chance me for Fall '09 admisson!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>*In-State Resident, Public High School
*Male
*First Generation student</p>

<p>I would like to apply to LAS and major in biology.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.67
ACT: 25
Rank: 25/406</p>

<p>APs taken:
-US History
-English (language and composition)</p>

<p>AP classes I'm taking next year:
-Biology
-Chemistry
-English (literature)
-Statistics
-Government</p>

<p>Classes I've taken at local community college:
-Psychology- got an A
-Sociology- got an A
-English 101- got an A
-Im taking College Algebra this summer.</p>

<p>ECS
-Around 100 hrs at the hospital volunteering in the ER =]
-NHS (jr/senior yr)
-Cross Country (4 yrs)
-Student council (soph yr)
-SADD (soph yr)
-Key Club (fresh/soph yr)
-On Newspaper (fresh/soph/jr yr)</p>

<p>I work a part-time job and work roughly 15-25 hrs a week.</p>

<p>Do you think I have a decent shot?</p>

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<p>no chance unless ACT is at least 28</p>

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<p>How's that possible when I have a friend who received a 27 on the ACT, and was accepted into the honor's program with similar stats?</p>

<p>Btw, im not satisfied with a 25. I retook and anticipate a higher score, not necessarily 28+ though.</p>

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<p>ACT average for LAS is around 27 to 28. I'd say you should work on your ACT a little more. If you by any chance apply to business or engineering, you will need atleast 30 on the ACT.</p>

5

<p>your friend may have gotten 27 but it gets harder every year, for example, the business school's middle 50% was 86-96 class rank a couple years ago and now its 91-98 percentile.</p>

6

<p>^ It's true; UIUC is continually tightening admissions standards. Heck, if LAS is 27-28 today, it might even be 28-29 tomorrow.</p>

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<p>Definitely get a higher ACT score. I got a 28 and I applied to LAS as a Biology major. I got deferred the first time around, then got in in February. You may have a better shot at it since your class rank is higher, but I doubt it because you need to do better than a 25. Just retake it until you get a good score.</p>

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<p>uiuc isn't raising standards, its just more people applying each year so more competition</p>