chance for undergraduate engineering program?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>Hey! I was wondering what my chances were for the undergraduate engineering program at UIUC</p>

<p>My stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.35/5 taking the hardest avalable courses
class rank: Top 25%-20%
Sat: 2310 (800 Math, 800 Writing, 710 Reading)
Sat II: (800 Math II, 790 Math I, 760 Physics)</p>

<p>AP's : took comp sci in sophmore year, got a 5. Will be taking, Physics C, Chemistry, Calc BC, Stats</p>

<p>extracurriculars:</p>

<p>involved in FIRST robotics team
President of a "strategic gaming" club</p>

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<p>you’re in.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply. </p>

<p>question I forgot to ask: should I apply EA or RD?</p>

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<p>It doesn’t really matter because I’m 99% sure you’ll get in RD. I’d save the ED for some more selective schools. If the EA is non-binding then go for it.</p>

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<p>how can you be that sure I’ll get in? My gpa and class rank are significantly lower than the average for engineering (avg class rank is top 10%- top 2%)</p>

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<p>SpacePope… do not worry too much about how your class rank is lower. I don’t think it matters as much since you are out of state (easier since you are full pay) and your school does not really assign class rank. UIUC is a good state school, not as selective as MIT, and the 2%-10% are the 25th-75th percentiles respectively, meaning some people in schools which rank are also out of the interquartile range (i.e. below 10th percentile). I would say your test scores are higher than the vast majority of theirs.</p>

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<p>UIUC doesn’t have Early Decision. They have non-restrictive early action.</p>

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<p>You will be accepted in Jan, Feb at the latest.</p>

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<p>Your SAT is great,which will get you in.They value the scores a lot.</p>

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<p>My DS has stats similar to SpacePope except we are “in state” and an ACT score of 29 w/no SAT. He wants Mechanical Engineering…Wadaya think?</p>

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<p>Regardless. Apply Early. You have nothing to lose. You will get to know early if you get in and it’s non-binding.</p>

<p>Cigarzan- The ACT seems a bit weak for Engineering… but if ECs are good, then it may make up for it. There is still plenty of time to retake the ACT/take the SAT though?</p>

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<p>You should definitely apply early, since you have a better chance of getting more grants/scholarships that way.</p>

<p>I think everyone’s seen the article about the state dropping MAP grants for spring 2010 right? It’s going to be harder to get financial aid from the university.</p>