<p>I currently attend a CC and recently was admitted into Loyola University Chicago. Although I did in fact accept my admission into LUC, I want to stay at my CC for the Fall semester to apply for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My application would be for the Fall 2010 semester and I would apply right after the Fall '09 semester.</p>
<p>I will apply as a Math or Stats/Computer Science major which is part of the school of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Req GPA is a 3.2 though</p>
<p>My HS records are horrible but once I've completed 30+ credits, they don't base an admissions decision on HS transcripts (at least I hope not).</p>
<p>Currently completed 29 credits with a 3.27 GPA</p>
<p>What are my chances if I maintain a 3.2+ gpa with those selected classes? Would my chances be greater if I applied while attending Loyola and submitted a LUC transcript rather than my CC?</p>
<p>I would suggest not going to LUC. I think with a 3.2 at CC, you will be fine. Is it a Chicago CC? Try raising your GPA to 3.4 or 3.5 if you can. But I don’t think you should worry too much as UIUC has a pretty decent acceptance rate. Check to make sure that you’ve completed any class requirements they may have.</p>
<p>The only class requirements UIUC is asking for is 1 year of foreign language, Calc 1 and 2, and a computer science class I will take in the Spring. I go to Harper which is in Palatine, IL. I’ll have Calc 1 and 1 sem. of Spanish at the time of my application but I will apply stating that Calc 2, CS and 2nd semester of Spanish will be completed before my term of entry in the Fall '10.</p>
<p>lol i dont think u should have a problem transferring to UIUC. Prolly the worst student in the history of my HS got accepted as a freshman to their engineering school. Ull be fine</p>
<p>I think you stand a good shot of getting in. I’m guessing you go to a CC in Illinois. If so, see if your CC has any sort of agreement with UIUC. I know in NJ, if you have a certain GPA and do certain classes at a CC, you’re guaranteed admissions to Rutgers, so there may be something like that for you.</p>
<p>I believe that thier engineering school has a requirement of a 3.2 GPA so you are solid.l thier admissions is fairly numbers-centric, especially in engineering. make sure that you are taking a challenging work load that will prepare you for uiuc engineering/cs, which is one of the toughest in the nation</p>
<p>Should I apply for the College of engineering which requires a 3.0+ gpa or the college of Liberal arts and Sciences which requires a 3.2+ gpa for my specific major?</p>
<p>If you are a sophomore transfer, high-school gpa and ACT matter. I knew a guy who got rejected as sophomore transfer with an almost perfect college gpa because of his pre-college tests/gpa. </p>
<p>If you are a junior transfer, high-school gpa/act do not matter. </p>
<p>If you are a junior transfer you “need” up to calc 3 among other things.</p>
<p>If you are taking calc 1 and computer science 1 as a sophomore, im curious of what your freshman year at Harper was like. I would assume as a computer science major they would have liked to see people finish 3-semester sequence of computer science courses as a junior transfer.</p>
<p>Im not sure about computer science in school of engineering or Liberal arts and sciences, but I would look at the degree requirements and see what I liked more or what would fit. Computer science in the school of engineering might require a few courses past Calculus 3.</p>
<p>Mind that 3.2 is a minimum requirement. Most students admitted from CC to UIUC engineering usually has 3.5+. CS and ECE tend to be more competitive, with higher GPA of those who have been admitted. Even 3.8 does not guarantee admissions to these departments, with some being rejected with these profile.</p>
<p>My freshman year at Harper basically just consisted of gen ed classes like english, speech, philosophy, psych, etc. I was undecided on my major up until about the end of my freshman year.</p>
<p>He is transferring as either a sophomore with “horrible” high-school stats and a decent college gpa. If you will not have 60 credits by the time you change schools you are a sophomore transfer. They will look at his high-school gpa, and ACT, and that will factor into their decision.</p>
<p>Or he is transfering as a junior with a bunch of missing requirements/suggested courses and near the min. requirement for gpa, that would set him far behind for his major.</p>
<p>And your confident he will get in?</p>
<p>edit: didn’t see ‘just’ in your post.</p>
<p>Not many people on this forum talk about UIUC very much, but uiuc school of engineering is very good. Very good public university for computer science.</p>
<p>Relative to a lot of the schools people ask about on this site, it is easier to get into. But its not one of the easier public universities to get into, and school of engineering is even harder. </p>
<p>CS at UIUC school of engineering you will not get into with a ‘horrible’ high-school gpa or even a bad one without being a junior transfer. </p>
<p>Most people on this site seem to ignore a lot of information for any school above 30% acceptance rate. They seem to look at gpa and what school they are applying to and throw out everything else. Not looking at things like sophomore versus junior transfer and classes taken. </p>
<p>I have seen a potential sophomore transfer rejected with all As and a B in a 3-credit course while taking the correct courses plus challenging courses because of his pre-college work(which was not terrible). He was accepted as a junior with a 3.9+ to CS at UIUC.</p>
<p>It seems like a problem missing the courses required to transfer as a junior. (which is up to calc3, 2 semester of computer science, 1 or 2 of chem, 1 or 2 of physics)</p>
<p>The Illinois transfer agreement I am aware of, is a junior transfer, with required classes taken in a required amount of time. OP want to look at the Illinois Transfer Initiative site.</p>
<p>I took your(som1) first post as implying that engineering at UIUC is easy to get into.</p>
<p>I’m not saying he won’t get in. I’m saying its not an easy answer just because its a big public university.</p>
<p>" I took your(som1) first post as implying that engineering at UIUC is easy to get into.</p>
<p>I’m not saying he won’t get in. I’m saying its not an easy answer just because its a big public university. "</p>
<p>I never said that. I’m just saying that the OP wont get rejected 100% and that he has a shot. Its just that u see alot of ppl trying to get into MIT/stanford and other school’s with insanely low acceptance rate that are competing with it, UIUC seems much easier THAN THEM to get into.</p>
<p>I am going to apply for the LAS at UIUC and see if I can transfer once I am into the school. I have my heart set on this school and I honestly want to get in by any means necessary. I even contemplated applying as an “easier” major like food science where the minimum gpa is at a 2.7 and just changing my major once I am into the school. Any thoughts about applying as a different major?</p>
<p>op should def give it a shot. good luck. heres a quote from the site:
"Additional Information (optional): If you are unable to meet one or more of the transfer admissions requirements for your program, please explain. Or, is there any additional information you feel we should be aware of while reviewing your application, including extenuating circumstances that affected your academic record?
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<p>The following factors are considered in an admission decision:
Course prerequisites for specific program
Transferable cumulative GPA and sometimes a technical GPA
Number of transferable credit hours required for specific program
Additional information supplied in your application essays
High school performance and ACT/SAT scores, if you are applying with less than 30 graded transferable college credit hours at the time of application"</p>
<p>That last part is news to me. I haven’t looked a their site in a while and all the information I have(friends who transfered and internet searching) had says they do take highschool/act into account without 60.</p>
<p>I read on their website that submitting an ACT is required if an applicant has less than 30 graded transferable credits, otherwise its recommended if the applicant has under 60 graded transferable credits. I also emailed a transfer counselor about the admissions decision and he stated that a high school transcript with 30+ graded credits will only be looked at to see if a student met the foreign language requirement and to basically proof of graduation.</p>