chances for engineering even with low rank?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>white male from New York
very competitive public school
91.2% unweighted
93.8% weighted
class size of about 180, school doesn't rank but will probably be 3rd decile</p>

<p>SAT: 660 CR 710 M 660 W (1370/1600, 2010/2400)
SAT 2 Math 1: 680
SAT 2 Math 2: 730
will take physics SAT in October, and possibly retake SAT 1 to try to get 2100 in November
ACT: 33 (32 E, 34 M, 34 R, 30 S, 29 E+W)</p>

<p>4 English courses taken (1 honors)
4 social studies course taken (2 AP - American History and US History & Gov't)
5 math courses taken (4 honors, 1 AP - Calc AB)
6 science courses taken (1 honors, 2 AP - Physics and Environmental)
5 Spanish courses taken (3 honors)</p>

<p>EC:
Varsity Track
Varsity Cross Country
a couple clubs
2 summers of work experience (cashier)
around 100 hours of community service at food drives / blood drives</p>

<p>I'll be applying to the engineering school</p>

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<p>also scores of 4 on the Environmental and American History AP exams, will be taking the other 3 next year</p>

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<p>you're probably ok. I got into computer engineering dept. with a 3.3 high school gpa, 2.1 junior year, a downward grade trend, and a mediocre essay.</p>

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<p>fatpig554, aren't you a transfer student (ure previous posts implies so). High school grade don't affect transfer admissions.</p>