<p>just one main question:</p>
<p>do you like it there? do you enjoy staying in Urbana-Champaign?</p>
<p>Of all the campuses I visited in the summer preceding my senior year of high school, this is the only place that struck me as somewhere I'd be happy to be. I love the setting, the resources, the huge mix of people, and the tons of things you can do (activities/recreation, clubs, etc.). Have not had a single regret about choosing this place over somewhere more densely populated.</p>
<p>it's in a very rural area, and the weather is a little bit too mundane and cold.</p>
<p>on the other hand, there's a ton of stuff to do, and obviously, you get the big-10 experience. the campus is stunning during the 4 warm months. commercial development has increased ten-fold recently, so the campus is becoming less and less rural-feeling.</p>
<p>it kind of boils down to whether or not you could survive out in the cornfields.</p>
<p>It isn't really that rural if you don't drive more than 10 minutes in any direction. That said, I like it here.</p>
<p>I didn't enjoy Chambana at all! I got so bored of the corn and all the drunk kids that I transfered to the chicago campus. UIC has such a beautiful south campus, and the fact that I can work a part time internship at a big chicago firm was big plus. Though the East campus, is a bit dry at UIC, but they are currently renovating it. </p>
<p>And there is SOOO much more to do in Chicago, last year I could see the sears tower, and Lake Michigan from my dorm. The new dorms at UIC are 100x better than the ones I stayed at UIUC.</p>
<p>My best friend's daughter graduated from UIUC about 4 years ago with a Chemical Engineering degree. She was hired by Google (in Mountain View) upon graduation and is still working there.</p>
<p>I was talking to her about 3 months ago and she really enjoyed her time at UIUC and being one of the sororities there. She did think the town was a bit rural, but said that she heard that has been changing during the years since she graduated.</p>
<p>'all the drunk kids'
- I thought UIUC would be a serious study place - especially for Engg and CS.</p>
<p>"I thought UIUC would be a serious study place - especially for Engg and CS."</p>
<p>It is. Dont let anyone make you believe otherwise.</p>
<p>It is both a serious studying and a serious drinking place. Just depends on where you go at night :D.</p>
<p>If you're a CS nerd, then U of I is a great place. If you're into the whole Greek thing, then U of I is a great place. If you're into the whole Big Ten sports thing, then U of I is a great place. </p>
<p>If you have a seriously intellectual love of learning and you're more inclined towards the liberal arts, you will not be happy here. I wasn't.</p>
<p>So, it depends on what you're into.</p>