/r/uichicago/

r/uichicago

35k members
r/uichicago is a subreddit with 35k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses roommate, uic, housing, summer, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review nail salon and boba tea.
A subreddit for all things related to the University of Illinois Chicago. This subreddit is not officially endorsed by UIC or any affiliated group.

Popular Themes in r/uichicago

#1
Pain & Anger
: "The university doesn’t care about its students."
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Bad Mental Health During Finals Week"
8 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "What's the one thing you'd fix about UIC if you had the power to change it tomorrow?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "UIC grad here. Making friends on a commuter campus was rough, so I built something for it"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/uichicago

#1

Roommate

: "Seeking New Roommate, 2 Min Walk to UIC East Campus, in Little Italy"
35 posts
#2

Uic

: "Not so fun fact: Uic has quietly partnered with an AI surveillance company"
34 posts
#3

Housing

: "Update on Star Destroyer Art"
33 posts
#4

Summer

: "Staying at UIC for the Summer"
27 posts
#5

Struggling

26 posts
#6

Looking

23 posts
#7

Sublease

22 posts
#8

Hate

16 posts
#9

Classes

: "Any tips or suggestions for any of my clases?"
13 posts
#10

Strike

: "final in 7 hours and still haven't gotten that 'due to the Strike...' email yet"
12 posts

Products Discussed in r/uichicago

Nail Salon

1 review
#1
Anya Nail Account
5.0 from 1 review

Boba Tea

1 review
#1
Kurimu
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/uichicago

#1
Question
: "What are the school's main priority?"
63 posts
#2
Meme
: "Uic if TA were paid and chancellors aren't earning more than half a mill salary"
17 posts
#3
Discussion
: "The university doesn’t care about its students."
17 posts
#4
Image
: "RIP trees post storm"
6 posts
#5
News
: "UIC senior identified as suspect"
4 posts
#6
Other
: "I think I saw someone masturbating at the library"
3 posts
#7
Video
: "The protests are on!"
1 post
#8
Offer
: "Anyone going into ECE 266, I'm selling the required textbook"
1 post

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Yearly
+10k members(43.2%)

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Last updated: June 25, 2026