Excess CompetitionC+
Academic SuccessC Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueD University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyD- FriendlinessB
Campus MaintenanceF Social LifeF
Surrounding CityA+ Extra CurricularsF
SafetyC
Describes the student body as:
Arrogant, Snooty, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Female
ACT:29
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SAT1370
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Creativity/ Innovation
F
Highest Rating
Surrounding City
A+
She cares more about University Resource Use than the average student.
Date: Jan 06 2004
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
School was built in the fifties, at the time maybe that was what was considered cutting edge or beautiful… but now all you see is aged, dull rotting chipped concrete. The windows in 90% of the buildings are no more than 8inches wide… and i think they were trying to make them one-way windows… or they haven't been cleaned in 50 years cuz they are black… cannot see out of them.

Bathrooms… better feel lucky. If your toilet flushes and your feet are able to exit the stall while still in you shoes then it was a good day.

Faculty - In my 2.5 yrs at UIC I managed to find 5 professors that I could toloerate. Thats five out of 23. Its possible that this is a norm for lowerclassmen… but i certainly had higher expectations. Most of the staff is non-english speaking and you are forced to become your own teacher in the sciences (Physics, Chem, Math) which can be difficult since a lot of the profs also don't use the book that they assigned to the class. If they actualy were a english speaking teacher then they didn't care mush for teaching and instead were spending time on their research. Now it is great that there are brilliant people that are forging ahead into modern science… but shouldn't they be employed for that purpose and not be forced to teach if ther heart isn't in it?

Students - I was never accepted into a group of friends… I think it mught be because I don't speak another language fluently. This also becomes a problem when looking for extra-curricular activities. ALL the clubs are for foreigners!!!!! (Or they are greek institutions) there is nothing for interests or hobbies etc. And if you want to attempt to start your own club of this sort… think again. You'll need over 100 signitures of students and 2 faculty advisors… also you won't get ANY startup cash.

Classes: some very interesting topics to take as electives… and that's about all you'll be able to take at this school is electives. The core courses needed for graduation or to advance to higher courses are always full. And if you beg professors to let you in they might not have a problem with that… but the school does. The porfs arent in charge of their own classes/class size the school has to approve add ins… and they won't. They make waiting lists for graduating seniors who need one or two classes to graduate (the only problem is that you'll never become a graduating senior) You will be at this school a minimum of five years no matter how many classes you take because the ones you want will never be open.

If you are forced by parents, or financial constraints, to attend this horrid school then I suggest you make sure to talk with tons of people about profs before enrolling in their classes, get others opinoins… I have noticed that there usually is a concensus on teachers, not very many mixed opinoins. I personally would highly recommend Harwood (Chem), Schejbal (Eng), Comer (Upper Bio), and Halliwell (Physics) and Ovid (Physics)

Also, try really hard to plan a schedule where you won't have a lot of time on campus… although it might seem like a good idea to have breaks to study etc. between classes you will be hard pressed to find a seat that isn't taken because the school is spending money on making new sidewalks instead of building new facilities or buying more furniture. Good luck to those who go.

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