If I am registered to vote in a different county with in Illinois, but HAVE NOT voted. Can I re-register for McLean County and vote here, or is it too late?

Hey everyone! I am considering applying to the M.A. Clinical Counseling program at Illinois State University (domestic student), and I would love to get some insights from anyone who might be familiar with the university.

I am curious about the competitiveness of the program at Illinois State University. What is the typical acceptance rate? Also, I was thinking of doing a "Chance Me" type post, but I am unsure if this is the right sub for that. Would this be appropriate here?

Thank you for your response!

Last night on Halloween over at The Vault, my friend gave a black & white Sox jersey (Luis Robert Jr.) to a girl because she was cold. He wasn’t able to get her contact info all he knows is that she’s possibly a freshman. He wants it back as it was a gift from his sister. Please contact me if you have any information. Thanks

Hi! I am a senior that will be taking an extra semester to finish up my degree and have started to look around for new apartment for next fall semester. I was wondering if anyone possibly has a Fall only sublet available. If it is a one bedroom apt that would be preferred. Thank you so much for help, ahead of time and I appreciate it!

This is my last semester at ISU, got a 66 in the class, and my professor said I could get a C if I do well on the final. Test is on Dec. 11, graduation is on the 14… can I walk? Grades arent released until the 17th

The most recent review I could find was from 2010. Any thoughts on him?

hey guys, im just wondering an simple gen ed. i've already taken a com, english, math, 1 science course, civic course and social science.

I am prepping songs for a callback, and I don't have anywhere to practice (my roommates and neighbors aren't super fond of me belting). Does anyone know if there's anywhere on campus I can practice? Practice rooms or something?

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This is driving me insane and I’m losing sleep. At least twice a week my roommate will randomly sit up at like 3 am in his sleep and scream his lungs out. I mean full on screaming as if his life is in danger. It lasts like 12 seconds and then he’s right back to sleeping. It wakes me up every single time and scares the shit out of me. I asked him this morning if he has night terrors and he acts like he has no idea what I’m talking about. This has been going on for a month and a half and if it goes on any longer I’m going to lose my mind.

I don't know how else to say this but I've witnessed vampires on campus. It wasn't even like they were hiding it but it seems like everyone was oblivious to them on the quad.

They even had school busses that had been converted into beds and these mobile storage fridges. It's even crazier than that though, I witnessed students willingly provide their own blood to these vampires.

Theres more. On the sides of the truck it said something like "500 years of saving lives". Okay how are you 500 years old? Only one answer: vampires.

With students being openly drained of their blood how has the university not done anything about this? I think some of the frats, sororities, and clubs are involved with the vampires. I've seen them posting flyers asking for people to give up their blood to these literal flying monsters that murder people.

I get it's to "save lives", but I cant get behind saving the lives of vampires. Crazy times we live in.

I am working towards my masters and wanting to know if taking 10 credit hours is too much while also try to work some?? I am going to take mat 461 (4 credits, meets Mon/Wed) and mat 347 (3 credits, meets Mon/Wed/Fri), but wanting to know if adding mat 336 (3 credits, meets Mon/Wed/Fri) would be too much??

Also, if anyone has any comments about Fusan Ackman teaching mat 336 that would be greatly appreciated.

Update: Mostly concerned with course load, and how much of my time will realistically be spent on class work outside of actual class rather than money issues. I am lucky enough for money to not be too much of a worry for me at this state in my life.

I have a 3.25 gpa and a 25 act also wrote the additional essay if that helps. Apparently I find out tommorow or Thursday.

The lack of good/decent professors is wildly out of control. Need 1 more class to complete my degree and only 3 professors with 3 total time slots available (this is a capstone class for most finance students). The good professor’s class was filled instantly so now i’m stuck with either a 2.4/5 or a 2/5 rated professor on rate my prof. This school accepts the “highest freshman class ever!” but refuses to hire more professors, or read the student evals that make us do to better the classroom environment. Wish I never went to this school.

Hi all, I’m planning on going to ISU next year and am not interested in joining Greek Life. However, I’m wondering if I’d be able to go to parties/have parties available for me to go to. I’ve heard different things from friends about other colleges, but don’t know anyone from here. Thanks!

Hi r/ilstu! As the title suggests, I'm thinking of transferring to Illinois State. For context, I'm currently a sophomore studying Computer Science at North Central College. I went to NCC because they offered me a lot of scholarships, they're under an hour from my home, and because my mom advised that I go to a smaller school rather than a big state school. But I'm starting to think I'll do better at a larger university, and ISU is on my list.

At NCC, I feel like I've kind of exhausted my resources. I'm in the only Computer Science club, as well as Women in STEM, Cardinal First (first-gen program), and Cardinal Dance Company. I want to be involved in color guard, but I'm retired from doing it competitively (WGI/DCI) and at this point I want to just have a fun college marching band experience (I used to be in NCC's band, but it was kind of underwhelming and not a fit for my skill level).

Campus is so small, which was great for me as a freshman adjusting to college but it's starting to feel a bit cramped. I know everyone already and it kinda feels like high school.

It's a heavy commuter/suitcase school as well and I live on-campus and can't go home most weekends. Quality of life on the weekends here is horrible. I sometimes don't have anything to eat because the dining hall doesn't open until 11:00 on weekends, and I work at 8am. I've also gotten food poisoning from said dining hall multiple times.

The small class sizes look good on paper, but they don't really do much for me because I find myself having to self-study a lot anyway. Some classes only have one section available and it gets annoying to not really have a choice in making my schedule.

Housing is an issue; it's basically impossible to get apartment-style suites nowadays so I might be a senior living in a double dorm (it might sound stupid but I don't really want that anymore).

And my financial aid looked great to start, but I got some outside scholarships and my Pell grant increased, and the school bumped my academic scholarship down so I'm still paying the same tuition.

I'm so tired of the culture in Naperville, too. It's not a college town at all, every place to eat is expensive, and a lot of NCC students are already from Naperville or another Chicago suburb and I feel like an outsider being from a smaller town (and having grown up in a different state).

At one point last year I got so depressed that I stopped going to class and failed 2 classes (which I'm retaking this year). I came back after the summer and I'm motivated and doing well academically, but I still feel unhappy with my college experience so far and my quality of life is suffering.

NCC is not my dream school at all. I only came here for the scholarships and because I was pushed to go here. I like the classes I'm taking and the friends I've made, but nothing unique to the actual school at all. ISU wouldn't be my dream school either (I can't really have a dream school, my SAI is -1500, but I digress) I think it's an affordable alternative to consider.

What do you guys think? With my list of grievances would I do better at ISU?

I was trying to register for classes today and when ever I try to enroll it say add to shopping cart. Anyone have this problem?

Hi! I’m looking into getting a security camera for my apartment complex as we have had people coming into our building and charging thier phone right outside of our door(love YA thank you for not putting locks on the main doors 🥳)

Does anyone know if YA wifi has 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz? Most cameras I’m looking at require 2.4 and won’t work with 5GHz. If anyone rents through YA and has a ring camera/doorbell camera, any recommendations?

I will preface this with the fact that I am pro-Palestine but the SJP's claims do not seem factual at all, or are at least heavily exaggerated and a waste of time. ISU does not donate money to any of the organizations/companies they claim it does. "President Tarhule noted that the University does not have direct investments with the identified companies included in the participants' demand letter. Illinois State only invests in U.S.-backed Treasury bills and Illinois funds managed by the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer. This information was communicated in a FOIA response yesterday." The argument could be made that they're talking about the money that ISU was given by Cat, and that they're saying ISU should give it back. If so, that's absurd. If you think ISU is in any kind of state to give money back, you don't understand anything about money. If you don't like the place the money is from, don't go here... That's about all you can do about that.
Also asking some random state school to call for a ceasefire is a complete waste of time. I think it's great that people are protesting, I think they should, but this is useless fear mongering that is only going to anger people and not get them to join your cause. You seem foolish when you think asking this frankly insignificant public university to do something about a literal war is a productive use of your time. If you want to help the cause, which again I think you should, go donate your money! Protest government bodies who can actually do something! Use your group of impassioned students to actually do good instead of these pointless protests! That'd be a lot better and wouldn't make people angry :)

Hello, I am a freshman (female) on campus and earlier in the day some guys unlocked my door while I was alone inside my room. I thought it was my roommate at first since she was coming back from out of town soon but when I saw two guys peeking out into my dorm room with one of them having their phone out and recording I was angry because I thought they were trying to steal my stuff but even if that was their intention or not they shouldn't have been able to unlock my door so easily. I didint want to make this post at first because I didint want it to become a bigger deal than it was.. but some things you just gotta make a big deal about. Please look out for anyone that might try to break into your dorm and stay safe.

(I have already talked to RA's and the campus police and I'm probably going to get my lock changed on my door.)

I’m trying to rent a space for a Wii Mario kart tournament for my RSO and I’m not having super great luck. Having it be held at turner would be ideal but it doesn’t seem to be panning out that way. I wanted to know how much it might cost to rent a room with a TV in the BBC for just 2 hours one night? I would be providing the Wii console and such but I wanted to know how much it would be to host at the BBC. If anyone knows a way to get a Wii hooked to a room in Turner that would be greatly appreciated.

So what’s the food like at the dining areas, are they good quality or just really shitty?

How is this program at ISU for being a major for premed track.

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When is the collective “bar celebration wearing costumes” weekend at the bars? Weekend before or after Halloween. What’s the deal?

I graduated from ISU in 2019 with a psychology degree after dropping out of the nursing program 2 years earlier after having to go to multiple rounds of treatment for a severe eating disorder. I came back to ISU just wanting to finish with any degree that I figured would be easier on my mental health than nursing. I’m now healthy and motivated to go back and finish my nursing degree!

I just applied for the Accelerated BSN program at ISU that will start in summer 2025. Unfortunately I missed the priority application deadline by like three days. I was wondering about the competitiveness of this program in recent years and if I have a chance, or if I shouldn’t even get my hopes up.

Since I was previously in the program, I have already completed the prerequisites and graduated with a pretty decent GPA, above the minimum to apply, obviously. I’m a good writer so I believe my essay was solid and I’m a strong interviewer so I’m not too worried about that either, if I somehow end up making it that far.

How many spots are typically available in the accelerated program compared to the number that usually apply? What are the typical stats of those who get in? I’ve heard mixed things lately — I’ve heard that the number of people applying for college in general is going down, but other people have said that nursing programs everywhere are experiencing a very high number of applications and that many people are wait-listed/denied altogether. Where does ISU seem to fall on this spectrum?

Let me know your thoughts about all this, if anyone has any insight. Thanks in advance :)