#uillinois

[kathybroccoli]

Rocking my #uillinois sunglasses...because I forgot to throw mine regular ones in my bag this morning. Dragged my butt to the gym, even though my allergies are kicking my ass. Powered through thanks to #RunGum! #running #runnershigh #addictedtorunning #gymselfie #injuredrunner

[acceptedcofacebook-blog]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

I’m afraid of meeting new people

That's good.

[acceptedcofacebook-blog]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Why hello there I currently hold the record at my local IHOP for eating 22 pancakes in one sitting. There is a 60% chance I will be at U of I in the fall, I game a lot, and you have to be at least cool with that. I’m planning on being a lawyer, so that’s a thing. I’m kinda a celebrity now after that tremendous showing at IHOP so, if you wanna room with a celebrity, I’m your guy. Oh, and I go to [redacted] in Chicago, if you wanna know anything else, just ask

Someone set up a pancake eating competition during Welcome Day. Now.

[thestudentry-blog]

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel traveled downstate to Urbana-Champaign Monday, to encourage University of Illinois students to come to Chicago and found start-ups. The *Daily Illini* [was there](http://www.dailyillini.com/article/2012/10/chicago-mayor-and-entrepreneurs-encourage-students-to-start-companies-in-chicago): >“There are the entrepreneurs, money, culture and the quality of life that is ready to happen (in Chicago),” he said. “We have to collectively close the 140-mile distance between us, and we have to be next-door neighbors.”

[kindstarwhale]

[blitzkreigkate-blog]

Accepted to The University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

[blitzkreigkate-blog]

Meeting with college admissions officer

So I'm meeting with a college admissions officer from the University of Illinois. I don't believe its an interview, but I don't really know what to expect or what kind of questions I should ask or what I should wear and all of that good stuff ahhhh.

[josephinum]

Rakeeta's First Week as a College Freshman!

Rakeeta (on the right) is from the Josephinum Class of 2011. She is a current student at the University of Illinois. We checked in with her to see how her first week was going - here is what she had to say!

No matter the amount of advice and tips, nothing can actually prepare you to leave for college, and I am experiencing that first hand! My whole first week of being a University of Illinois freshmen was awesome. I am an extremely outgoing person so I decided that I would speak to almost everyone and specifically, freshmen. My though process is this: we are all the new kid, so there is no need to feel out of place. That method led to me meeting a lot of people before the upperclassmen returned and classes began. Which led to all the fun! When I arrived, I had a huge college campus and I could do whatever I wanted with it. I went to a lot of social events and got to meet the coolest and strangest people ever. And then I got to meet my roommate, which went way better than I expected. She's so fun and outgoing as well but in a different way, so we still educate each other outside the classroom. I honestly love it here. I heard it would be the best years of my life and thats already proving to be true!