<p>UC is not that isolated, i have lived in UC 12 yrs. It is not as isolated as people think. I have been to AA and WL, while AA is nice there isn’t major difference. You can fly into chicago and transfer easily to a flight in champaign, so that isn’t a problem. As for the rest UIUC being worse then engineering, that is not true, engineering is competitive, but so is everything else. Liberal Arts is probably the 3rd best college there behind business.</p>