Chance----transfer to UIUC engineering!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone, I am a freshman now and want to attend material sciences and engineering program at UIUC. </p>

<p>Here is my information,</p>

<p>International student, eastern asian, female</p>

<p>SAT highest: CR 670+ MATH 800+ WR 690=2160 toefl expired, want to waive by CR
SAT Subjects: Math II 800 Physics 800 Chemistry 790
Have AP Calculus BC 5, Physics C E&M 5, Physics Mech 5, Chemistry 5</p>

<p>High school (in my home country): straight A</p>

<p>Current college: Emory U (CAS)
First semester GPA 4.0</p>

<p>First semester courses:
(advanced level) Organic Chem I for freshman
English writing
Seminar on Environmental science-----likely not transferrable
Gen Biology I with lab </p>

<p>Second semester course load :
(advanced level) Organic Chem II for freshman
Micro econ
(advanced level) Multivariable Cal (or Cal III)
Philosophy: intro into ethnics------not sure whether transferrable or not </p>

<p>EC and Honors: average level i guess. had some intern experience in biological pharmacy lab at my home country; no other ECs highly related to my major.</p>

<p>essays: going to say about my switch of interest from theoretical chemistry (my major at current college) to engineering, which is more about practical application of sciences.</p>

<p>other: applied as freshman in HS senior year and was admitted into the LAS. Should I explain that in my essays? </p>

<p>Because application to Eng School is highly competitive I have been worried much these days. I have an ACES major (food science) as my second choice. And UIUC does not require professors' evaluation, I guess the admission relays more on scores and essays?</p>

<p>Any advice please? THX !!!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance to get in. I say that as a current UIUC upperclassman. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks!
I know MSE is a small program. What is the chance to change major inside the COE then?</p>

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<p>Ehh, I don’t think MSE is the smallest department. I feel like many of the engineers outside of my major I know have been MSE, though I suppose that doesn’t really mean anything, haha. Anyways, transferring into a new major in the COE depends on which department u want to get into and your grades at the time. If the department has room and you have a high GPA, you shouldn’t have a hard time.</p>