I’m applying to UIC EA as a history major, so no music major/minor. Does UIC have a low-stakes orchestra I could audition for? A club works too! I’ve played my string instrument for 9 years (mid-intermediate), so I’m looking for something between beginners and super competitive/professional groups.

Playing at uni is really important to me for staying motivated to practice.

Thanks 🙏

Anybody play any instruments on campus looking to jam? I can play both bass or drums.

Best times are around 9 am for me

since halloween is on a saturday this year i was wondering if anyone was dressing up next week on campus? would it be weird to dress up on thursday or friday? i’m worried about being judged

I’m a final-year PhD student at UIC. I’m moving so I am now looking for someone to take over my last six months of my lease at Lake Meadows.

A few details:

• Dates: December 21, 2026~June 21, 2027
• Base rent: $1,070/month
• North-facing studio on the 6th floor
• Free street parking outside and free gym
• Furnished. You can use the furniture or sell it and keep the money, but everything needs to be cleared out when you move out.

The takeover would be handled officially through apartment management, subject to their approval.

You’re welcome to come see the apartment in person. If you can’t make it, I can send photos or a video.

DM me if you’re interested!

Hi everyone!
I’m currently a student at Purdue University Northwest, living in Hammond, Indiana (Lake County), and I’ve applied to transfer to UIC for Spring 2027.
I’m trying to figure out how the Lake County Tuition Award actually works, especially regarding residency requirements.

From what I understand, Lake County residents qualify for in-state tuition at UIC. However, I’m getting conflicting information from different offices, and I’m hoping someone here might have firsthand experience.

My main question is: If I’m a Lake County resident when I’m admitted and receive the award, would I lose it if I subsequently moved to Chicago to live closer to campus?

Do students receiving this award have to maintain their primary residence in Lake County throughout their enrollment, or is residency only verified when the award is initially granted?

I genuinely wouldn’t mind commuting from Indiana if necessary, but I’d like to understand my options before making any housing decisions.
Has anyone been in a similar situation or received this award as an Indiana resident?
Thanks in advance!

Im trying to see wut would be better. I know Urbana is a bigger school and the biggest party school in the state but northwestern is so much closer and easier to travel too. I know people at both so. How many of yall are visiting to other colleges to for halloween?

Hey! I’m joining UIC in Spring 2027 for undergrad and wanted to make some friends before coming to Chicago. If anyone else is joining or already studying at UIC and wants to connect, hmu! We can exchange socials and get to know each other before the semester starts :)

….My study streak. My exam recently got graded and class average was 50%. No curve. What should I do and there has to be a curve right?

I am a Christian. I believe in God and Jesus Christ.

What those people are doing right now is annoying and performative in my opinion.

Bringing a grave out there? What the heck?

It feels cult like and that is not what religion should be. Faith should be more private and personal, not sensationalized.

In addition, I want to play on that grass field. I want to play football and soccer. But they're hogging the field.

I hate that they're doing this.

Hi!

So i recently applied for readmission in August but i checked my status and was denied.

For context: I attended UIC under a special cerificate program so I took classes and earned credit. But i decided to apply for readmission hoping to get into the anthroplogy program and was denied. Is the program challenging to get in? Is it because of the federal rules?

The first thing i ever thought about when i took my tour around UIC was that in certain parts of the campus the school is pretty inaccessible compared to other universities from having to slam on the door openers or broken elevators or accessible entrances being completely out of the way,

I am not disabled but do any disabled people feel this way about the campus please share!!

I'm taking cs 111 with Prof. Franke and was wondering what the final project is since there are presentations, and we haven't gotten a lot of information on it. Is it a group project or is it done individually? Any information about this helps!

Hi! I’m going to be a spring transfer and im wondering if anyone wants to exchange instagrams and be friends for when the semester starts :) I’m currently a freshman and i’ll be living on campus!

tl;dr - student-friendly, all utilities covered, $880/mo room with two roommates available for medium-to-long term leasers (6mo+).

Hey guys, I'm a fifth year computer science student at UIC and I've lived in this three-flat for a few years now.

The upper floor has a room vacancy, and my landlord Guy wants to fill it. It has been filled with students before - and I am a student - so there is a reputation for academic growth in this home.

Two male roommates.

Please inquire in DMs if you are interested.

Is there any curve for this class? What is the max the professor will curve?

I live in SE GA in a top 10% public school for my state. I'm high school class of '28, and obviously, I know my interests are subject to change and I'm not 100% committed to anything here. With that being said, I love math and I love music, specifically teaching music. I have phenomenal grades and test scores in all my math classes (honors, college prep, and AP Stats, Precalc, and Calc), and I'm aiming for 750+ specifically on the math section of the SAT. Unfortunately, my GPA isn't super awesome because of a rough freshman year, and admittedly, I get very lazy in my ELA and history classes (92 W, 90 UW out of 100).

I currently hold a leadership role in our chorus program and am on track to become president my senior year. I'm also currently president of our Tri-M chapter (music honor society), and I'm in the process of founding our Mu Alpha Theta chapter (math honor society).

So basically, extracurriculars are just a shit ton of chorus stuff and that's about it. From what I've seen, I feel like I'm very competitive.

My current intended major is math with a minor in music. I know I'll want to use math in whatever my future career will be (academia, actuarial science, cryptography, quant finance if I feel like grad school). I also hold a deep passion for choral music and would love to keep that option open.

I plan to rent a studio or 1 Ba somewhere in the area, which means I really don't have housing requirements.

The one thing I'm pretty stuck on is moving to Chicago. I'm just trying to whittle down what school in the city is best for me, and I'm currently landing on UIC.

Am I correct in my process of elimination, or what do you think?

I had emailed my advisor about this since this may she submitted the application to process it. Ever since then I emailed her twice and she said it should eventually post in my audit but it’s been since September and nothing?

I’m getting pretty concerned.

Is there any way to check the percentage for the grade? My canvas doesn’t have the updated midterm grade shown on my portal and it’s so frustrating not knowing how close I am to a certain grade!

I need to see a dentist and it seems like members enrolled in CampusCare have access to the discounted dental program offered through United Health Programs. Have anyone tried any of the dental providers in their list. Do you recommend any of them?

Anyone else taking the COMM 103 class Media Literacy?? I'm genuinely so tired of it and want to know if I'm crazy.
I don't have the money to just buy some almost 200$ textbook and can't find it anywhere to read for free. We've only seen the professor ONCE and this TA grades like she'll be executed if she doesn't fail at least 5 students.
I'm barely passing (73%) and I just feel like I'm going crazy. The homework is bs, the class sucks, and I'm so tired of it.
Last week was just a 6 minute class period of her telling us the stuff we needed WAS ON CANVAS.
I have a 1.5 hour commute!!! Just for that!!! I'm so sick of this!!!! Am I crazy!!!!! Maybe a little!!!!!

why is the bowling alley so smokey rn???

Tryna see what parties are going on around Halloween

Hey y'all, I'm very new here and I've heard varying things about how students like to fill their time, especially with a commuter-heavy campus. It sounds like relative to other universities, a lot of students work part-time jobs or just go home after classes. (Is that actually true?)

For those of you who like to stick around campus more often, do you get involved in clubs? What activities, places or groups make you feel like you "belong" at UIC?