Northeastern Illinois University — Attraction in Jefferson Township

If I can give this "school" 0 stars, I certainly would. As a freshman, this has been far the worst choice I could have ever decided to take. This "school" is one big SCAM. They charge us for the most dumbest things possible. Oh, and don't live on campus neither you'll hate it. Here's what they do, they trick you into living in the campus apartments. They tell us how nice things will be just later for the management team to do us so dirty. The RAs are horrible. I've had RAs flirt with me saying sexual things, coming into the apartment without notification etc. They changed our guest policy I am not allowed to have my family spend the night over when they want anymore, it's now only Fridays and Saturdays. This is not what I signed a lease for. This is not what I came out of my pocket for ($350) for my deposits. The managers literally SUCK they have had complaints about bed bugs and rats, yet no action has been taken. They charge us over 5k a semester just to be told what the hell to do. This upcoming semester will be 11K for the 2018-2019 year. Back to NEIU, the campus is extremely old and dirty. The bathrooms are nasty, the classrooms barely get cleaned we have to come into class cleaning.This school is over populated also. The professors are seriously a JOKE, I'm waiting for someone to pinch me because I have to be dreaming.When emailing them, they are very disrespectful. Just last week I emailed a teacher asking to meet with him if he had a open office hour he responded with "who are you and why" JUST LIKE THAT. They are extremely rude and very racist. The professors offer little to ANY support whatsoever. I registered for a class just to be told "I've stopped adding people". YET when another student which whom was not of COLOR registered a week later, she was added. I have not learned one thing attending here, all the classes are high school classes considering that I take 100 levels and up. I've had so many doors slammed in my face since I've been here. Financial Aid really breaks my heart because they're extremely rude. I've been told "whatever, I can't help you" "set up a payment plan or we will send you to the collections agency". I have no help in this place, Professors ans Advisers pick and choose who they want to help. I've had very bad issues prior to coming here but being in The Nest and attending NEIU has really made depression worst as to where I'm seeing a Therapist. Just getting out of bed for class is hard. Considering it's only my second semester, I should be enjoying things but unfortunately I have not. I've tried and tried with NEIU considering the graduation rate of 24%, I'm sure to be transferring very soon. If you value your education and most importantly your happiness, please pursue into another school. Enjoy your college experience, have fun, LEARN as much as you can, do you best. College should never make you want to commit suicide or be depressed, stress is fine but NEIU isn't the place. This is one big scam. Really do your...

The enrollment center never let me know I was readmitted until I called them ! According to the supervisor enrollment center, I was supposed to get a letter of acceptance about 4 weeks ago! Another thing, is the financial aid office really sucks! At first they said I was gonna be getting a loan! Even though, my income was only $40 last year !! Plus my husband income was only $11, 421 last year ! I applied early for financial aid on January 3 ! Then I had to go to financial aid office to speak with a financial aid advisor to ask her about my loans! The lady at the front desk checked my account and said I should be recieving some grants too ! My income was low ! That's why I had to speak to advisor! She said loans should be posted on my account between Tuesday and Thursday! I check my account then ! I checked it each of them days! But nothing on my account! Weeks went passed nearly a month ! Then I had to call the financial aid office to tell them I'm supposed to be getting loans! They said I will not be getting loans! There is no loans on my account! They said they can't tell me what type of aid I'm supposed to be getting! I have to check myself! I checked my account its was a combination of grants and work study award! Thanks God for the aid ! Now I'm having a very hard time getting hired by a work study job ! All or most of these work study jobs you gotta have some kind of experience and/or skills! They are very picky ! They act like they don't wanna hire nobody! I went to student employment office but they was not much help at all ! I called career services too but there program is very picky too ! I'm so tired of this damn school already and the semester didn't even start yet ! I remember northeastern Illinois university was better in 2001 to 2002 when I was last there! Now they just sucks...

I was an undergrad here for around two years(freshman to Sophomore). Afterwards, I transferred out. From the two years I've been there, I can at least say the professors are not terrible. I understand you wont have all perfect teachers that will help or accommodate you, but overall, they're not terrible. The professors are Average- nothing too- too special to complain about, but not awful. However, the MAIN reason I'm giving this school 2/5 stars is due to the schools's Financial Department, even the Study abroad department wasn't coordinated properly(that's a whole other story and don't wanna rant about that here) They caused me and my parents almost NOTHING but frustration. I'm sure many people down the comment section would agree with me on this issue. From my experience with them, they are unprofessional- meaning can't handle information properly, don't return phone calls, nor work with student's problem, uncoordinated- No one is Cooperating with each other to solve the student's problem, they just get passed from person-to-person hoping the other staff would help the student, and unorganized(need I say more about this matter?). If it weren't for the Financial Aid department being a total mess, then I'd give it a solid 3 or 4 star. Needlessness to say, you get what you paid for. If you have some extra $ saved up, then it's definitely worth going to a school that costs a lil' more. I currently attend a private college that costs more, but with better quality and Financial department that COOPERATES. This is just my constructive criticism. I have nothing against the school, but the Financial Department HAS to CHANGE, or at least do their job more...