<p>I’m a chemical engineering major so I can’t comment on the CS questions.</p>
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<li><p>We do have a very large commuter population, but many of them commute by Metra from the suburbs because it’s pretty expensive to have a car on campus and street parking is minimal. Also, there is a first year residency requirement, as the other poster said, but I’ve heard of many people getting it waived so I don’t think it’s too tough to opt out.</p></li>
<li><p>Just wanted to add that even as a ChemE, I can tell that the CS majors are a pretty tight-knit group. They organize all-night hackathons and stuff like that.</p></li>
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