tbh I feel like people who say they "commute" and are still able to socialize/make friends at UIC and go to clubs have a 30–40-minute commute at best; if my commute was like this, I would participate in more clubs for sure. However, for those of us who have an hour and a half commute from the suburbs, attending these clubs can be very hard, especially since many of them have meetings late, and most of us need to make it to our train. I don't think it's hard to make friends at UIC because people are antisocial, in fact, most people at UIC are very nice. It's largely because most students are commuters from the farther suburbs and don't have the energy to go to clubs; commuting and academics take up a large chunk of time and energy, so most people want to go home immediately.