LAS Insider blog for prospective students

HEAR DIRECTLY FROM CURRENT STUDENTS & RECENT GRADS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE COLLEGE OF LAS. In the LAS Insider blog, students and alumni share their personal stories and insights throughout the academic year at the University of Illinois. Get an inside look at what it's like to be a student in the College of LAS.

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Academics

What's the most popular LAS course?

With nearly 1,500 unique LAS classes taught each semester, students have a wide range of options when choosing courses. Inspired by the large amount of courses through the college and the the thousands of March Madness brackets that are made each year, LAS developed one of its own brackets—with an LAS twist.

Undergrad research

Humanities students gain real-world experience

UIUC’s Humanities Research Institute (HRI) fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

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How three students are exploring law through an internship

Alice Lee, Tom Ballard, and Alex Wellman are serving as interns for the HRI-Mellon Legal Humanities Research Group, where faculty, graduate students, and undergrads explore research at the intersection of humanities and the law.

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Helping the community through the classroom

Anthony Erlinger and Kathleen Flores participated in SPAN 232: Spanish in the Community, where they used their language skills to help communities in Champaign-Urbana.

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How my undergrad research is making a difference

I am currently working with Tricia Thrasher (a PhD candidate in French) to study how virtual reality technology can be integrated in second language learning classrooms to reduce foreign language anxiety.

Campus life

The uniqueness of UIUC

Three LAS students recently shared with us what they love about the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Check out what they had to say on why UIUC is a uniquely wonderful place.

Campus life

Celebrating individuality at UIUC

Three LAS students recently shared with us how they saw the Power of I through the individuality they experienced on campus. Check out what they had to say.

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5 reasons I chose UIUC

As a senior in high school, choosing which university you are going to can be a very difficult decision. There are many factors to consider before making the decision that’s right for you, whether it be about campus culture, location, or opportunities offered.

AcademicsAdmissions

How I chose my unique combination of majors

In reading and studying philosophy, I realized that there is a philosophy in everything. How we direct our careers, how we create new things, how we interact with others—all of it relies on values that we don’t often think about.

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My internship experience in LAS

One of the many great things about the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at UIUC is the vast array of resources provided to students, especially regarding career guidance and resume building.

AcademicsCampus life