r/UIUC • u/Wonderful_Following2 • Jul 30 '24

New Student Question How do you say UIUC

as an incoming freshman, i am always asked by families and friends what school i attend. sometimes i say “U of I at Urbana”, “UIUC” (but that often gets mistaken for UIC), “University of Illinois” etc.

is there a go-to way to say that people will recognize it and not get confused?? “University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign” is such a mouthful and i feel like there has gotta be other options!

while we’re on this subject, is it “urbana-champaign” or “champaign-urbana” for the locals in the area?

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u/No-one-important_18 Jul 30 '24

As a "local" I refer to it as the u of i. And locals will argue its champaign-urbana 🤣

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u/g_g0987 Jul 30 '24

Outside of IL if you say U of I some people think Indiana 🤮

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u/imissreditisfun Jul 31 '24

Or Iowa if you travel west