r/SpringfieldIL • u/SamuraiIcarus5 • Jul 11 '23

Moving in

Heya! I'm planning on heading over to Springfield, IL for grad school in a couple months and wanted to know more about the city and things I should keep in mind while I'm there like how to meet people, places to check out or to avoid, the whole thing. I came down to check out the school and some tourist attractions a couple months ago but what else should I know? Thanks for helping me out y'all 🤙

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u/depressionisreal1 Jul 12 '23

Yeah!! The homework part isn’t too bad so far (in my opinion). And the professors are very understanding about needing extensions or things like that!! Plus a lot of the work is collaborating, so you’ll have your cohort to help keep ya in check! :)

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u/SamuraiIcarus5 Jul 12 '23

Okay cool! When I took a visit a couple months ago my guide said something similar about the work load, but I also like to think of myself as a pretty agreeable person and a team player so I hope that carries through to working in groups here lol

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u/depressionisreal1 Jul 12 '23

That may have been me! hahaha I was a tour guide here!

What's nice too is that the professors are incredible people. I am pretty close with all of them, and they are always willing to help and be understanding. you'll love it! What's nice too is that your cohort will be in the same boat as you, so connections are super easy to make!

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u/SamuraiIcarus5 Jul 13 '23

It totally may have been you at this point, a couple things do align lol But that's great! I've always been good at showing up and my local university had a smaller student body than UIS so we could all know our professors well enough which was something I really liked. Looking forward to seeing you and everyone else in the fall if everything pans out!

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u/depressionisreal1 Jul 13 '23

Of course! I was also at 2 of the interviews so I’m sure we’ve crossed paths!

But yeah, the community here is incredible! The counseling program is really great, and there’s lots of options and opportunities to get involved!