<p>My daughter is at UIUC and we live in DePaul. I hear the cornfield a lot about UIUC but does not even bother my daughter at all. You can feel isolated anywhere. DePaul is very clique a bit like high school. The school is behind our home. You are right you are around all different types of people but snobby older ones. Lincoln Park is pretty much all rich people. It is gorgeous though. UIUC is a much better school and DePaul has tons of drinking and parties. I know this because I see them and hear them all the time. Make sure you visit any place you transfer too because you might just end up wishing you never transferred. </p>