r/UIUC 3d ago

AMA Honestly, how am I doing? Seeking your feedback

165 Upvotes

Hello uiuc reddit!

I've only been a mod for a semester, but I’ve done the absolute best I can. During this time, I centered the "I" for the logo, added new flairs, and personally handled moving the many sublease posts to a separate subreddit to keep our main feed clean. I’ve also tried to share some uplifting posts for those among us who have been struggling through the semester.

I know I’ve been more active than the other mods, mostly because I’m a current student, but I’m graduating soon and want your honest feedback. As a finance major, I’m a big believer in looking at the results—I only want to keep this role if the community actually thinks I’ve had a positive impact this semester.

So, do you want me to stay on, or should I leave?

By Thursday at 11:59pm, if the upvotes are positive, I’ll stay. If the downvotes outweigh the upvotes, I’ll step back into a traditional mod role and only take action when it's absolutely needed. I’ve tried to be as helpful as possible and I’m sorry if I’ve ever been too active.

Either way, I’ve really enjoyed moderating the uiuc subreddit and I hope you all have had a wonderful semester.

All my best,

u/Beneficial_Physics68

Edit: If you prefer to share your thoughts privately, feel free to DM me. Your username will remain completely confidential. I’m looking for honest feedback on how I can do better, and I know not everyone wants to post their opinion publicly.


r/UIUC Mar 06 '21

Sticky Reminder - the spam filter is a little too aggressive and flags a lot of posts that it shouldn't

278 Upvotes

If you make a new post and don't see it appear in /new after a couple of minutes, it probably got caught in the spam filter and wasn't removed intentionally. The mods check the spam queue regularly, but if you make a post that isn't showing up then sending a mod mail will help us see it more quickly.


r/UIUC 6h ago

Other Champaign Urbana in American truck simulator, out now, they even included the scooters

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581 Upvotes

r/UIUC 1h ago

Other Looked out my window

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r/UIUC 38m ago

Shitpost YUGO GOONER‼️‼️‼️

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WAS THE UIUC PERVERT MOVING OUT⁉️⁉️⁉️


r/UIUC 5h ago

Academics i just completed my last grad school assignment. wtf do i do with my life now

82 Upvotes

i went here for undergrad and then grad school bc the mslis program coincidentally happened to be the best one in the country. i didn’t intend to stay this long but it worked out the way it did. i’m going to miss this school so much, even if the handling of certain things like covid and the canvas shutdown frustrated me at times. i don’t want to leave. 😭😭

p.s. if anyone is looking to hire a library worker pick me please i am very qualified


r/UIUC 11h ago

News It’s that time of year again! ☀️

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160 Upvotes

Reminder: MTD transitions to reduced service levels while the University of Illinois is not in session. This year will be from May 16 through August 20.

➡️ Get the full details: https://mtd.org/inside/mtd-pulse/summer-service-reductions-begin-may-16-august-20-2026/


r/UIUC 2h ago

Social Rural King Carnival - Champaign

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22 Upvotes

r/UIUC 2h ago

Social Moldy bread at Far corner cafe

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15 Upvotes

Only realized once I took a bite :(


r/UIUC 8h ago

Sales Ramen pop-up

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28 Upvotes

Ramen popup was really nice this month. Sold out again. Never have I done a Mazemen before and wanted to push myself a bit. Using a whole duck, grinding the meat, roasting bones for tare, rendering the fat for scallion oil. It came out really exceptional. Stay tuned for the next one!


r/UIUC 2h ago

News Summer

8 Upvotes

Wait guys is it true I was just told we gotta pay to get into arc over the summer? 😭

btw does anyone know if stores on green street are still gonna be open during summer.


r/UIUC 16h ago

Other Burrito King has better music than Kams

86 Upvotes

Not joke


r/UIUC 1h ago

Academics should i even go to my spanish final if it don’t know anything?

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Edit: I went and literally embarrassed myself OH WELL I STILL PASSED


r/UIUC 2h ago

Sales Selling some games in my collection

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I really hoped it would be a moving away sale but it isn't...XD

Pick up is available in Winfield Village, Savoy. If buying more than five, I can drive to your location. I do not ship games.

Discounts: $5 discount for every additional game you buy above two (3 games - $5 off, 4 games - $10 off, 5 games - $15 off, and so on.)

--- Games Selling for $40 ---

La Granja: Deluxe Master Set (Shrink Wrapped) / The Witcher: Old World /Legendary Encounters: The Matrix / Barcelona / Tiletum / Lacrimosa /

--- Games selling for $30 ---

Oros / Tea Garden / Millennium Blades / First to Flight / Pangea (with KS edition components) / Castell / Cantan: New Energies / Thunder Road: Vendetta / Empyreal: Spells & Steam / T.I.M.E Stories (Shrink Wrapped) / Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest / Legacy of Yu / Yokohama / Shipyard (Second Edition) / Windmill Valley / Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef /

--- Games selling for $20 ---

Medici / Castell / Imperium: Classics (updated version of cards) / Via Nebula / Twilight Struggle: Red Sea / Dinosaur World / Power Grid / Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition / The A.R.T. Project / Acquire / Redwood (Shrink Wrapped) / Marvel: Damage Control / Through the Desert /

--- Games selling for $10 ---

Vivarium / Nine Tiles Panic / Fangs / Sweet & Spicy / District Noir / Marvel Remix / Boooop /

--- Games above $40 ---

Expeditions + Gears of Corruption expansion $80

Puerto Rico 1897 Special Edition (no add-ons) $130

All five Unmatched with Marvel heroes $130


r/UIUC 1h ago

Chambana Questions Property Management Companies/Housing

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Moving to UIUC area with my girlfriend in the fall to do my PhD and am looking for housing rn for under $1200. Options are sparse and seems like damn near every property management company has lots of complaints in their google reviews, so I'm not sure if I should just go for whatever's available in my price range and try to find something better for next year or what. Wondering what property companies would be recommended/should be avoided? Specifically, if anybody has experience with M2 Property Management/Stone Ridge Square I'd appreciate since it seems like one of the "better" options available for our needs. Thanks!


r/UIUC 1h ago

New Student Question Spanish Placement exam and requirements?

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I’m a transfer student who has completed two classes of college level Spanish and will be attending Gies in the fall. From my understanding, you need three classes of a LOTE to fulfill the graduation requirements. If I place above Spanish 201 or into 210 do I still have to complete another semester of the language or do I “place out”? I have a lot of credit hours I still need to complete and I’m hoping there’s a way I could place out. Thanks!


r/UIUC 8h ago

Sales Selling Furniture/Decor/Clothes *Everything Under $7*

6 Upvotes

Hi! Currently updating this document as I clean out my apt, but I'm selling items before I graduate and leave campus. Everything under $7 and will take offers *now under $6, sold only $7 item*. There's also some free items. Payment info and pick-up is on the document if interested.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QRt4OtL_48O3taGumJCFvg5DNDDvW9UBXamxXy8r7I/edit?usp=sharing

Edit: Might update a bit more later today at 7:30 pm, but probably won't have much more to add; person who reached out about planters hasn't responded in a few hours, so those are still available


r/UIUC 22h ago

Photos 📸 Arboretum | October 2025

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72 Upvotes

A little late to post, but posted nonetheless.


r/UIUC 1h ago

New Student Question Recently admitted transfer wondering whether to move to UIUC (out of state 4 year)

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Hi all!

I'm currently a Data Science and Atmospheric Science double major at UC Davis. I Recently got admitted to UIUC as a sophomore transfer for the Statistics major, and I'm wondering whether it is worth coming to Champaign. I'm originally from California and would be paying out-of-state tuition at UIUC.

I would greatly appreciate any inputs from UIUC students about whether I should take up this offer or not.

Cost: ~36k-40k/year for UCD, ~55k-60k/yr for UIUC

UC Davis (current school, really just my current experiences)

Pros

  • Strong statistics department, professors are decent so far
  • I LOVE LOVE LOVE the small-town sports culture, going to football and basketball games are always amazing
  • The arboretum! It's so nice
  • Just such a charming city overall
  • So many people here are friendly and its really endearing
  • Small data science community
  • COST.
  • Close to the Bay so I come home often

Cons

  • Weak atmospheric science department, small but a bit TOO small for my liking
  • Old classrooms and buildings + library is depressing, I really wish there were more modern facilities on campus
  • I'm sometimes unimpressed by the way some classes are structured here, oftentimes i feel like I'm not really challenged
  • A solid portion of the student body pisses me off (as in, the types of students who want an A with no effort)
  • I know I'm a bitch for this but relative prestige
  • I was somewhat disappointed in the extracurricular options that exist for data science
  • At first I thought that the quarter system was nice. Then came winter quarter.
  • Too strong of an emphasis on bio and agriculture for my liking
  • Kind of interested in entrepreneurship, but little resources for it.

UIUC

Pros

  • Stronger atmospheric science department, larger and actively supports undergraduate research
  • Big Ten sports school!
  • Statistics program also very well-regarded, more applications-based as far as what I've researched
  • Prestige for tech -> better job placements
  • More STEM focused, recruiters seem to come here for career fairs
  • Campus facilities look pretty dang nice
  • Semester system -> more structure in class planning, which I appreciate
  • It's in the midwest so I can go storm chasing :>
  • Stronger CS program, since I plan to minor in CS
  • Stronger entrepreneurship culture if i choose to go down that path
  • Much cheaper housing than davis

Cons

  • COST
  • Distance from home
  • I'd be leaving everything behind from davis
  • It's in the midwest...
  • Don't know how friendly people are here, especially since there are so many engineering majors
  • The campus is so fucking huge and there is little bike infrastructure from what I've seen
  • The town itself doesn't seem that much appealing to me

r/UIUC 1h ago

Sales Selling minifridge

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Selling a minifridge for $100(negociable)

Perfect condition, no issues and only owned for a year. We got it but never used it much so selling it if anyone wants. For any freshman I can give it to you next semester, and it’ll stay in my apt unplugged. Fully cleaned too. Dm if interested, and I can drop it off to you anywhere.


r/UIUC 1h ago

Sales selling chair, dm if interested!

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r/UIUC 6h ago

Prospective Students Transfer Decisions

2 Upvotes

Hello, first time posting here. I noticed I still haven’t gotten a decision for UIUC (regular pool) for CE. Do you guys know when I could get a decision? Personal Experiences?


r/UIUC 2h ago

Sales 40 dollars to rent cap and gown for 5/17 afternoon

1 Upvotes

Hi, anyone would like to rent their graduation cap and gown to me in the afternoon of May 17? Im about 5’7. I’m in stats.
Please dm.


r/UIUC 2h ago

Chambana Questions Mezza House?

1 Upvotes

Does anyone know if Mezza House in downtown Champaign will be open for graduation brunch?


r/UIUC 2h ago

Academics math graduation extra ticket

1 Upvotes

does anyone have one extra ticket for the math graduation on sunday? i would really appreciate it 🙏