Chance me after deferral?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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WEIGHTED GPA: 3.95/4.0
UNWEIGHTED GPA: 3.50/4.0
I’m a senior in an IB curriculum-based school on the east coast US.

SAT I: 1480 (750 CRW, 710 M)
SAT II: 730 Math II
ACT: 33 (35 E, 34 M, 33 SCI, 30 R)
PSAT: 1410/1520 (Named a Commended Student)

Extracurriculars (Grades):

Junior Achievement Program at Pfizer (12)
-Led various operations in the company’s supply chain department to optimize revenue.
-Aided in the progression of the business from startup to liquidation.

Practicum at Depuy Synthes (11)
-Studied research aspects for biomaterials and lean manufacturing concepts. Also toured the manufacturing plant.
-Created a 3D model using CREO software and a 3D printer. Understood the responsibilities of a Product Development Engineer.

Practicum at SAP America (11)
-Learned about SAP solutions like In Memory Database (HANA), Internet of Things (IoT), and Agile Project Management.
-Programmed a Raspberry Pi to measure room temperature and then show the data in a graphical format through Google API.

Job at an SAT/ACT preparation place (11, 12)
-Operated as an educational writer, and created mathematics tests for K-5 students
-Proctored practice SAT/ACT exams for high school students
-Held a position in the marketing and advertising department to raise public awareness of the place’s goal of educational success through continuous improvement.

Volunteer at a local hospital (11)
-Volunteered in the hospital’s escort department in order to both understand hospital functions and to aid in the transport of patients between departments.

National Honors Society (11, 12)
-Held a position on the advertising board for a dance marathon to raise awareness for childhood cancer.
-Raised funds for additional organizational activities and operations.

Student Government (10, 11, 12)
-Served as a general assembly member of the council.
-Volunteered at council functions and activities.

Hacking Club (10, 11, 12)
-Organized a hacking competition at my high school, with participation from about 250 students over 24 hours.
-Competed in a hack-a-thon at a local liberal arts college, and created an app using HTML, Javascript, and CSS in order for doctors and patients to have better communication.
-Gained further insight regarding different programming languages such as Javascript and Python.

H.O.S.A (Health Occupations Students of America) (9, 10, 12)
-Won bronze medal in medical photography at the regional competition.
-Held position of club reporter, which required me to maintain club photographs and records.
-Stood as an advisor for newcomers to the organization to better prepare them for their events.

FBLA (9, 10)
-Competed in the economics and healthcare administration events in ninth and tenth grade, respectively.
-Contacted a local biomedical company to have them participate in a career fair at my school in 2015.

Speech and Debate (11, 12)
-Performed in the dramatic and humorous interpretation events at speech competitions.
-Advised newcomers on how to perfect their pieces and how to approach certain events.

UNICEF (12)
-Aided in fundraising and school-based activities for the chapter.

Politics Club (12)
-Started a political discussion and debate club at my high school recently along with two classmates.
-Held the position of secretary for this newly-founded club.
-Fostered two debates between club members regarding international and national political topics.

Key Club (12)
-Volunteered to cheer in the 2016 Special Olympics at Villanova University, offering words of encouragement to competing athletes in their different events.
-Relegated information regarding transportation to other club members.

Statistics Club (11, 12)
-Delivered a presentation regarding the usage of statistical measurements (offensive rating, defensive rating, PER, etc.) in professional and amateur basketball leagues.

Boys’ Tennis (10, 11, 12)
-Played matches at both the junior varsity and varsity levels. Played in a JV tournament.
-Mentored incoming players in both junior and senior year to ease the transition to playing at the high school level.
-Mentored younger children in the county area along with other teammates to foster a deeper love of the sport in younger generations.

School Orchestra (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Played first violin in the high school orchestra, and have consistently played as a top 10-15 chair.

First Choice Major: Bioengineering
Second Choice Major: Business Unassigned

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I’m fairly new to this, but would be applying to UIUC next year for business and management and I’m afraid my stats are nowhere near yours (35ish IB points, 1380 SAT). Your ECs also look plentiful and glittering, I’m curious as to what your final IB points were? I think I’ll have no shot at UIUC at this rate :confused:

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@CrypticCrimson To be honest? Colleges don’t really look at IB points from my school. They really only care about the GPA and transcripts. Now, the thing is, the university defers a lot of business and engineering applicants because they want to see the whole applicant pool. So really, it wasn’t a huge surprise for me. I’m just curious about how others view my odds.

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Ahh my school only gives IB points and there is no GPA system, yet in the past couple of years kids with 40+ points have known to go to ivies, kid with 41 got an offer from Harvard this year. What do you suggest would be a competitive IB score for UIUC tho?

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To my knowledge, the IB system is out of 42. I’d say if you’re aiming for business, 35+ is good (percentage-wise, you’d be getting roughly 83% of the points possible. Not bad, I would think.). But then again, I’m only guessing; at the end of the day, my best recommendation is to work hard and get as many points as possible in the process to avoid as much doubt as possible. @CrypticCrimson

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My guess is around 33/67 for BioE since that major is super competitive and your GPA and ACT scores are a bit low for engineering. but I’d be pretty confident about getting into business with those stats and extracurriculars.