My
overall experience at the U of I was pretty intellectually
stimulating. I grew to be more independent and mature. If
you're from the city you might find it to be
a little boring here if you don't join any clubs
or participate in their activities. But I guess since there's
not much to do here you get to spend more
time concentrating on your studies. Before you register for classes,
I would recommend you check out ratemyprofessors.com, as it helped
me out quite a bit. Some of the great professors
I've had were: Prof. Dale Bauer(funny and made class interesting),
Prof. Courtemanche(nice and smart), Prof. Pollock, and Prof. Mark C.
Thompson. All were great professors in the English department who
made class interesting and fun for me.
Here's a list
of the pros and cons of the U of IL:
Good: beautiful campus, big and resourceful libraries, convenient transportation, nice
gyms, and intellectual faculty.
Bad: noise levels at night
from drunken students, ignorant suburban kids, boring.
Lectures: 300-500
Classrooms: 30-40
Most lectures are taught by professors
then there will be TAs who separate the lectures into
groups of 30-40 people to teach.
If I had
the choice to restart my college career I would choose
the U of IL again but would've joined clubs so
it wouldn't be so boring. Also, get your recommendations early
and try to stand out in class before it's too
late.
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