University of Illinois: Off the Record - College Prowler - Softcover
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University of Illinois Students Tell It Like It Is
University of Illinois Urban Legends
* Hugh Hefner supposedly donated all his Playboy issues to U of I.
* The English Building is haunted by the ghost of a girl who used to live there. So far, she has only made the power go out. But she is scheming. She is definitely scheming.
* The Assembly Hall was first designed by an architecture student. His teacher told him it was impossible and flunked him. Now it is one of the most admired buildings in the nation.
While a school's urban legends tend to be some of the most widely-known "facts" about an institution, they are generally not what a prospective student wants to base their choice on. Get the real truth on what it means to be an Illini from the pages of College Prowler.
"For a state school, the University of Illinois is in an awkward spot. A little more than two hours from Chicago and three from St. Louis, the atmosphere of Urbana-Champaign is completely dictated by the events of the University. Aside from a small community college, there are no other universities present. However, other universities, such as Illinois State University and Illinois-Wesleyan are a little more than an hour away."
"We are a Big Ten college. 'Nuf said. U of I has had some of the best men's basketball and football teams in the nation. Like other Big Ten colleges, we have our ups and downs. But that does not keep students from flocking towards the games, or parents and visitors coming from all over Illinois as well."
Did You Know?
U of I offers Discovery Courses for all freshmen. These classes are small and geared towards first-year students. Instead of being overwhelmed by a huge lecture class in their freshman year, students can participate in class and have one-on-one discussions with the teacher.
The Writers' Workshop offers free writing help for all students. You can walk in with a rough draft and walk out with a polished paper, free of grammatical errors and writing goofs.
Get the unbiased lowdown on Illinois without all the hype, straight from the students' mouths.
Visiting campus isn't enough.
Read our University of Illinois insider's guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.
Discover if Illinois is Right For You.
University of Illinois Students Tell It Like It Is
University of Illinois Urban Legends
* Hugh Hefner supposedly donated all his Playboy issues to U of I.
* The English Building is haunted by the ghost of a girl who used to live there. So far, she has only made the power go out. But she is scheming. She is definitely scheming.
* The Assembly Hall was first designed by an architecture student. His teacher told him it was impossible and flunked him. Now it is one of the most admired buildings in the nation.
While a school's urban legends tend to be some of the most widely-known "facts" about an institution, they are generally not what a prospective student wants to base their choice on. Get the real truth on what it means to be an Illini from the pages of College Prowler.
"For a state school, the University of Illinois is in an awkward spot. A little more than two hours from Chicago and three from St. Louis, the atmosphere of Urbana-Champaign is completely dictated by the events of the University. Aside from a small community college, there are no other universities present. However, other universities, such as Illinois State University and Illinois-Wesleyan are a little more than an hour away."
"We are a Big Ten college. 'Nuf said. U of I has had some of the best men's basketball and football teams in the nation. Like other Big Ten colleges, we have our ups and downs. But that does not keep students from flocking towards the games, or parents and visitors coming from all over Illinois as well."
Did You Know?
U of I offers Discovery Courses for all freshmen. These classes are small and geared towards first-year students. Instead of being overwhelmed by a huge lecture class in their freshman year, students can participate in class and have one-on-one discussions with the teacher.
The Writers' Workshop offers free writing help for all students. You can walk in with a rough draft and walk out with a polished paper, free of grammatical errors and writing goofs.
Get the unbiased lowdown on Illinois without all the hype, straight from the students' mouths.
Visiting campus isn't enough.
Read our University of Illinois insider's guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.
Discover if Illinois is Right For You.
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Once a book is written, additional students serve as editors and check for accuracy even more extensively. Our bounce-back team—a group of randomly selected students who have no involvement with the project—are asked to read over the material in order to help ensure that the book accurately expresses every aspect of the university and its students. This same process is applied to the 200-plus schools College Prowler currently covers. Each book is the result of endless student contributions, hundreds of pages of research and writing, and countless hours of hard work. All of this has led to the creation of a student information network that stretches across the nation to every school that we cover. It’s no easy accomplishment, but it’s the reason that our guides are such a great resource.
When reading our books and looking at our grades, keep in mind that every college is different and that the students who make up each school are not uniform—as a result, it is important to assess schools on a case-by-case basis. Because it’s impossible to summarize an entire school with a single number or description, each book provides a dialogue, not a decision, that’s made up of 20 different topics and hundreds of student quotes. In the end, we hope that this guide will serve as a valuable tool in your college selection process. Enjoy!
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During the writing of College Prowler’s guidebooks, we felt it was critical that our content was unbiased and unaffiliated with any college or university. We think it’s important that our readers get honest information and a realistic impression of the student opinions on any campus—that’s why if any aspect of a particular school is terrible, we (unlike a campus brochure) intend to publish it. While we do keep an eye out for the occasional extremist—the cheerleader or the cynic—we take pride in letting the students tell it like it is. We strive to create a book that’s as representative as possible of each particular campus. Our books cover both the good and the bad, and whether the survey responses point to recurring trends or a variation in opinion, these sentiments are directly and proportionally expressed through our guides. College Prowler guidebooks are in the hands of students throughout the entire process of their creation. Because you can’t make student-written guides without the students, we have students at each campus who help write, randomly survey their peers, edit, layout, and perform accuracy checks on every book that we publish. From the very beginning, student writers gather the most up-to-date stats, facts, and inside information on their colleges. They fill each section with student quotes and summarize the findings in editorial reviews. In addition, each school receives a collection of letter grades (A through F) that reflect student opinion and help to represent contentment, prominence, or satisfaction for each of our 20 specific categories. Just as in grade school, the higher the mark the more content, more prominent, or more satisfied the students are with the particular category.
Once a book is written, additional students serve as editors and check for accuracy even more extensively. Our bounce-back team—a group of randomly selected students who have no involvement with the project—are asked to read over the material in order to help ensure that the book accurately expresses every aspect of the university and its students. This same process is applied to the 200-plus schools College Prowler currently covers. Each book is the result of endless student contributions, hundreds of pages of research and writing, and countless hours of hard work. All of this has led to the creation of a student information network that stretches across the nation to every school that we cover. It’s no easy accomplishment, but it’s the reason that our guides are such a great resource.
When reading our books and looking at our grades, keep in mind that every college is different and that the students who make up each school are not uniform—as a result, it is important to assess schools on a case-by-case basis. Because it’s impossible to summarize an entire school with a single number or description, each book provides a dialogue, not a decision, that’s made up of 20 different topics and hundreds of student quotes. In the end, we hope that this guide will serve as a valuable tool in your college selection process. Enjoy!
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- PublisherCollege Prowler
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1427401713
- ISBN 13 9781427401717
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages180
- EditorKelly Carey, Kimberly Moore
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