Chance Me Please for Ivys, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UChicago, CMU, Duke, Rice

[ucbalumnus]

@BrianBoiler

if he applies to UIUC, he’ll be accepted, if his essays and recos are average.

The OP may be admitted to UIUC without being admitted to the CS major. Changing into the CS major later after enrolling is highly competitive.