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NIU may not feature the same world-class constellation of academic stars as a school like Harvard, but hey, our tuition costs about 3 SUVs less per year than an Ivy League school. Most students will tell that you get what you pay for in coming here. There aren’t many exceptional academic programs at NIU, and you will find few “pioneers of their fields” among the cornfields here. Still, the engineering and accounting programs have recently seen a spike in national recognition, and deservedly so. Required classes with little relevance to your career path are a major drag, but classes inside your major can be invigorating if you can tough it out to sophomore year. A few bad apples aside, there are many teachers who care about their jobs and their students with the same passion as professors at other schools with better academic reputations and more well-off students. It’s up to you to make the effort to come in for help when it is offered, which is fairly often. Lack of flexibility and heavy accents are common criticisms of faculty, but those problems exist on most any college campus. Professors and instructors sometimes have a tendency to hijack classroom discussions with their own agendas, political and otherwise. However, if you can get past these annoyances, you can get a good (though maybe not necessarily great) education at NIU.

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coop0301 Northern Illinois '13 Communications Aug 10, 2010

Professors Are Cool A The Professors are very Cool when it comes to helping us achieve our goals. They are understanding and treat us as the adults we are grooming into. If they feel we need help they do not hesitate to give us guidance on where and who to go to. 12345 Report Academics

brittanyevan1989 Northern Illinois '12 Health Care Jun 10, 2010

Speech Pathology at Northern Illinois A Being a Speech Path major is amazing! The advisors are so helpful, and the professors know what they are talking about. After my first year in major classes, I am so confident in the rest of my years because of the help and support I have gotten already at Northern Illinois, Health and Human Sciences! 12345 Report Academics

jtokarsbr Northern Illinois '12 Social Sciences Mar 26, 2010

My Financial Freedom... A+ Waubonsee Community College was my decision because of my financial situation. Tuition is relatively affordable, and the college is just a few minutes from my home. Waubonsee also offers all the classes I need in order to transfer to a public Illinois university as a junior. While the quality of professors is certainly acceptable, as a community college, they are not likely to be as knowledgeable or wise as a university professor. Nevertheless, Waubonsee suffices for my general education requirements. 12345 Report Academics

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It is almost impossible for a student to graduate without having composed at least one bibliography or works-cited page during their time at NIU. Some professors even require them for every assignment. Do yourself and favor and become acquainted with www.easybib.com, which is a free service that will format all your citations in MLA or APA style after you enter in the necessary data.

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